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APPLE BLOSSOMS TUTORIAL

May 1, 2020 | Flowers

FB: Sugar flowers creations – Nicky Lamprinou

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Flower paste Saracino – Pasta Bouquet
Non stick board
Small rolling pin
Ball tool
Foam pad
Groove board
Corn flour for dusting
Saracino Green gel colour
Saracino powder colours. Green – Pink – Yellow
Petal cutter and veiner
Leaf cutter and veiner
White flower wire gauge 28
Green flower wire gauge 26
Flower tape green – brown
Small head stamens
Saracino edible glue
Wire cutter
Paint brushes
Kitchen paper

Step 1

To make the centre of the blossom take about 12 small head stamens and twist a 28 gauge wire to secure at the centre.

Step 2

Lift the two sides up and twist the wire firmly with the wire cutter to keep the sides in shape.

Step 3

Take another small length of wire and wrap around the stamens as it is shown in the picture.

Step 4

Wrap the stamens and the wire with green florists tape.

Step 5

To make the petals dust the board with a small amount of corn flour. Roll out the flower paste with a rolling pin on the board over one of the grooves.

Step 6

Cut out 5 petals for each flower with a leaf cutter.

Step 7

Add some edible glue at the end of the 28 gauge wire. Insert the wire into the groove. Pinch the bottom of the petal gently to secure it to the wire.

Step 8

Move the petal onto a foam pad and thin the edges of the petal with a ball tool.

Step 9

Press each petal firmly into the veiner to form the veiner pattern.

Step 10

By using the corner of your cutter cut a small notch at the top of the petal.

Step 11

Let the petals dry overnight on a former to give definition and shape (we do not want flat petals)

Step 12

To make the leaves roll out a small amount of green flower paste on the groove board

Step 13

Cut out leaves using the leaf cutter in two different sizes.

Step 14

Add some edible glue at the end of the wire insert into the groove of the leaf.

Step 15

Move the leaf onto a foam pad and thin the edges with the ball tool.

Step 16

Move the leaf onto the veiner and press firmly to shape the pattern

Step 17

Let them dry on a foam. If you wish you can also dust the leaves with Saracino green powder or you can use confectioner glaze, to shine the leaves.

Step 18

To make the buds take a 24 gauge wire and make a small hook at one end. Roll a small ball of white paste and form a cone shape to create the bud. Add some edible glue to the hook and insert it into the bud. Press the bud onto the wire to secure it

Step 19

For the ‘blooming’ flowers roll out white flower paste and cut out 3 small and 3 large petals for each bud.

Step 20

Thin the edges with the ball tool

Step 21

Press the petals into the veiner and let them dry and form for 10 minutes

Step 22

Fix the 3 small petals around the bud and then the 3 large ones over the smaller petals. Use a little edible glue on each petal.

Step 23

For the flowers already ‘bloomed’ dust the petals using pink powder colour and a soft brush.

Step 24

Using green florist tape attach 2 petals to the stamens.

Step 25

Add the other 3 petals around and bind them one by one.

Step 26

For the ‘Blooming’ bud dust with pink powder colour and a small soft brush. Add a small green calyx onto the base of the bud.

Step 27

Tape one blossom with a bud and one leaf or more, using green tape

Step 28

Add the rest of the leaves and flowers

Step 29

I have made this branch of apple blossoms. Feel free to create your own arrangement.

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BABY PUMPKIN BOY

Oct 21, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Valentina Terzieva

FB: Valentina’s Sugarland

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Saracino Modelling Paste – 200g orange, 60g brown, 40g skin color, 10g green,
150g green Sugarpaste
Saracino Dust Colours – pink, skin, yellow, red, brown, green, black and white
Saracino Cake Gel
Cake Board 12cmx12cm
Styrofoam Ball 8cm
Modelling Tools and brushes
Knife
Scissors
Lemon extract/alcohol

Step 1

Cover the cake board with green sugar paste. Roll out the paste to a reasonable thickness.

