flowers - Saracino

L.O.L. SURPRISE DOLL

Aug 1, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Katarzyna Osiecka

FB: LUKROWE CZARY KATARZYNA OSIECKA

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP:

Always look at the picture of the figurine you want to make. Pay attention to details such as bows, neckless or hair style. To make correct proportions adjust paste to the printed picture.

You will need:

Dresden tool
Large ball tool
Small ball tool
Rolling pin
Small brush
Large brush
Exact knife
Skewers
Scales silicone mould
Clear alcohol
Edible glue or water
Dummy
Saracino modelling paste: skin tone, tiffany, fuchsia, pink, white, black
Saracino dust colours: brown, black, blue, pink, white

Step 1

Prepare about 70 grams of skin tone modelling paste and mix it with small amount of brown dust color for darker shade. Adjust the amount required to suit the model you have chosen.

Step 2

Print photo of the figurine you want to make.

Step 3

Divide coloured paste for each part of the body and adjust to the picture to make correct proportions

Step 4

Take the leg part and roll it to small roller shape. Cut in a half.

Step 5

Give both parts carrot shape.

Step 6

Use small finger to shape ankle and bend it to make the foot.

Step 7

Use small amount of skin tone paste to make sole of the shoe.

Step 8

Take the wooden skewers and push through the legs. Place them on the dummy.

Step 9

Roll and cut strips from tiffany modeling paste to make shoes.

Step 10

Take another part of the paste for the belly and give it pear shape. Set aside for a moment

Step 11

Take small amount of fuchsia paste. Roll it and cut two small leafs. Using a sharp edge form veins on each leaf.

Step 12

Using rolled pink paste print the scaled pattern onto the skirt.

Step 13

Use a skewer through the body. Using edible glue or a small amount of water stick the mermaid tail and the skirt to the body. Add small bows to the shoes.

Step 14

Roll Tiffany paste. Cut out a shell shaped bra. Fix to the body.

Step 15

Roll two arm shapes. Using your small finger mark wrists.

Step 16

Use ball tool to flatten palm.

Step 17

Cut thumb and using blunt side of the knife mark fingers.

Step 18

Attach one arm to the body using glue or small amount of water. Leave the other arm to one side until required.

Step 19

Take printed picture and adjust the head shape to it.

Step 20

Choose the right size of ball tool to make the eye sockets.

Step 21

Make eyes sockets. Look at the printed picture to make them in the right position.

Step 22

Take white paste and make balls. Adjust it to the sockets.

Step 23

Use blue Saracino dust diluted in vodka to paint the iris.

Step 24

Use black Saracino dust diluted in vodka to paint the pupil and eyelashes.

Step 25

Roll a small amount of black paste to form thin lashes and stick it to the eyelid. Cut off the excess.

Step 26

The same way make the brows from the tiffany paste.

Step 27

Take a small ball of the paste and make a small nose. Use fuchsia paste to make lips. Seperate the upper and bottom lips.

Step 28

Use dresden tool to shape open lips.

Step 29

Create definition on the lips using a Dresden tool.

Step 30

Use pink Saracino dust colour to make blush.

Step 31

Add some shine and life to the eyes by painting several white dots.

Step 32

Attach the head to the body. Insert a small skewer ready for fixing the other arm.

Step 33

Stick arm on the skewer and attach it to the body.

Step 34

Take tiffany paste and flatten it to pancake shape. Attach it to the head.

Step 35

Using a Dresden tool create a hair look to the paste.

Step 36

Take another part of the tiffany paste and make cone shape. Check if the amount of the paste is correct.

Step 37

Flatten the paste by the palm of your hand.

Step 38

Using the knife tool draw lines imitating hairs.

Step 39

Model hairs and glue it to the head.

Step 40

Give a little shine to the skirt and hair of your mermaid using lustre powder.

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STEPHANOTIS FLOWER TUTORIAL

Jul 26, 2019 | Flowers

FB: CALLI CREATIONS

Skill level: BEGINNERS

FROM CALLI:

I’ve made the flower as near to nature as possible, but used artistic licence so not botanically accurate.

You will need:

Saracino Flower Pasta Bouquet
Saracino Colour Dusts white, yellow, green, brown
Saracino Colour Paste (green)
Florist Wires (26, 22, 18)
Florist Tape (Nile Green – ¼ inch)
Edible Glue
Cornflour for dusting
Balling tool
Non stick rolling pin (I use 9”)
Cel Pad
Cel Board
Dresden tool or cutting wheel
Paint brushes (Flat for dusting (size 2 – 4 and one fine line brush [eg 000 size])
Small blossom cutter (I used tinkertech metal, 1cm)
Wire Cutter

Step 1

Roll out a ball of Saracino flower paste (about the size of a large pea) onto a 26 gauge wire and roll the middle gently between thumb and forefinger to narrow centre

Step 2

Roll the tip of one end to form a point

Step 3

Using your dresden tool or cutting wheel, scribe in a few random grooves.

