Color
as desired.
The Lilac flower would require a
4 petal cutter #295
(Method shown used 5 petal cutter, but use the 4-petal cutter #295 the
same way).
Place a gumpaste
ball over hole of a CelPad 43-CC100.
Using small
pin, rolled thin and cut for a trumpet type flower or form a
tear drop shape cone and thin for
cutting using ruffle stick (TRUF18).
Insert hooked, covered
wire dipped in gum glue (gum
arabic) through center of flower and shape throat down wire.
Dab center a deeper lilac using
Petal
Dust. They look more life-like if you also dust the edges of petals.
Use a flat
brush.
Use the knife & scriber tool
(43-C264)
to make petal details
Use the Baby Veining Star #9 tool
(43-6214)
to form center.
Insert leaves as desire. Use leave
Leaf
Curved Plunger Cutter Set #1953. Place a (kelly) green gumpaste ball
over hole of a CelPad 43-CC100.
Using small pin, rolled thin and
cut over the slit in celpad with wire inserted. The slit will allow that
part of the leaf to be thicker to accomodate the wire more successfully.
Assemble and shape once dried.