This video helped me - http://sugarteachers.blogspot.com/2010/07/creating-scrolls-on-your-cake-by-denise.html
The key is practice though.
I use the method that someone posted on CC once. I take the metal cutters off of aluminum foil boxes and make them into different scroll patterns. Then I leave indents in the side of my cakes with them and then pipe icing over the patterns. I don't trust myself to do it randomly!
The randomly placed ones look so beautiful, but I am so anal retentive that I have to plan everything out and make sure each one is perfect. I wish I could just relax and go with it like the video deah posted. So, for me I plan them all out with the wilton patterns or making my own.
EmilysCakes, that sounds like a great idea! I will give it a try. Karen421 I know what you mean about planning it out, that was why I was asking, I don't trust myself to just go at it randomly. Hard telling what it might look like. You all are wonderful and I appreciate the responses.
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