Step 2

Use a stiff-bristled brush to make texture on the fondant. Trim the excess.

Step 3

You can use a 8cm stryrofoam ball to form the inside of the pumpkin or alternatively use a ball of rice krispie treat. Cut the top off two opposite sides of the ball with a sharp kitchen knife.

Tip: I will always use a styrofoam shape for inside support when I make a cake topper that is going to be kept as decoration for a long time. I use rice krispie treat only on cake decoration that is going to be eaten fast, so there will be no chance to deteriorate.

Step 4

Knead 200g orange Saracino modelling paste until soft and pliable and roll out to approximately 5mm thick. Apply cake gel or edible glue to the styrofoam ball and cover it with the modelling paste.

Step 5

Use your fingers to sharpen the upper edge.

Tip: I often use gloves when working on larger pieces, to be more hygienic. It also helps you when you have a hot hands and the paste may stick to them. When working on small faces or detail I prefer working without gloves to have more control and better feeling of my fingers.

Step 6

Use a modelling tool such as a CelPin to make the pumpkin’s grooves. Smooth them by running your fingers over them.

Step 7

For the pumpkin lid take 20g of orange Saracino modelling paste and shape it to a disk as big as the pumpkin top.

Step 8

Place the lid on the top of the pumpkin and mark where the grooves should be to match the main pumpkin. Remove the lid and form the dents as described in Step 6.

Step 9

Mix green and brown modelling paste and shape 3g of it to a twisted stem. Use a modelling tool and draw a line along the stem and place it in the middle of the lid. Fix using edible glue.

Step 10

Mix Saracino dust colours with lemon extract or vodka and paint the pumpkin. Start with yellow and using a wide brush paint in strokes from the upper edge to the bottom. Mix some red to the yellow dust to achieve a different shade of orange. Apply with a smaller brush. Paint the red and brown mixture to the dents. Use brown and green to paint the stem.

Step 11

Place the pumpkin and the lid in the middle of the cake board. Use brown, green and yellow dust colours mixed with lemon extract to paint the grass.

Step 12

Knead 50g of the Saracino sugar paste and place about 30g of it on the top of the pumpkin. Shape it to look like a fur blanket. Use small pointed scissors to add texture to the blanket.

Step 13

Knead 15g of the skin coloured Saracino Modelling Paste and roll to a sausage shape. Pull centrally on the upper side to form a small neck. Mark the arm pit on the left side.

Step 14

Pull and shape the right side to form a long thin sausage for the right arm. Mark in the middle for the elbow and bend it towards the direction of the body.

Step 15

Place the body into the pumpkin and arrange the fur strands in a way that they cover the joint between the body and the blanket and to look like the baby boy is inside the pumpkin. If needed use more brown paste to add blanket behind the body and shape it like fur as described in Step 12.

Step 16

Use 1.5g of the skin coloured Saracino Modelling Paste to make the hand. Shape it like a teardrop, flatten the thicker side with your finger and place on the modelling board.

Step 17

Using a knife cut out a small triangle to separate the thumb from the fingers and then make three cuts to form four fingers.

Step 18

Roll each finger gently between your finger and thumb to shape them and cut to the required length.

Step 19

Place the hand near the body in the pumpkin and arrange the fur around to look natural.

Step 20

For the head knead 20g of Saracino skin coloured modelling paste and roll it to a smooth egg shape. Use the round side of the CelPin and form two dents for the eye area in the middle of the head. Leave a gap of 2mm between the dents for the bridge of the nose.

Step 21

Using a modelling tool shape the bridge of the nose, with the lower end wider than the upper.

Step 22

Make the holes for the nostrils using a pointed modelling tool or tooth pick. Shape the nostrils.

Step 23

Draw a line for the mouth approximately 4mm below the nose.

Step 24

Using a knife cut the line deeper and then lift the upper lip from the inside

Step 25

Shape the upper and lower lip using a Dresden tool or silicon brush.

