Need To Dry My Gumpaste Cala Lily Quickly

Decorating By MissSuper Updated 26 Oct 2010 , 6:25pm by bakingpw

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MissSuper Posted 26 Oct 2010 , 11:09am
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I have painted my cala lily gumpaste flowers orange (mixture of golden yellow, lemon yellow and red) and lemon yellow gel wilton icing colours last night.
I did not have alcohol/vodka on hand so I painted the flowers as is. I need them to dry by this Thursday. Any tips, suggestions to get these flowers to dry quickly will be appreciated.

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crazyladybaker Posted 26 Oct 2010 , 11:20am
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I have put mine in the oven with only the light on and that speeds it up a little. I don't turn the oven on but the light seems to give off just enough heat to help.

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aligotmatt Posted 26 Oct 2010 , 12:01pm
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I think they'll dry by Thursday just sitting out. That's 2 days. Did you thin out the gel color with anything?

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bakingpw Posted 26 Oct 2010 , 6:25pm
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Limestone absorbs moisture, so if you placed it in a re-sealable container, placed some limestone in a small cup with the flower and then covered them, that would prob. work! We used this method with sugar work in school.

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