AThis is my first gumpaste bouquet, i'm really proud of it and thought I would share it with everyone. I would have liked more roses and leaves but I started off small :-D
AOk i don't know why it didn't upload
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You have a really good start on the rose. One thing you might consider when making a bouquet is that the rose leaves don't grow linearly down the stem. Try wiring 3, or 5 leaves to a single separate stem and then wrap that to the rose stem. The same thing applies to the flower, itself, unless it is a floribunda in which case the stems should be very short and attached close together. Look in a garden catalog or on line and you can see them in their natural configuration. You will achieve more realism that way. But you do have a right to be proud. You've done well.
Jan
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You have a really good start on the rose. One thing you might consider when making a bouquet is that the rose leaves don't grow linearly down the stem. Try wiring 3, or 5 leaves to a single separate stem and then wrap that to the rose stem. The same thing applies to the flower, itself, unless it is a floribunda in which case the stems should be very short and attached close together. Look in a garden catalog or on line and you can see them in their natural configuration. You will achieve more realism that way. But you do have a right to be proud. You've done well.
Jan
Thankyou for your words of advice!! I think im going to purchase a garden catalogue because the images online can be a little hard to see. Thanks again
Very pretty roses! I like how you curled the edges and the sparkles. For some reason, I've been avoiding attempting anything with gum paste. I'm not sure why. Some day I'll give it a go. Thanks for sharing.
You're more than welcome. One thing more you might consider is when making a full rose and not a bud, is to slightly "jag" the edges of the calyx and recurve them downwards. As the flower matures, the calyx loses its grip on the petals. It takes a little more trouble for it makes them more fragile to arrange, but certainly helps with the realism. You'll see this in your catalogs. I have a number I subscribe to for I love gardening and love making sugar flowers.
I'll send you links to some of my favorites if you pm me.
Jan
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Very pretty roses! I like how you curled the edges and the sparkles. For some reason, I've been avoiding attempting anything with gum paste. I'm not sure why. Some day I'll give it a go. Thanks for sharing.
You should definitely try gum paste its sooo much fun!!! I used satin ice gum paste and lustre dust for the sparkly effects :-)
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You're more than welcome. One thing more you might consider is when making a full rose and not a bud, is to slightly "jag" the edges of the calyx and recurve them downwards. As the flower matures, the calyx loses its grip on the petals. It takes a little more trouble for it makes them more fragile to arrange, but certainly helps with the realism. You'll see this in your catalogs. I have a number I subscribe to for I love gardening and love making sugar flowers.
I'll send you links to some of my favorites if you pm me.
Jan
Thanks :-)
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