Are there any tutorials on how to make your own veiners? I just can't spend that much on 1 veiner & I would have no clue where to begin. I could see my dh's eyes when he'd see that bill

I am so tired! I just read "wieners" It's too expensive to buy wieners, you must make wieners!

Go and buy a pack of corn husks in the mexican dept. of the grocery store. You can use one of the dried husks as a veiner for most flowers, it works fine. This is what I did until I bought some silicone ones. Very inexpensive and works!

I remember reading some where about making your own veiners with silicone plastique, Im not sure if its any cheap. Anyway i searched it and found this it might help

http://www.culinart.net/silicone.html

I found a book with how to make them its called best of sugar roses and sugar orchids for cakes and its by Tombi Peck, Alan Dunn and tony Warren. It says you need silicone plastique or a modelling compound of your choice. I have the book so if you have any questions you can message me.

If you are going to buy the silicone, it would be easier and about the same cost to just purchase an already made veiner, IMO. (I do love the makeyourownmolds stuff though!)

Thanks for the tip about the corn husks!!! Do you have any tips for leaves? I'll probably be doing carnations, roses & maybe cala lillies

You might try using silk leaves. Place it on top of the fondant or gumpaste and roll over it lightly with a small rolling pin.

You can use the corn husks for both the petals and leaves, just use different parts of the husk (some of the "ridges" are deep - towards the bottom of the husk and the top of it they are a little less so) Use lighter or heavier pressure when veining for different results too. Then just use a boning tool for the really deep marks you want to make.

The silk leaves are a good idea too - and for pressure, instead of a rolling pin, use one of the little round soft make-up applicator sponges.

Thank you guys sooo much. I can't wait until my new cutters arrive

I have a friend who made some vieners from that blue stuff, and said that it was just as cheap and much more convenient to purchase them.

Hello, my cosin used to make the leaves out of the real ones...she will get one from any tree and then press the fondant to the leave......i hope this help lol

kyhendry, wow. I had looked at his dvds before & b/c they were so expensive I never looked at anything else. They are great prices!

Now, what cutters & veiners would you recommend to be the top 5 purchases? I think I'm going to stick to a 5 petal rose cutter for now (b/c people around here wouldn't know the difference anyway). But I don't know what the most requested flowers are. The cake I'm making is for a benefit & I am hoping to blow people away & them not believe the flowers are "edible".