Can Someone Please Tell Me What's Wrong W/ My Roses?
Decorating By adree313 Updated 6 Sep 2009 , 3:20am by tatorchip
They look right to me. You can thin the edges a little bit between your finger and thumb if you want, but they look just exactly like Duff roses 
Maybe your fondant is just a little too thick. I tend to roll mine just a bit thinner. Also, are you using a metal cutter? The edges look like they could be a bit more crisp. The shape looks right, though. You can definitely tell that they're roses!
You're kidding...right? Those are great Duff Roses!
I've only don't it with 3 circles, how many were you using? and did you increase the circle size for the outer leaves?
THX
i agree about the thickness and the crisper edges. i don't know what seems off to me. i wish i could pin point it. it seems like there aren't enough outside petals, maybe? i don't know. maybe i'm being too critical.
these are a lot easier to do than "non duff roses" lol. i can't master the "real" rose, yet. still working on it! but until then, duff it is!
thanks, all.
Hey adree313,
Iâm not sure what duff roses look like but the way I was taught in Wilton's course 3 was to use a thin foam pad and the ball end of a ball/vein tool and work middle ways out pressing down to give that wavy edge. You also may want to roll your fondant out just a little thinner and do like Texas_Rose and work between your fingers. They look very uniform and perfect but you may want to make them look more natural. No two roses are alike and working the outsides of the petal should give it a more uneven natural look.
Goodluck,
Mrcake01
Do you have a 5 petal cutter? I saw a great tutorial on Flickr for making roses with a big 5 petal cutter (not wilton) and I'l find it for you if you want. It's really easy to master the real roses watching it!
oooh i never thought of actually thinning them out/make a ruffle on the edge with a ball tool. that's a technique to use when making them the "real" way (also, edna's way). so, maybe incorporating that technique with duff's technique might make a decent, more natural rose... except the easy way. i'll give it a go. thanks for the thought mrcake!
no, i don't have the 5 petal cutter. i just have the ones that come in the wilton kit. does wilton make one? or should i order it online?
duff roses (a.k.a. the roses that duff goldman and crew make lol): http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1149096
What exactly are Duff roses?
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1149096
or follow this thread to see more directions:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-619567-0-days0-orderasc-.html
I had the Wilton 5 petal cutter but you have to cut between each petal which is a pain. I bought one of those pink Jem cutters and it cuts between the petals, which makes it much faster and easier Here, I found the link to the tutorial: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franjmc/2927935625/ you have to scroll down a ways to find it
You're kidding...right? Those are great Duff Roses!
I've only don't it with 3 circles, how many were you using? and did you increase the circle size for the outer leaves?
THX
sorry, totally missed this 
first, thank you! i do agree with everyone else though, i think they need to be way thinner.
i could have SWORN i used 5 circles, but i looked back at the pictures and it looks like i used more, if i'm looking at it right. i do recall going crazy after making these and just using a long chain of circles (just to see how it would look), that's why i can't remember if these are 5 or more lol. there appears to be around 8 or 9. i didn't increase the size for the outer petals, it's all the same size circle, but that would kind of make sense. i'll have to give that a go when i redo the flowers tomorrow.
They look like perfect Duff roses to me. His roses aren't botanically correct or realistic looking and that's why I like his. He takes some artistic license and makes them in a more funky way than a by-the-book "this is how a REAL live rose is supposed to look" kind of way.
I think your roses are fantastic!
Julie
Why are you trying to find a job in retail when you clearly have a passion for decorating? Call around and see if you can get an internship or something in a bakery. I think that is where your nitch it.
By the way, I think your Duff rosese look just like duff roses are supposed to look. I dont think they are meant to look natural. Like ribbon roses. They are supposed to be fun and funky flowers. IMHO.
Why are you trying to find a job in retail when you clearly have a passion for decorating? Call around and see if you can get an internship or something in a bakery. I think that is where your nitch it.
By the way, I think your Duff rosese look just like duff roses are supposed to look. I dont think they are meant to look natural. Like ribbon roses. They are supposed to be fun and funky flowers. IMHO.
i'm trying to gain enough confidence for a bakery job/internship. as was apparent in my retail post, it (confidence) isn't up to par yet
here's my second go around with these roses. i think making them thinner did the trick. i started with 5 circles in a chain (the plain white one) and then after i rolled it up, i added a few more around the outside.
the white one is my new attempt compared to the pink one which was my first attempt.
thanks for all the advice 
I actually like the orignal one better (but then again I'm a girly girl and a sucker for anything with pink glitter on it ). A duff rose doesn't look like a real rose and it's not supposed to, that's what makes it fun. The second one looks like a lot of people's (mine included of course) beginning attempts at making realistic roses.
Hey, duff roses are very cool, especially with pink glitter
When you've tried realistic roses, did you use fondant or gumpaste? It makes a difference.
i've only used gumpaste or 50/50 if the GP was drying too fast (resulting in cracked edges). i admit though, i don't let my centers harden up before going ahead with the petals -- no patience and i think that's one of my fundamental problems. they just become too hard (or soft?) to handle. i do need to order that JEM cutter you were telling me about and i think that will help me out, as well.
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