well... id like too know too
. I had some peonies i did ,that where driving me nuts so i brushed them lightly with corn syrup.
but.... it was a cake that was cut into in less than an hr so i dunno how they would have lkasted otherwise( prob. not well)
when they where still moistish ???
or after they had dried ???
The class was only 2 hours and if I remember correctly the flower only sat for a few minutes before she did this. I'm going to her shop tomorrow for more supplies so I will ask her about this again and find out for sure how long the flower should set up before you "steam" it.
sounds interesting- if you find out and think of it let me know would you ???!!!
Steaming your flowers and leaves will give a shiny look. I allways steam my flowers after they are dried and brushed with petal dust or luster dust. The steam also helps the dust colors to set. You could also use confectioners glaze. If you look at this bouqet, the leaves are steamed and the berries were glazed.
I believe the confectioners glaze that Frulund2600 is referring to must be purchased- it is not something you can make at home:
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/Searchresults.aspx?Description=confectioners+glaze&search.x=9&search.y=4
I used this on my Talavera grooms cake- the tiles are fondant glazed with this confectioners glaze after they were dried. It smells TERRIBLE when you're applying it, but it dries hard and very shiny after a couple of coats and there is no residual smell or taste. The downfall is that it is very hard to get off your brushes so you do need to buy the thinner. HTH!
Amber
Here is a better picture- you can see how shiny it is!
Alan Dunn talks about food glaze a lot in his books. I didn't know where to buy it, now thanks to Amber, I can order some.
I steam whatever I am making if I have dusted with powdered chalk or petal dust. The items MUST BE TOTALLY DRY before steaming & then be very careful to do it quickly or they will melt. It is very easy, just hang the things upside down holding the wires & just wave them over the steam for a few seconds.
Thanks to all of you for being so helpful. CCers are the best.
June
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