Gumpaste Shoe Question: How To Get The Heel To Look Like A

Decorating By onceuponacake Updated 3 Apr 2007 , 11:24am by boonenati

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onceuponacake Posted 21 Mar 2007 , 11:55am
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heel?

the first one i did was looking squishy and a little cracked..any ideas? id like to try it again.

also any patterns on the shoes that have sides?

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boonenati Posted 3 Apr 2007 , 11:24am
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Sounds like your gumpaste is too dry, use a little shortening to keep it from drying out when you're working with it.
Also, if your gumpaste is taking too long to dry, the heel will get wrinkled, so sometimes making it ahead and letting it dry before you assemble the whole shoe will help.

cheers
Nati

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