Wiring gum paste leaves

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Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 4, 2010 at 1:32am

Hi Denise,
My problem is getting the wire in when making the leaf. afterwards I hang them to dry for at least 2 days.

Permalink Reply by Edna De la Cruz on July 4, 2010 at 12:07pm

Do you have a celboard??

Permalink Reply by Jhoanee Beltran on July 7, 2010 at 12:17am

make the base of the leaf (ie where the wire is to be inserted) thicker. dip ur wire in a little bit if water or sugarglue before inserting it. let it dry flat and handle it as little as possible. also pinch it a little at the opening so it encolses the wire, if u know what i mean.

Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 7, 2010 at 2:04am

Thanks Jhoanee,
I'll certainly try it this way and hope for the best. I'll let you know if this works for me.
Dorit

Jhoanee Beltran said:

make the base of the leaf (ie where the wire is to be inserted) thicker. dip ur wire in a little bit if water or sugarglue before inserting it. let it dry flat and handle it as little as possible. also pinch it a little at the opening so it encolses the wire, if u know what i mean.

Permalink Reply by jeri c on July 14, 2010 at 1:55am

The cel board is the answer.... it makes a thicker place for the wire. I didn't think I needed one until I saw it being used... what was I thinking... why did I wait so long???

Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 14, 2010 at 6:36am

jeri c said:

The cel board is the answer.... it makes a thicker place for the wire. I didn't think I needed one until I saw it being used... what was I thinking... why did I wait so long???

Thanks for the advice,
I had to look up on the internet what a cel board is, and now I know. Only problem is they are not sold in my country but I'll show it to my handy husband and maybe he can make me something that will work. I will have to find a material that does not stick. For now I am leaving the center of the leaf a little thicker and it has worked in 80% of the leaves.
Dorit

Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 14, 2010 at 6:38am

Your solution has solved my problem in most of my leaves.
Thank you!
Dorit

Jhoanee Beltran said:

make the base of the leaf (ie where the wire is to be inserted) thicker. dip ur wire in a little bit if water or sugarglue before inserting it. let it dry flat and handle it as little as possible. also pinch it a little at the opening so it encolses the wire, if u know what i mean.

Permalink Reply by Dena Bryngelson on July 17, 2010 at 11:17pm

Another thing you can do if you don't have a cel board...and I find this much quicker when I have to make TONS of leaves...just make two thin leaves, one smaller and sandwich the wire between them. Add a little water or glue (don't swamp it or it will never dry) put the wire on top, add the other leaf on top...vein it and thin the edge. They stay, they are quicker and you can make a lot more of them at one time than using the cel board. I also find that my wires stay in better using this method than the cel board because you are not pushing a hole into that little tab of gumpaste and sometimes that opens up more than your wire and they don't grab...but when you sandwich the wire you are pressing it into the gumpaste on both sides when you vein the leaf. I use a double sided leaf veiner so it presses tight. Just my way ...not that it's better. Some people fold the wire inside of the gumpaste and then cut the leaf with the wire in it. That works too.

Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 20, 2010 at 3:26am

I have tried that but found it difficult to line up the edges when they are not smooth, like rose leaves but I'll try again doing it your way veining and thinning after gluing them togeter. Thanks

Dena Bryngelson said:

Another thing you can do if you don't have a cel board...and I find this much quicker when I have to make TONS of leaves...just make two thin leaves, one smaller and sandwich the wire between them. Add a little water or glue (don't swamp it or it will never dry) put the wire on top, add the other leaf on top...vein it and thin the edge. They stay, they are quicker and you can make a lot more of them at one time than using the cel board. I also find that my wires stay in better using this method than the cel board because you are not pushing a hole into that little tab of gumpaste and sometimes that opens up more than your wire and they don't grab...but when you sandwich the wire you are pressing it into the gumpaste on both sides when you vein the leaf. I use a double sided leaf veiner so it presses tight. Just my way ...not that it's better. Some people fold the wire inside of the gumpaste and then cut the leaf with the wire in it. That works too.

Permalink Reply by Edna De la Cruz on July 20, 2010 at 9:36pm

I am celboard girl. I like my gumpaste really thin and this is the best way to achieve that. But You can leave the base thicker and not having to use the celboard. The other thing is that the celboard has five grooves that allows you to do five
leaves at a time. Faster than doing it one by one

Permalink Reply by Dorit Tabori on July 21, 2010 at 12:14pm

Thanks Edna, sounds like a good idea only, they don't sell them in my neck of the woods.

Edna De la Cruz said:

I am celboard girl. I like my gumpaste really thin and this is the best way to achieve that. But You can leave the base thicker and not having to use the celboard. The other thing is that the celboard has five grooves that allows you to do five
leaves at a time. Faster than doing it one by one

Permalink Reply by Edna De la Cruz on July 21, 2010 at 7:16pm

If you are interested I can get one for you and send it. I am not sure if you are interested, but the offer is there.


Dorit Tabori said:

Thanks Edna, sounds like a good idea only, they don't sell them in my neck of the woods.

Edna De la Cruz said:

I am celboard girl. I like my gumpaste really thin and this is the best way to achieve that. But You can leave the base thicker and not having to use the celboard. The other thing is that the celboard has five grooves that allows you to do five
leaves at a time. Faster than doing it one by one

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