Non-Toxic Chalk For Coloring Flowers?
Decorating By NEWTODECORATING Updated 29 Apr 2006 , 7:50pm by Cake_Princess
I posted this on the Wilton 2006 thread but I think it needs its own space. I have now looked at/read so much of the Wilton 2006 yearbook that I am now down to the fine print...Page 119 Under Plumeria Flowers it says "When dry, dust flowers with non toxic chalk which has been grated in tea strainer." 
Has anyone tried this??
i did a small cake. i got the idea off of cakesbyjan.. it didnt turn out to bad. she has a pic on her site of the cake she did. i dont have one. the guys at walmart seemed to like it
your better off to invest in to a jar of either powdered food coloring, or petal dust. The petal dust isn't considered edible, but is non toxic and is cheaper and more available then powdered food coloring.
You can use chalk but chances are it won't be as fine and go on as nicely as the petal dust.
I just bought a box of 24 non-toxic soft chalks to try. Being I am going to be teaching myself gum paste flowers, and these will probably not be used on a cake, thought it ok. Once I get real good at them, and use them for cakes, will probably spend the money to get the chalk set from Earlene's site.
deb
I use non-toxic chalk, the kind marketed for scrapbooking, all the time. You can also use Crayola-type chalk. Remember, your gumpaste flowers won't be eaten, but if someone does happen to take a bite of one, they won't get sick. You can scratch the surface of the chalk with a knife and brush on dry or you can brush on with an alcohol (clear extract or liquor) dampened brush; the color will be deeper if applied with a damp brush (experiment on a scrap piece). Work over paper towels because the dry chalk dust can make a mess. The chalk is much cheaper than dusts and you can get it at Michaels or even Wal-Mart. I teach at a Michaels and non-toxic chaulk is one of the supplies required for the beginning gumpaste class I teach.
I got a set at Michaels for 5$, it's 48 non-toxic color chalk pastels.
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