Step 26

With a small ball tool indent the line between the nose and the mouth.

Step 27

Shape the chin and the face using a CelPin and your fingers.

Step 28

Add two small flat teardrops into the eye sockets. Apply water on the edges and using a modelling tool smooth over to join them with the face.

Step 29

Add two larger flat teardrops for ears on both sides of the head.

Step 30

Place the head on the neck and using a small amount of water and the same technique as above join the two pieces together and blend the joint.

Tip: I only use water to join and smooth two pieces of Saracino modelling paste together. You generally don’t need sugar glue or piping gel for that. Apply the small amount of water and smooth the joint with your tool.

Step 31

Use a modelling tool to shape the direction of the eyebrows so it looks like the baby is sleeping peacefully.

Step 32

Shape a hat from 3g brown-green paste and fix it on the head. Use dust colors to brush and give more depth and realistic look. For this project I used Saracino pink, brown, skin and green dusts.

Step 33

Use a small brush to apply brown dust on the eyelashes and eyebrows.

Step 34

With a wider brush apply brown dust to the hair and pink for the cheeks. You can add skin and pink color on the body. Dust the hat with green and brown. Dust the fur with brown dust color and go over it with an almost dry brush dipped in the mixture of white dust and lemon extract / vodka.

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LITTLE DRAGON CAKE TOPPER

Sep 23, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Gisi Prekau

FB: Just Little Cakes

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP FROM GISI:

To get fondant smooth and workable blend in some vegetable shortening (Trex).

You will need:

Pasta Model light blue 220g
Pasta Model tiffany 40g
Pasta Model yellow 10g
Pasta Model green 5g
Powder colours black, blue, green, white
Waferpaper “Zebra“
Floral wire 22 gauge
Sugar pearls 3mm
Alcohol
Cake Gel Glue
Wooden Skewer
Rolling pin
Balltools
Silicon brush
Piping tip 1mm
Scalpel / sharp blade
Painting palette
Dresden tool
Brush 00, Powder Brush

Step 1

Start by kneading 100g light blue Pasta Model, then form it to a 15cm long sausage shape. Make both ends of the sausage thinner as shown.

Step 2

Bend in the middle as shown.

Step 3

Pinch the upper part to a point to form the neck. Curve the tail a little.

Step 4

Use a ball tool to create indentations for the legs

Step 5

Crumpled aluminium foil creates a nice surface texture.

Step 6

For the colored design of the belly knead 10g tiffany Pasta Model and roll it out thin.

Step 7

This is placed on the tummy and slightly pressed in the middle.

Step 8

Cut off the excess and smooth the edges so it blends with the body.

Step 9

Form a belly button with the end of a modelling tool. Make horizontal stripes with a modelling tool on the Tiffany tummy.

Step 10

For the head knead 75g light blue Pasta Model and form into an oval shape.

Step 11

Using a small rolling pin or a modelling tool create a dent for the eye area.

Step 12

Pinch with your fingers to form the top of the nose.

Step 13

Insert two eye sockets with a pointed tool.

Step 14

Model the mouth and nostrils with the dresden tool

Step 15

To give the head support insert a wooden skewer through the body and cut off leaving about 1.5cm projecting.

Step 16

Put the head onto the skewer and blend with the neck / body.

Step 17

For the coloured area of the lower jaw knead 10g tiffany Pasta Model and roll it into a slightly thicker oval. Fix it under the mouth line using edible glue to create the lower jaw and the neck.

Step 18

Cut off the excess paste and blend.

Step 19

Using a modelling tool make small indents for the teeth

Step 20

Twist 1g tiffany Pasta Model into spirals to form small horns and attach them in small holes on the left and right side of the head.

Step 21

Attach two sugar pearls in the eye sockets.

Step 22

With a modelling tool form the features of the dragon face.

Step 23

For the legs knead 10g light blue Pasta Model and roll it to a ball. Cut it in half.

