I have made hydrangea blossoms out of gum paste. I used Bartels gumpaste. I have made some on Friday and they are still not dry. I did the oven trick with the light on and that dried it some. However, they are still soft and I need them to be dry so I can paint on them by Thurs. This is for a wedding cake this Saturday. Is there any other tricks that I don't know about? They are in a gladware container now. I have about 200 hydrangea flowers and want to paint them or luster dust them on Thurs. Will they be dry by Friday for me to start decorating the cake?
so here are my questions.
1. How long does it take to dry hydrangea blossoms and is there any tricks to drying faster?
2. After they dry and I apply luster dust or paint on the blossoms will it take along time to dry again?
3. Can anyone give me tips on why they are still so soft?
Please help.....
Mandy 
I haven't used gumpaste, but I do know that they have to be exposed to air in order to dry. You can not have them covered at all until they have completely dried. you could try using a blow dryer on a low setting on one and see how that works. I would imagine that would dry it fairly quickly. I have also heard that putting them on top of the refrigerator will dry them more quickly as well.
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