How To Support Wire??

Decorating By sandi64 Updated 23 Aug 2006 , 3:36pm by sandi64

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sandi64 Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 10:53am
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Can anyone tell me how to correctly support the wire when putting into the cake to hold decorative items(flowers, balls, etc...)? Did it one time and all of my flowers moved and broke the fondant. Thanks

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Cookie_Brookie Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 1:02pm
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Bump!!! I would like to know as well.

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sandi64 Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 11:04pm
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Does anyone know???

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DianaMarieMTV Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 11:08pm
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Try using flower spikes and filling them with fondant, then stick the spikes into the cake and insert wires into the fondant-filled spike. Does that make sense? Lol, it was a long sentance!

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sandi64 Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 11:25pm
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Thanks so much for the reply...but I do have a question! The flower spikes are they the things you put water in to insert flowers? The tube like things?

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leily Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 11:31pm
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You can also use different size straws... like the really thin ones some people use for stirring coffee, or regular drinking straws or really really big ones... depending on the project.

HTH

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beachcakes Posted 22 Aug 2006 , 11:59pm
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I use drinking straws to support pieces on lollipop sticks and coffee stirrers for wire - works great!

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sandi64 Posted 23 Aug 2006 , 12:42am
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So, I would run the wire through the coffee stirrers? Or would I use the coffee stirrer instead of wire? Sorry to be so ignorant on the subject but I just couldn't figure out how everyone does this and then transports the cake.
Thanks!!

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beachcakes Posted 23 Aug 2006 , 1:06pm
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I insert straw/coffee stirrer into the cake and put the wired decorations in the straw/stirrer. These are the coffee stirrers that look like little straws - not sticks.

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Karenelli Posted 23 Aug 2006 , 1:26pm
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Just wondering what gauge wire you normally use. I'm sure it is somewhat dependant on what you are putting on the wire, but I want to make small snowflakes out of royal iciing and want to put a few on wire to make a spray out of the top of the cake. Have no clue what gauge will hold up the weight of the flake.

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DianaMarieMTV Posted 23 Aug 2006 , 2:19pm
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Sorry I took a while to get back to your question. Here is a link to the spikes I was talking about!

http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E312C10-475A-BAC0-5D34A3D6D0BDDF27&fid=3E331274-475A-BAC0-5041EF53F94DDB26

HTH
Diana

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sandi64 Posted 23 Aug 2006 , 3:36pm
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Thanks so much for the pic of the flower spikes! I will look around and see if I can purchase and if not I will order. Thanks again for everyones help!

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