Step 4

Here is how it looks before colouring, the grooves are just there to indicate where petals are forming.

Step 5

Mix green and yellow dust colour to make a lime green. Brush lightly over base and tip of bud.

Step 6

Close up showing light green on bud and in groves. Make sure to leave white bits as the bud is not all green.

Step 7

To make the sepal (leafy part at base of buds and flowers) Roll out green flower paste quite thinly and cut with blossom cutter

Step 8

Using Ball tool, roll out each part of sepal.

Step 9

As well as centre so it curls inwards

Step 10

Place a hole in the centre with toothpick and insert onto the base of bud

Step 11

Tape the wire with nile green tape.

Step 12

Make quite a few different sized buds

Step 13

Start same as making buds, using 26 gauge wire

Step 14

Using cel stick, make a hole in centre.

Step 15

Using small scissors, cut five petals

Step 16

Gently press the ends of each petal, between thumb and forefinger, to thin and form petal shape of the flower.

Step 17

Turn flower upside down onto a foam pad and gently press and roll out each petal, this aids in shaping the petals

Step 18

Gently form edge of each petal tip between thumb and forefinger

Step 19

This progress photo shows the flat petal as well as formed petals.

Step 20

Make a small groove in the centre base of each petal, using dresden tool.

Step 21

Insert a small stamen in the centre.

Step 22

Using same lime green as buds, lightly brush the base of the flower and a little in the centre.

Step 23

As with buds, add the green sepal at base of flower

Step 24

As a guide, make enough flowers for approximately 1-2 flowers to about 3-6 buds

Step 25

You will need to make quite a few leaves of about 4-5 different sizes.

Place a small ball of green paste onto a 26 gauge wire (larger leaves use 22 gauge wire) and taper it down so that length will be just short of what the leaf will be.

Step 26

Place onto rolled out paste and cut a leaf shape with cutting wheel.

Step 27

Gently smooth the green covered wire into the leaf.

Step 28

Press gently into a universal leaf veiner and form a gentle shape

Step 29

Thin the edge with a balling tool

Step 30

Brush with Saracino green dust and over dust again with green/brown mix dust

Step 31

Using a fine brush (size 00000) paint a thin line on edge and veins top of leaf

Step 32

Tape the leaves with nile green tape.

Step 33

This photo shows you the stages I just described

Step 34

Here are several sizes that I made a few of

Step 35

Tape together groups of different size buds.

Step 36

Add a few flowers

Step 37

Add a few different size leaves

Step 38

This photo shows varied clusters of flowers, buds and leaves I taped together

Step 39

Then (using an 18 gauge wire) start taping the clusters in a formation to suit the sugar flower arrangement you may be adding this too.

These are relatively quick to make and are a great addition to any floral arrangement, making for a lovely contrast and adding a bit of freshness. I do hope you enjoy the tutorial.

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PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE BONBONS

Jul 11, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts

Author: Carla Rodrigues

FB: PEPPER POSH – SUGAR ARTIST

Skill level: BEGINNERS

Pistachio Ganache

80 ml whipping cream (35% fat)

22 ml honey

350 g white Saracino chocolate

120 g Saracino Le Supreme pistachio flavouring

38 g salted butter, chopped and softened

Note: This recipe yields for at least 3 moulds like the one used at this tutorial.

You will need:

Saracino white Chocolate
Saracino Le Supreme pistacchio flavouring
Saracino cocoa butter
Green colour dust
Metallic bronze colour dust
Guitar sheet
Spatulas
Digital thermometer
Salted butter
Double cream
Honey
Sponge to paint
Brush
Piping bags
Polycarbonate chocolate bombons mould
Blender
Microwave
Cling film
Scraper
Bowls
Silicon paper

Step 1

Put the cream and the honey in a a saucepan over a medium heat and bring it to the boil.

Step 2

Put the chocolate in a bowl and heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Step 3

Stir the chocolate then return it to the microwave for another 30 seconds. Repeat this as many times as required until the chocolate is melted.

Step 4

Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and stir.

Step 5

Open the jar and stir food flavouring.

Step 6

Incorporate the pistachio flavouring and the butter with the help of a blender until you get a smooth ganache. Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside to cool until required.

