Butterflies Hmmmm

Decorating By msmeg Updated 30 Mar 2007 , 10:58pm by Cake_Princess

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msmeg Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 3:35pm
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I have a wedding cake that has a cascade of yellow roses, white stephonitis and blue hydrangas and blue morning glories we tossed around the idea of a few butterflies on wires..... so... gumpaste ??? or the easy way and use those silk ones that look so real. They left it up to me. I am thinking a pair on the top teir and several placed in the flowers.

Has anyone use the gumpaste molds for a butterfly?

and I also have never made gumpaste morning glories...oops... only royal icing ones... guess I had better go to Walmart and get some fake ones to copy.


but these butterflies have me stumped

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gilpnh Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 4:27pm
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I think gumpaste, in which case I have molds from several sites, they brush them with Luster Dust, or the wafer paper ones, which look alot more delicate to me and the color possibilities are endless

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ShirleyW Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 4:40pm
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If you have an edible image printer, or know of someone near you who owns one you can print out beautiful images of real butterflies, cut out rolled gumpaste to the same shape, let it dry completely and attach the images, then lay a wire on the back of the gumpaste and attach by gum glue with a fresh strip of gumpaste over the wire.

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kjgjam22 Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 5:35pm
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Originally Posted by ShirleyW

If you have an edible image printer, or know of someone near you who owns one you can print out beautiful images of real butterflies, cut out rolled gumpaste to the same shape, let it dry completely and attach the images, then lay a wire on the back of the gumpaste and attach by gum glue with a fresh strip of gumpaste over the wire.




Thats a great idea...that way you get the look especially if you cant paint. i suck at painting. ill keep that idea in mind.

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msmeg Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 6:05pm
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I don't have the printer.... but I can paint .... so I just need to find some pictures to use as patterns I guess. I could always buy the fake ones if I am unhappy I guess.

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Jenn123 Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 6:16pm
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I just used a small butterfly cookie cutter and cut out fondant. I let it dry draped over folded cardboard (so it looks like it is flapping). Attach to wire with royal icing. Then color with airbrush, dust, or food color pens.
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gilpnh Posted 30 Mar 2007 , 6:24pm
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Am PMing you some butterflies a fellow CCer sent me.

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