Gumpaste Rose Tutorial

Materials:

• Gumpaste
• Floral Wire
• Floral Tape
• Circle cutters
• Ball tool
• Rolling Pin
• Dust Puff (filled with half cornstarch/half powdered sugar)
• Sponge pads (thick and thin)
• Paint brush
• Water

Steps:

1. Set up your work area with all the tools you will need.  Dust your work surface with your dust puff.
2. Cut a 4-6″ piece of floral wire and wrap it with floral tape.  Now form a small hook at one end.  You will also need to make a gumball size piece of gumpaste to form your bud.
3. Slide your gumpaste ball onto your floral wire towards the hooked end.  The hook will just help secure the ball into place.  Shape your ball into a cone to form your rosebud.
4. Roll out your fondant until you can almost see through it and use the small circle cutter to cut 1 petal for the center of the rose and 3 petals for the first layer.  Use your large circle cutter to cut 5 more petals, which will form the outer layer of the rose.  Make sure to keep your circles covered so they do not dry out.
5. Take one petal at a time to work on.
6. Using your ball tool, create a ruffled edge  on the top half of your petal.
7. Attach the petal with a dab of water at the base of the rosebud you made.  Repeat step 6 for all remaining petals.  Make sure to leave 10 minutes or so between each layer of petals so that the layer will have time to settle a bit.
8. Enjoy your beautiful rose!

Tips:

• You may want to hang your roses upside down to dry.
• Add a bit of luster dust to the edges of the rose to give it a little extra sparkle.
• You can add more layers to create a bigger rose.

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