Wired Gum Paste Roses

In addition to posting a tutorial on how to make wired gum paste carnations, I also did one on making wired gum paste roses. You can see the whole thing on CakesDecor.com. Below I have the relevant videos embedded, as well as photo slideshows.

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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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Gluten Free Week at The Sugar Turntable

Next week, July 18-22, will be Gluten Free Week at The Sugar Turntable. This is a cake decorating blog that features recipes, project ideas, and video tutorials. Kathryn owed a wedding cake business for four years, and her cake portfolio is very impressive.

But what I think is really awesome are the videos. Of particular interest may be the ones on how to crumb coat a cake and cover it fondant. There's also already a recipe up for gluten-free chocolate cake that I'm going to try at some point, so watch for that post. In the meantime, plan to stop by thesugarturntable.com next week and see what all she has to share.