Kaye Hartman shows you step-by-step instructions for making three variations of gumpaste tulips; Holland, Parrot, and Turkish. She walks you through creating the centers, including how to wire and model them. Learn how to wire the center, pistils, and petals for a realistic looking flower. You'll cut and vein the petals using her tips for wiring each petal with a hook, to prevent the dry petal from moving on the wire. Kaye shows you how to use petal dust to add dimensional color to the petals.

Tools & Materials

• Tulip cutters, Holland, Parrot, Turkish
  
• Tulip veiners, Holland, Parrot, Turkish
  
• Gumpaste, chartreuse green, white, pink
  
• Petal Crafts gumpaste measuring ruler
  
• Floral wire, 26 gauge
  
• Wire cutters
  
• Needle nose pliers
  
• Gum glue
  
• Angle tweezer
  
• Foam pad
  
• Petal dust, purple, black, bordeaux
  
• Pearl dust
  
• Cornmeal
  
• Floral tape, cut to half width
  
• Ball tool
  
• Flower former
  
• Paint brush