Step 24

Using edible glue fix to each side of the body.

Step 25

For the feet use 2g light blue Pasta Model for each. Form a ball, flatten and form it to a tear drop shape. Cut to form the toes.

Step 26

Attach to the legs. Model and add form to the toes using a modelling tool. Create small indentations for the claws.

Step 27

For the arms take 2.5g light blue Pasta Model for each and roll to a 2.5cm long sausage shape. Bend it in the middle and make two cuts to form the fingers

Step 28

Attach the arms to the left and right side of the body. Give them shape with the modelling tools.

Step 29

You can use the end of a piping nozzle to create a scaly effect on the body, head, arms and legs.

Step 30

Roll a small amount of paste into tiny cone shapes to form the claws on the hands and feet. Fix them into the holes previously formed.

Step 31

For the inside of the wings knead 8g yellow and 8g tiffany Pasta Model together.

Step 32

Cut out a wing template to the shape you want. Roll the paste out thin and cut out two wings using your template so they match.

Step 33

Roll out 20g light blue Pasta Model to the same thickness as the inner wing. Bend two 8cm long 22 gauge wires and place them onto the modelling paste so that the ends project from the bottom of the wing – press them on gently. Now place the inner light green wings onto the blue paste and press them on gently. Cut out the blue wings slightly bigger so you have a blue strip around the inner wing.

Step 34

Texture the light green inner wing with a small ball tool .

Step 35

Roll out some light blue Pasta Model to a long string. Place it on the wings and cut to the correct length. Fix in place with edible glue to form the bones in the wing.

Step 36

Using a scalpel or sharp blade make a small cut either side of the back. Attach the wings into these pushing the wires into the body.

Step 37

Blend the base of the wing to the body.

Step 38

Cut out some small circles from the Tiffany paste and fix on the back of the wings. Form small triangles out of the light green modelling paste and fix them down the centre of the back and tail to give your dragon a crested look.

Step 39

Now for the dragon’s teeth. Roll out some white fondant to form small cone shapes, fix them into the holes previously made for the teeth.

Step 40

For the eyes mix your powder colours with clear alcohol. Using a small brush paint on a light green iris and a small black dot for the pupil. Also highlight the eyebrows using black.

Step 41

To make the little hat cut out a circle of the zebra wafer paper. Coat the back thinly with piping gel and roll it into a cone shape. The gel helps to soften the paper and at the same time acts as an adhesive on the overlapping edge. Place next to the head to check it is the correct size. Adjust as necessary and set aside to dry.

Step 42

Using 4g of the green Pasta Model roll out a ball. Place it at the base of the hat and flatten. This should be a bit larger than the diameter of the hat cone. Place the wafer paper cone onto the green circle. Use another small ball of the green paste to form the pom pom on the top of the hat. Add texture to the paste using a sharp knife. When finished fix the hat to the dragons head using edible glue.

Step 43

Finally for the finishing touches and to add definition, give your dragon a dust. Using a soft powder brush and black, green, blue, and white powder dust the dragon.

Mix also the turquoise and grey. Dust the belly, horns, arms and legs.

Step 44

Make a little bow from black paste and fix to the neck.

Ta-Da, your little dragon is ready to go onto the cake.

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PANSY FLOWER TUTORIAL

Aug 6, 2019 | Flowers

Author: Nicky Lamprinou

FB: Sugar flowers creations – Nicky Lamprinou

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Flower paste Saracino – Pasta Bouquet
Non stick board
Small rolling pin
Balling tool
Foam pad
Cel board
Corn flour for dusting
Saracino Green gel colour
Saracino colour dusts – pink , violet , orange, yellow
Petal cutter (3 sizes) and veiner
Leaf cutter and veiner
Florist wire white (#28)
Florist wire Green (#26)
Florist tape green
Saracino edible glue
Wire cutter
Small scissors
Paint brushes
Kitchen paper

Step 1

To make the centre of the flower add a bit of orange and yellow powder colour to the paste and mix well.

