I have these two cutters. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to attach the petals together. What am I doing wrong? It seems like when I attach them it just breaks, I've even tried hiding a little extra gumpaste in the back to add some stability.
I tried making the Wilton flower too that looks like a lily. Kind of like the one in this picture. I have a cake coming up I need to make this for.
I've looked at what seems like hundreds of sites with tutorials and now can't find one!! I am coveting one of the cel boards that have grooves in them for the wires. I tried making my own grooves in stiff foam without much success. One way I read is to make your paste into a sausage and instert wire. Then roll out the paste being careful of the wire in the middle doesn't get too thin or stay too thick. Then use your cutter over top. I hope that makes some sense, but I really think I will be ordering the boards that have the grooves for the wires to sit in, every flower I want to make needs each petal wired so I guess I should get it!!
Well there are a couple of ways to wire petals. First picture looks like there are vieners with that set. so that is what i would use. Now if you are trying to make that orchid with those cutters it isn't going to work. They will give you more of a standard lilie, like a stargazer
First make your centers. If using store bought stamens then wire and tape them together.
Roll your gumpaste for your petals leaving the center thicker then the outer edges (or use a cel board with the grooves) Cut your petal with the thicker center in the center of the cutter. Dip your florist wire in gum glue and carefully insert (i use Japanese paper covered wire)then vein the petal and let dry in a former. When dry using 1/4 width floral tape, tape 3 petals evenly spaced around the center. Then tape the next 3 spaced between the first ones.
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