can anyone out thee help me please!! i brought some white gum paste flowers and would like to color them. i don't own a spray gun to paint my flowers and the spray from the can doesn't work. could someone tell me how it works. do i use petal dust using vodka, lemon juice or lemon extract flavor and mix it together then paint it on the white flowers or just use the petal dust please help. one more thing when using petal dust can i mix any colors together to achieve the color i want. thank for your help

Depends on the effect you want. You can dry dust and them steam to set the dust. You can also mix with a little alcohol or extract and paint. Dusting gives a softer effect than painting.

what do you mean steam the flowers. i don't have that machine if there's on out there

You can use petal dusts on your flowers before they have dried too. I have been taught this method over the past 12 months by a brilliant teacher.
Always use some paper towel, put a little dust onto the paper towel with a square edged brush, get most of the dust off your brush by wiping it on the paper towel and, generally start at the outside of the petal and bring the colour in, you don't need a lot of colour on your brush, and you can always build up the colour, but you can't take it off once it's on. Then when you're happy with it, let it dry for a day, boil your kettle and pass the flower through the steam for a couple of seconds to set the colour.

I prefer the look of gumpaste flowers that have been dusted with dry petal dust and then steamed. They look more realistic and steaming sets the color so it doesn't flake off on your iced cake. After you have made and dried your flowers tape the wires together with floral tape, hold the flowers upside down by the stem over a pan of steaming water, turn them so the steam hits them from the sides and back as well. It only takes a few seconds, as soon as you see a little shine to the flowers they are done. Stick the wired stem into a block of styrofoam to dry and don't touch the colored areas with your fingers until they are dry or the color will come off and leave your flowers with white spots.

Could you "experts" recommend a good book or something to learn about gumpaste flowers?

I recommend Scott Clark Wooley - see his website: www.cakesbydesign.cc

Thanks for the suggestions!