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Okay if you are pinching the centers and they are breaking, it's one of two things: either the gelatin was painted on too thick or you pinched it too hard and cracked it. You should be able to pinch the centers and they should be reasonably flexible. Even though they can withstand a lot, you do have to be a little gentle with them. It's one of those things that takes practice.

Did some clear ones and will be trimming them shortly and hopefully they will bend and not break.

clear ones came out much better than the red ones. Will be decorating and see how many I can put on the cake. Thank you for this recipe.

Could I make gelatin butterflies using silicone molds?

You probably could but the trick to the butterflies is painting a very thin layer of gelatin on a textured mat and the wings curl up away from the mat when it's done -- doing this in a silicone mold may cause a problem with this. You could try it though and let us know how it works.

I may try it. I just love the translucent look. Otherwise I guess just gumpaste.... I'll let you know if it works or gets stuck like I surmise.... I wonder how long I should let it set up....

Well we know it's done on the mats when it peels away by itself (usually takes several hours or overnight.) You could see if that happens against the silicone.

Yes...I will just have to see if it comes out of the mold cavities without tearing, etc. What do they use to color the gelatin? Then use edible markers to paint on detail right?

Thanks Bob...you are always so helpful.

Glad to help! Use airbrush colors to color the gelatin. If not, water down a drop of gel color -- a little goes a LOOOOOOOOOONG way!

I have gel so if I can I will use that then. Paint on detail with edible markers? Will that work on gelatin?

Yes, that works fine. It's especially cool when you use orange gelatin and a black food marker to outline the veins for a monarch butterfly.

Can anyone tell me where to order the sheets for the bow and butterfly to make them out of gelatin?

I am sending you a pm......(with the info)

I need the info to order the sheets also I now where the tutorial is but what about the sticky note? THANKS

Not sure what you mean by where is the sticky notes? I am sending you a pm about where to purchase the gelatin stuff - and you are welcome.

Love the pics of your fabulous creations!

Has anyone tried a dehydrator to speed the drying time?

I may try that for some sunglasses I am doing. Will let you know...

No, I haven't tried the dehydrator but I'd be leary of doing that because of the brittleness you would get. When the gelatin is dry it should be flexible and while I do use the dehydrator for gumpaste on occasion, where the item needs to be dried through and through, there's no reason why your sunglasses wouldn't dry overnight.

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Please tell me where I can get the molds for the butterflies? They are absolutely the most beautiful thing I have seen! Also, is there a book out about this? I am still learning and I would love to keep expanding my knowledge.

I am sending you a pm as to where you get the mats and the books.

I have my shopping cart w/ the butterfly veining sheet...wondering if I should get a texture sheet, too...

or how about the flower veining sheets? This could get expensive...

Anyone have favorites?

Buy the texture sheets if you want to do bows. Buy the various flowers/leaves veining sheets if you want to do those flowers or leaves. I started with the butterfly mats and ended up getting everything.

Same here - I have all of it too!

Okay, I went to my local cake shop here, (they have EVERYTHING) and bought the book, a butterfly veining sheet, one flower veining sheet, and the bug bodies. The book doesn't make this seem very complicated. Is it really as simple as it looks? It seems fairly idiot proof if you have done cake work before....

I got a message from Diane the other day...................their new book is almost ready!! She is real excited about what is in it.