Step 2

Form a small teardrop of sugar paste for each flower. Add some glue at the end of the wire (gauge 26).

Step 3

Insert the wire half way into the teardrop.

Step 4

Use a small scissors to cut the teardrop in three parts.

Step 5

Roll out a small amount of white or light pink sugar paste over the groove on the board.

Step 6

Dust your board with a small amount of cornflour and cut out 5 petals for each flower (2 small, 2 medium, 1 large).

Step 7

Add some glue at the end of the wire. Insert the wire into the ridge formed in the petal.(White #28)

Step 8

Move the petal onto a foam pad and thin the edges of the petal with a balling tool.

Step 9

Dust the veiner with small amount of cornflour and press the veiner firmly to form a veining pattern.

Step 10

Let them dry and form.

Step 11

Add green colour to the paste, mix well and roll out.

Step 12

Roll out a small amount of the green sugar paste on the board.

Step 13

Cut out leaves with leave cutter.

Step 14

Add some glue at the end of the wire. Insert the wire into the leaf.(Green # 26)

Step 15

Move the leaf onto a foam pad and thin the edges with a balling tool.

Step 16

Move onto veiner and press firmly.

Step 17

To paint the petals mix pink and violet powder colour.

Step 18

Use a soft brush to colour the big petals.

Step 19

Dust the edges of the small and medium petals.

Step 20

Use a small brush to colour in black the base of the 2 small and 1 big petal.

Step 21

The petals should look like this.

Step 22

Using florist green tape bind the small petal with the centre of the flower.

Step 23

Add another small petal.

Step 24

Add 1 medium petal behind the small petals.

Step 25

Add the second medium petal and the big petal into the centre.

Step 26

Wrap the leaf wires with green florist tape. You can also dust the leaves with Saracino green powder colour or you can use confectioner glaze to shine the leaves

Step 27

Attach first leaf to the flower stem.

Step 28

Add the rest of the leaves and flowers

Step 29

I have wired 3 pansy flowers with 5 leaves. Feel free to create your own composition which can differ in the form and the colours.

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SUMMER HULA HIPPO

Jul 19, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Valentina Terzieva

FB: Valentina’s Sugarland

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Saracino Modelling Paste – 50g fuchsia, 100g white, 20g green, 10g brown, 10g black and 10g yellow
Saracino Dust Colours – pink, brown, green, bronze and white
Saracino Cake Gel
Cake Dummy
Modelling Tools and brushes
Knife
Round cutter 3cm and 5.5cm
Wooden skewer/Barbecue skewer
Lemon extract/alcohol

Step 1

Prepare the Saracino Modelling Paste required for the Hippo. I used 40g fuchsia and 60g white modelling paste mixed together to get the pink colour paste, take 2g from this colour and mix it with 10g white to achieve the brighter pink for details.

Step 2

You will need 5g pink paste for one leg. Knead the paste thoroughly until pliable. Form a ball and roll it between your hands to a 3cm long sausage. Pierce it with a wooden skewer from one end to the other. Place it on a cake dummy and push the skewer into the styrofoam to be able to hold the hippo upstanding.

Step 3

Using a blade side of a modelling tool form the sausage as leg. Press with your finger or with a tool in the middle of the leg to get the hollow of the knee. On the front side press the front lower side of the leg backwards.

Step 4

Use 25g pink modelling paste and form it to a pear shape – make a ball and then roll one side of the ball few times between a modelling pad and your finger. The body should be about 5cm long.

Step 5

Use a second skewer to pierce diagonally through the body and the tip should come out sidewise on the thicker end of the pear.

Step 6

Take out the skewer and place the body on the skewer attached to the leg and the cake dummy. Apply water on the joining seam between leg and body and using a Dresden tool or silicon brush smooth the seam.

Tip:I use only water to join and smooth two pieces of Saracino modelling paste together. You don’t need sugar glue or piping gel for that. Apply water and go a few times with your tool over the seam.

