Looking for instructions on how to make fall leaves for an (October wedding cake) out of G.P. or Fondant/G.P. blend. Specifically oak leaves. Have lots of experience with G.P. but have never seen this info. anywhere. Like to practice a bit! Thanks all.
Just marble your colors together and cut them in the shapes. Put them in various paper towels to bend differnt ways. I just bought some from
www.avalondeco.com pretty cheap but they colors arent so great. I am going to air brush them. I bought then because I needed to make a 50 minimum. The customer service with them was great and I got them in one day. Wholesale pricing!
I have made some without any cutters so if that is what you are looking for this is how I did it. I colored my gum paste as I would normally. This time I think I will definately marble the colors though. Then I pick some leaves from the tree, wash them very good and pat dry. I roll the leave on top of the gum paste and cut the imprint out with a knife. Then shape as you like. Then I brush them with a little luster dust and steam them for a nice shine.
If you have a oak leaf cutter, but no oak leaves around try and find a simular leaf with the same vein structure and press it.
Hope that helps - good luck.
Where would i find veiners for the leaves? (Maple leaves)
Thanks,
Angie
This may not be right, but I use a toothpick....
Where would i find veiners for the leaves? (Maple leaves)
Thanks,
Angie
when i needed a leaf veiner in a pinch i bought some leaf stamps at the scrap book section @ Michaels and they work great!
After coloring with powdered chalk or petal dust, steaming them sets the powder & gives a lovely shine. I have a very small pot that I use. I let it boil & wave the item over the steam. Do not do it for too long as then your gum paste will melt. My Thanksgiving Cornucopia was done this way, but I didn't want vivid colors, I wanted softness. The Cornucopia is in my photos. I use all sorts of things to vein with.
Here are a couple that I have done. I just rolled my GP out fairly thin and then dried them on crumpled aluminum foil. After they dry I airbrush them on both sides. I usually airbrush them yellow and red and then over spray some of them with the other colors to make yellow-orange and red-orange. Then I use different luster and petal dusts to get the shades I'm wanting. HTHs
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