Gum Paste Carnations--Not on Wires

Since I posted a a tutorial on how to make gum paste carnations on floral wires, which is how I originally learned to make them, I thought I might as well also post one on making wireless gum paste carnations.

This is similar to how they're made in Wilton Course 3, only I prefer to use a scalloped cutter as opposed to a plain round cutter, and I use a different frilling method. As with the wired carnations, you need to make the bases first and wait until they're completely dry before adding the petals. I think it's easier to add the calyx before building the flower because the carnation petals are fragile, and I always break a few petal edges when I put the calyx on last.

Anyway, here's the link: Gum Paste Carnations (not on wires), and while you're on the CakesDecor.com website, check out some of the other tutorials. There have been quite a few fun ones added.



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Wired Gum Paste Carnations

Thanks to the wonderful world of the Internet, there's a wealth of resources at out fingertips. From Google searches to online communities, you can find instructions and information on nearly anything you may want to know about or learn how to do.

I recently posted an online tutorial on how to make wired gum paste carnations on cakesdecor.com. They're actually having a tutorials contest, so if you'd like to share a technique, feel free to participate. You can see my How to Make Carnations on Wires tutorial there, and I also posted three videos on YouTube.

The first shows you how to make the flower bases, which need to dry completely before proceeding. The second video shows you how to make the petals and build the carnation, and then the third video is about how to add a calyx to finish it off.






 Oh, and here's the Photobucket slideshow of all the pictures.

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