They break if they're too thick. You have to go gently with them. I'm assuming you are talking about pinching the centers and not curling the wings, is that right?
yes pinching the centers. Well made clear ones this monring before leaving to work will see how they turned out.
Okay if you are pinching the centers and they are breaking, it's one of two things: either the gelatin was painted on too thick or you pinched it too hard and cracked it. You should be able to pinch the centers and they should be reasonably flexible. Even though they can withstand a lot, you do have to be a little gentle with them. It's one of those things that takes practice.
You probably could but the trick to the butterflies is painting a very thin layer of gelatin on a textured mat and the wings curl up away from the mat when it's done -- doing this in a silicone mold may cause a problem with this. You could try it though and let us know how it works. 
Well we know it's done on the mats when it peels away by itself (usually takes several hours or overnight.) You could see if that happens against the silicone.
Glad to help! Use airbrush colors to color the gelatin. If not, water down a drop of gel color -- a little goes a LOOOOOOOOOONG way! 
Yes, that works fine. It's especially cool when you use orange gelatin and a black food marker to outline the veins for a monarch butterfly.
Can anyone tell me where to order the sheets for the bow and butterfly to make them out of gelatin?
I need the info to order the sheets also I now where the tutorial is but what about the sticky note? THANKS
No, I haven't tried the dehydrator but I'd be leary of doing that because of the brittleness you would get. When the gelatin is dry it should be flexible and while I do use the dehydrator for gumpaste on occasion, where the item needs to be dried through and through, there's no reason why your sunglasses wouldn't dry overnight.
Please tell me where I can get the molds for the butterflies? 
They are absolutely the most beautiful thing I have seen! Also, is there a book out about this? I am still learning and I would love to keep expanding my knowledge.
I have my shopping cart w/ the butterfly veining sheet...wondering if I should get a texture sheet, too...
or how about the flower veining sheets? This could get expensive... 
Anyone have favorites?
Buy the texture sheets if you want to do bows. Buy the various flowers/leaves veining sheets if you want to do those flowers or leaves. I started with the butterfly mats and ended up getting everything.
Okay, I went to my local cake shop here, (they have EVERYTHING) and bought the book, a butterfly veining sheet, one flower veining sheet, and the bug bodies. The book doesn't make this seem very complicated. Is it really as simple as it looks? It seems fairly idiot proof if you have done cake work before....
Buy the texture sheets if you want to do bows. Buy the various flowers/leaves veining sheets if you want to do those flowers or leaves. I started with the butterfly mats and ended up getting everything.
Thanks, Bob, that didn't help me AT ALL!
Have a feeling I'm going to end up with everything, too...lol
Buy the texture sheets if you want to do bows. Buy the various flowers/leaves veining sheets if you want to do those flowers or leaves. I started with the butterfly mats and ended up getting everything.
Thanks, Bob, that didn't help me AT ALL!
Have a feeling I'm going to end up with everything, too...lol
Oh. Well I'm sorry to hear that. I just don't see how you're going to make butterflies on a leaf veining mat, but hey, to each is own I guess. 
Buy the texture sheets if you want to do bows. Buy the various flowers/leaves veining sheets if you want to do those flowers or leaves. I started with the butterfly mats and ended up getting everything.
Thanks, Bob, that didn't help me AT ALL!
Have a feeling I'm going to end up with everything, too...lol
Oh. Well I'm sorry to hear that. I just don't see how you're going to make butterflies on a leaf veining mat, but hey, to each is own I guess.
huh..always thought that was "to each HIS own"...man I am messing up sayings lately...
Get what you're saying, Bob...thought some were used more than others...but now that you mentioned it I WAS going to use the dragonfly sheets for my ribbon...geez..way to steal my idea
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