I haven't tried the straws (yet), but I use floral spikes filled with gumpaste and the wires inserted into that and then the spike in the cake and have traveled with it with no problems. I guess it depends on what you have on the wires though. If they are small, it should not be an issue, but for me I had a couple of cakes with image plaques attached to the wires and did not travel with those in the cake.
I traveled with this cake. All I did was stick the wire into the cake. That's it. The only problem I had with it was the yellow ball on top kept going boing boing boing until it fell off. Hmmmmm I just remembered I need to look for it. It's somewhere in my car! LOL
Lazy_Susan
I have just the other day. I used a bubble tea straw inserted in the middle of the cake. The wires I bought from AC Moore and were already pre-wrapped with florist tape. I'm not sure what gauge they were though. I inserted the wires the night before, took them off, wrapped then in plastic, taped on top of the cake box and reinserted when I got to work. I was afraid the balls would fall on the cake while it was going boing boing boing 
BTW, I took the bus and the train so that explains why I took them out 
Here's the cake:
how do you attached the decorations on the ends of the wire.
what do you use to make the deocrations? fondant? gumpaste? 50/50?
im really interested in trying this and any input would be appreciated.
I used fondant and added gumtex to it because I had no gumpaste at that time. I would have preferred a 50/50 combo of fondant/gumpaste. I attached the balls using water. I made a small loop (looks like an "e") at the end of the wire, wet it and then attached the balls. HTH.
how do you attached the decorations on the ends of the wire.
what do you use to make the deocrations? fondant? gumpaste? 50/50?
im really interested in trying this and any input would be appreciated.
I used fondant and added to it because I had no gumpaste at that time. I would have preferred a 50/50 combo of fondant/gumpaste. I attached the balls using water. I made a small loop (looks like an "e") at the end of the wire, wet it and then attached the balls. HTH.
What kind of wire, what do I ask for when I go to buy it?
I second the floral spike - I inserted straight fondant into the center of mine then inserted my decorations and had no problems.
For the cake I did this last weekend I actually used 20 guage jewelry wire. It was on a spool in the jewelry making aisle at Hobby Lobby. I wanted silver and couldn't find silver floral wire. I don't know if it makes a difference but I was spiraling the wire for my butterflies so having the wire on a spool was not a problem for me as opposed to floral wire which is straight.
how do you attached the decorations on the ends of the wire.
what do you use to make the deocrations? fondant? gumpaste? 50/50?
im really interested in trying this and any input would be appreciated.
I used fondant and added to it because I had no gumpaste at that time. I would have preferred a 50/50 combo of fondant/gumpaste. I attached the balls using water. I made a small loop (looks like an "e") at the end of the wire, wet it and then attached the balls. HTH.
What kind of wire, what do I ask for when I go to buy it?
Go to the floral section of AC Moore. They have pre-packed floral wires in white and green. I think I got the 20 gauge wire. HTH.
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