Self Taught Decorators Club

Comment by Tracy Deadman on December 3, 2011 at 3:35pm

Great cakes Michelle - I love the little dog. Welcome to CWB txxxx

Comment by Daisy Brown on December 3, 2011 at 3:51pm

Yes the little dog cake is my favorite too! You are very talented Michelle :).

Comment by Michelle Johnson on December 3, 2011 at 4:44pm

Thank you so much you guys are so wonderful.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on December 12, 2011 at 9:20am

hi ! iv been doing cakes since march 2011 , need help keeping my wired flowers 2gether ; / i dont know what i am doing wrong , i cant seem to keep them 2gether rite , HELP PLEASE !

Comment by June Kowalczyk on December 12, 2011 at 9:44am

Ok galidink

Go to Youtube type in: donnalane626   type in: How to Wire a spray of gumpaste flowers

I joined mycakeschool.com for $30 for a whole year. I looked into Donna Lane, as she has same thing,  only she charges $20 per MONTH. But donnalane626 youtube channel is a excellent source of cake info.

Just made poinsettias this wknd from tutorial on mycakeschool. Now have to back & look again for how to tape & arrange. Know most important is taping the wires tightly together so you can move/adjust flowers how you want.

Hope this helps.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on December 12, 2011 at 9:51am

thank you so much , i do tape them good , but i seem to have a prob-them cracking out of the wires ?  i had a florist so i know how to tape them its just i dont know why the wires wont stay in the flowers , what ga-wire !s should i b useing

Comment by Cakes By Carla on December 12, 2011 at 10:05am

Hey Art Deco! I'm going to throw something out here. I wonder if your centers (the part actually connecting the gumpaste to the wire) is not completely dry inside, so when you go to manipulate the wires, they come loose?  

Whenever I do roses, I curl the wire into a tight little loop at the top. Then I dip that loop into my gumglue (which I mix up thick, so it's more the consistency of piping gel instead of runny), shake off the excess from my wire loop then insert into my rose center. I give it a small quarter turn once it's inside the center, and gently push it inward around the base where the wire is sticking out. Then I stick all those wires with the center into a piece of styrofoam and let them dry a full 24 hours in a really dry space.  I'm not sure what gauge my wire is - unfortunately I don't have that part of the packaging left on my bag of them!

But, it looks about the gauge of jumbo sized paper clips. I use the heavier wire for bigger, heavier roses. I have done smaller roses on smaller gauged wire and that worked okay.

Also, when wrapping your flowers, perhaps use your needle nose pliers to bend the wires as you position the flowers.  It will make for less stress on the flower itself when moving it around.

I hope that helps and makes some sense. :0) Let us know if you're still having trouble!

Comment by Cakes By Carla on December 12, 2011 at 10:09am

P.S. - so I guess to solve your immediate problem - if you can wait to wrap the flowers maybe give them another day to dry all the way to the center.

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on December 12, 2011 at 10:19am

thank you so much ! . got it . now i know ! i didnt dry them overnite ! and stronger wires , thank you so much 

Comment by Cakes By Carla on December 12, 2011 at 10:23am

Cool! Happy to help!

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