It might be something cut from a Silhouette or something? Or is it a cutter?

i think they might be paper--they are stuck on with pins--could be made with a daisy cutter then cut out each petal tip--the one star type with the little sticks coming out between the points is idk--but the rest could be made up pretty easy--the one with the five 'petals' could be same method as the first one i mentioned--a blossom with cut outs--but it is pretty precise so it's maybe done on a cutter--but it really looks like paper to me--maybe not but

see the one in the top left corner--see the pin (horrors)

the stars are easy i guess if you have the sizes but the two little flowers centers by the red gingham on the top tier -- i've not seen  cutters like that--welll paper cutters yes but not cake/fondant cutters

K8 Maybe right....looks like one of those Martha Stewart new cutters....My first take was a small daisy clipped out a bit. Cake looks pretty good if for a Memorial Day theme tho..........

Thanks, K8.  I explained to the customer that this was probably just for a photo shoot because of the pins. And like you said, I think they're probably paper. Why bother with something edible for a photo shoot, right?

The customer has now said something similar would be ok.

Fondant slinger that's brilliant! I forgot about using punches. I haven't found the exact one, but found a couple that might work. Ugh, but they're like $20 each and I'd not likely use them again. She's probably not going to want to pay for that.

It looks like paper cut outs.

AI was thinking paper punches, too! And while I was off searching them you pretty much worked it out. :) The two most difficult shapes to find (I think) are a Martha Stewart "cornflower" punch and a Martha Stewart "radiant star" punch. They are pricey but you might be able to find them cheaper used somewhere, maybe? And edible paper, obviously. :)

just an aside here @ fondantslinger, i love your name--serious sweet perfection that

howsweet,

everybody is getting into the act of making cakes now, so competition is getting tough so that's why all the suppliers are jacking up their prices as well as I guess their manufacturer's jack up theirs........try different bakery supply places........Shawna at McGreevy Cakes sells great products, she may have some, or Sweet Wise or Global Sugar Arts to name a few...........go to a Hobby Lobby or Michaels, look around for your inspiration, that's what I do.......I use PVC pipe from Home Depot, I use templates from architectural stores or online.....stamp embossers from craft stores......just make sure everything is kept only for cakes & kept super clean.....not all decorations are meant to be eaten anyway..it's for elaborate embellishing to make it stand out. Another thing I do is find pictures (regular photos, from magazines etc) & I lay a piece of velium or parchment over it & trace the designs with SugarVeil, let it dry & wa-la instant imaginative design.....I usually have cake & designs on my mind 24/7..it's really scarry!!!!!! lol

Thanks for the kind words K8...Memphis huh?   I'm  in Middle TN

my career spans four decades, fs--yes i've done boatloads of baking and caking--i'm retired now due to health reasons--but i still pop out a cake or two--i teach--no, not in tn all my life just the past 'bout 25 years--why, you detected my midwestern accent -- hahaha -- originally from chicago area--nw indiana --

but heads up when those classes come to your part of this matchstick called tennessee--'cause they get the big names and they tell me it's pretty cool--memphis is closer to little rock so i have gone that direction for a coupla things once upon a time--got a bronwen webber class--

you sound nice & busy--i'll come help yah pull weeds or something on your farm 

her class is amazing--you want for nothing--she's sucha cool person--actually my son was in her last pastry class at texas culinary academy before she left full time teaching and opened her bakery --but i teach a variety of safety classes-- 

we know we're not really forgotten by nashville because they haven't stopped taxing us --lol

Bronwen Weber opposed the Texas cottage food bill the first time around when it didn't pass. She warned about the undercharging and undercutting. At the time, I just thought she was a big meanie, but I learned later she was right. I now have quite a bit of respect for her. About 3 months into the cottage food law being legal in Texas, I had to lower my prices and within 12-18 months I saw storefront cakeries go out of business. Two of them within 5 miles of my house. I'm guessing it happened all over the city.

So to anyone reading this who thinks pricing isn't is a serious matter, think again. It was heartbreaking to see people who had their entire savings and livelihood destroyed because of people blithely going along in their happy bubbles all excited about making a $20 profit on a 10 hour cake.

And it turns out I can turn any thread into a pricing thread!  

I mean I thought so, but I wasn't really sure until now

We had every confidence in you, howsweet   

yes but did you recognize the cutters????? he he