Hi. I am a new user and also a new cake decorator. It's just as a hobby. I am trying to make my daughter's birthday cake and I wanted to make a crown to sit on top of the cake. I have made my own fondant, just so it tastes better. I have also made a few crowns out of fondant. I need help in figuring out how to 1)color the fondant? 2)Let the fondant dry before making it into a crown? 3)Can I refrigerate it? 4) How do I prevent cracks in it?
Any help would be much appreciated.

first knead your fondant untill it gets smooth and pliable. to color your fondant you will need some rubber gloves, otherwise your hands will get stained. add a small about of paste color with a toothpick. then start to knead the color in. add more if needed for desired color.

Hi there, welcome to CC. I think you need to add a bit of CMC/Tylose powder to make the paste stronger and dry quicker. Colour the fondant like raggedyann11 mentioned above and then add some CMC powder to it and knead well. I personaly leave it overnight and then knead it again the other day. You can use it straight away, if you are in a hurry. Or you can mix 50/50 gumpaste and fondant. That will work well too!

Here is how Sugarshack makes a crown,

http://sugaredblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/making-gumpaste-crown.html

HTH.

Thanks for the responses.

Thanks for the hints. When I leave the fondant and I need to come back to it, do I need to add water or microwave it or just knead it for it to become workable again? Also love the website that was suggested bashini. For the coloring, does food coloring work or should I use a special kind of coloring?

you can go to u tube and they have alot of vido's personally i'd use 1/2 fondant and 1/2 gumpaste