Step 7

For the second leg use 5g paste and roll it to a sausage 3cm long. Roll in the middle between two fingers to thin it for the knee area and attach with water to the body. Use piece of sponge to support the leg while working on it and until it dries and can hold itself in the air.

Step 8

Roll out thin bright pink paste and cut a circle with a 3cm cutter

Step 9

Strech it between your fingers to get an oval shape and place it over the hippo belly. Use water on the back side so its sticks to the body.

Step 10

Use a small ball tool to indent three holes on the toes of both feet.

Step 11

Fill the holes with small balls of white modelling paste and press them flat with your finger or a tool.

Step 12

Form a small pointy sausage and place it on the back for a tail. Smooth with the Dresden tool.

Step 13

For each of the arms knead well and shape 2.5g Saracino Modelling Paste into a 3cm long sausage. Indent on each hand three holes for the finger nails and put in each hole a small ball of white modelling paste.

Step 14

Attach the arms to the body. One arm is streched out to the side, one is bent and is resting on the belly. Use water to blend the seams. Support the arm with a piece of sponge and leave the body over night to dry.

Step 15

For the head you will need 40g pink Saracino modelling paste. Knead well and form a ball. Roll the ball on the modelling pad with one finger on one side and thin this area a bit. The head should be about 5cm long.

Step 16

From the side it should look like this.

Step 17

Using a ball tool or a CelPin make two dents for the eyes in the middle of the head length.

Step 18

Using a smaller ball tool make the nostrils. With the smaller side of the Dresden Tool draw the lines of the mouth. Impress two smaller holes on both sides of the mouth line.

Step 19

Form two teeth out of white modelling paste and place them on the mouth line. With the needle tool make a few holes on both sides underneath the nostrils.

Step 20

Fill the eye dents with small white balls and press them flat with your finger tips. Make holes in the white balls using small ball tool. Important here is to pay attention where you put these holes. It depends in which direction your hippo is going to look.

Tip: I am using small plastic or styrofoam cups that are usually used to dry sugar flowers in them so the head is not becoming flat on the back while I am working on it or while it is drying.

Step 21

Put small brown ball of Saracino modelling paste into the holes. Press with your finger over it.

Step 22

Makes holes in the middle of the brown circle with smaller ball tool.

Step 23

Make tiny black balls and put them in the middle of the brown circle.

Step 24

Roll small amount black modelling paste into a very thin strand and put it as eye liner on the upper eye lid. Use little water to make it stick.

Step 25

If you like put 2-3 tiny pointy strands for eye lashes.

Step 26

Put two black strands for eyebrows.

Step 27

Roll out white modelling paste and cut a 5.5cm circle.

Step 28

Place it on the head as hat and curl one side upwards so it looks like a textile summer hat.

Step 29

Cut the wooden skewer so it projects about 2-3 cm above the shoulders. Apply cake gel or piping gel in the middle of the shoulders and put the head on the shoulders using the wooden skewer as support.

Step 30

For the ears make two teardrops out of pink modelling paste and a much smaller teardrops out of the bright pink paste. Place the smaller drops on to the bigger one and press them together.

Step 31

Make two holes into the head and insert the pointier end of the ears into them.

Step 32

Roll out thin green Saracino modelling paste and cut with little sharp triangles with a craft knife.

Step 33

Apply Saracino cake gel on the waist and place the triangles around the waist. I put them in three layers.

Step 34

You can curve the tips of the triangles on one side so it seems as they move with the Hippo’s “dancing” moves.

Step 35

Use few triangles as hat decoration.

Step 36

Cut small flowers out of white and yellow Saracino modelling paste and decorate the hat and the neck of the hippo.

Step 37

Mix Saracino bronze powder with lemon extract or alcohol and paint the brown of the eyes with the mixture. Mix white Saracino powder with lemon extract and put one white spot into each eye.