Please help, I need instructions for how to make a fondant daisy. I tried searching in previous posts and all over the internet.
Thanks in advance

I would think that most people use the fondant daisy cutter. It comes in the Wilton gum paste flower making kit.

You could make a trace and just cut it out.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

S.

Would I just take the daisy cutter and cut out 2 daisies, shape the petals on a foam square using that ball tool (sorry forgot the proper name) then lay them overlapping each other (not directly overlapping the petals), "glue" them together, then add a small ball of fondant (yellow?) for the center, then press netting to get the center to look more realistic????????------ Would that work?????????

Hope that made sense???? Any tips from anyone who has made the classic fondant daisy please let me know.. . . please. . ..

I agree, the easiest way is with the daisy cutter. Wilton has a pack of three.

Here's what they look like and they are inexpensive:

http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=417-439&killnav=1

Michaels has them for sure.

mazaryk~

I just took the fondant and gum paste class and that is exactely how we were taught to do the daisies.

Here's a tutorial link on gerbera daisy which you could modify to suit your needs. I believe the person who created this tutorial is a cc member (I think I recognized one of her cakes).
http://www.gefjonsdottir.com/gerberatut.html

See A sample of the wilton daisies here:


http://www.wilton.com/recipes/recipesandprojects/wedding/daisyburst.cfm

I made my Daisy cake by doing exactly what mazaryk said (in my pics). I used the Wilton daisy cutter. For one daisy you would use two daisy cut outs. Using the ball and vein tool, push down in the centers with the rounded end to make them sort of curl up. We used gum glue in class to glue the center of the bottom daisy to the center of the top daisy. I'm sure you could use vanilla just a well, but the gum glue really holds them in place. I used yellow fondant and then rolled them in yellow shimmer dust (optional). You can put them in a flower former so the petals don't lay flat and will look more natural when they dry.

Oh yea, forgot to mention that with the individual cut outs on top of a foam square... I layed a toothpick down the length of each petal to put a dent down the center (gives it a little more realistic look). Something they showed us in class. HTH. Good luck and be sure and post pics when your done. You'll do great!

Mazaryk... I just realized that you were also the one asking the question. You were right on the money! Good Luck!

thank-you all for the advice, I was just guessing after looking at many daisies here. I do plan on getting the daisy fondant cutters and will post pics next week of them. Hope this works. . .fingers crossed