The party was postponed a day, so I'm wondering how I can safely store fondant balls (for a ball border), stars, balloon shapes, and letters.

This is my first time using fondant and I'm worried about sticking and the shapes or balls becoming distorted when I try to unstick.

How long ago did you make them? If mine are dry, I gently store them on paper towels or wax paper with paper towels underneath, single layer only, especially if they are heavy. I usually leave them in a ventilated box. If they are light pieces, I stack them with layers in between.

Hi FlourPot

I usually store my fondant accent pieces in small bakery boxes, similar to cake boxes, then place the entire box inside a large ziploc bag.

They hold up well, I've never had a problem with them sticking. I can tell you from experience though that after birder fondant balls dry. You must use real strong glue to get them to stick to the cake. (Royal Icing) always works good as a strong adhesive.

I made them really early this morning and just have them on a plate...I'll carefully move them to paper towels in a box.

Thanks for the royal icing tip...I had no idea border balls wouldn't stick if I used just water.

Thank you both so much.

We store ours in plastic pencil boxes with snap lids. They seem to work fine. I guess it depends on whether you are wanting the accents to dry and be hard or stay flexible. Sometimes we make things a few days in advance and leave them under a fan so they'll dry properly.

I'd definitely put them on wax paper!

I use new, clean pizza boxes to store my dried fondant/gumpaste decorations. For flowers I use the plastic storage boxes and place a styrofoam pad in it so that I can insert my flowers on stems in it and place the cover on it.

Such great ideas...thanks very much.

I use shoe boxes, with a 3,2 and 1year old we always have those laying around!