Step 7

Melt enough quantity of cocoa butter in a bowl (in a microwave), add a small amount of green colour dust and stir.

Step 8

Add colour until you get the tone of green you want and use a blender to get an even colour.

Step 9

Make sure the mould is clean and free from grease and water. Line your worktop with silicon paper to help protect it from the cocoa butter splatters and later from the chocolate.

Step 10

Bring your coloured cocoa butter to a temperature around 32ºC.

Step 11

Use a sponge to colour a green stripe at each cavity of the mould.

Step 12

Leave to dry and go matt.

Step 13

Dust all the cavities with the metallic bronze colour.

Step 14

Temper 400g of white chocolate (27 – 28 ºC).

Step 15

Transfer to a large piping bag, snip off the end and pipe the chocolate into each cavity of the mould as quickly as you can.

Step 16

Tap the mould on the worktop to release any air bubbles from the surface of the mould.

Step 17

Turn the mould upside down and tap the side of the mould with a scraper to pour out the excess of chocolate.

Step 18

Once the chocolate has stopped dripping, scrape the mould whilst the mould is upside down, so the excess chocolate falls out of the mould.

Step 19

Turn the mould upright and clean with scraper again.

Step 20

Place the mould upside down on a sheet of silicone paper until the chocolate is touch-dry, then place in the fridge to fully set for no more than 30 minutes.

Step 21

Transfer the ganache to a large piping bag, snip off the end and pipe into the chocolate shells, filling them to 2 mm from the top.

Step 22

Tap the mould gently on the worktop to release any air bubbles from the ganache and leave it evenly spread inside the shells. Let it set.

Step 23

Temper approximately 200g of the leftover white chocolate and transfer it to a large piping bag.

Step 24

Pipe the chocolate over all the chocolates as fast as you can.

Step 25

Place a guitar sheet over the top of the mould (previously cut to the size of the mould).

Step 26

Scrape downwards the excess of chocolate under the guitar sheet.

Step 27

Clean off the sides of the mould.

Step 28

Set aside at room temperature until the freshly piped chocolate is touch-dry, then place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to set.

Step 29

Remove the mould from the refrigerator and peel off the guitar sheet.

Step 30

Remove the chocolates by turning over the mould and tapping the edge furthest away from you on the work surface.

Step 31

Tap different edges until the mould is empty.

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FANTASY MAGNOLIA BY CALLI HOPPER

Jul 10, 2019 | Flowers

Author: Calli Hopper

FB: CALLI CREATIONS

You will need:

Saracino White Modelling Chocolate
Saracino White Modelling Paste
Edible Glue
White Florist Wires: Gauge 18,22,24
Brown or Green FLorist Tape
Saracino Colour Dusts: Red, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow, Green, Brown
Saracino Green Paste
Cel Board
Foam Pad
Non Stick Rolling Pin (preferably 9”)
Dresden Tool
Cel Stick
Wire Cutter
Small scissors
Cutting Tool
Soft Paint brushes (Teflon or real hair, like sable)
Balling Tool
Magnolia Cutters (3 sizes)
Leaf Veiner
Magnolia Veiner
Small daisy/blossom cutter
Tin Foil or kitchen paper sheets
Corn Flour for dusting if needed
Plastic sleeve

Mix the two pastes together, approximately 2 parts modelling paste to one part modelling chocolate

Centre:

Mix the two pastes together, approximately 2 parts modelling paste to one part modelling chocolate
Take an 18 gauge wire, dipped in edible glue, and place small amount of paste on the end and taper into a tear drop shape with point at the top and base.
Taking small scissors, snip spikes into the paste to form spikes all the way down. Leave to dry.
Mix yellow, white and green dust colours together and using a soft paint brush, dust all over, then using a little of the darker green add darker areas and finish off with dusting tips with a mix of red and purple colour dusts.
Colour your mixed paste, green. Roll out and using daisy cutter, cut out three daisies. Ball out the edges and slide up wire to base of magnolia centre, using a little edible glue. Dust a little, using the same red and purple mix. The picture below shows the stages from start to finish.

Magnolia Petals

Roll out the white paste, then using your cel stick, roll centre of paste to form a ridge.
Cut out petals with your magnolia cutters. You will need three of each, nine in total. Keep them in a plastic sleeve to stop them from drying out. OF do them is sets of three
Insert wires into the ridge, using a little edible glue: 24 gauge wires for two smallest, 22 gauge wire for largest. Place back in plastic sleeve. Or do in sets of three.
Thin edges of petals with your balling tool, then press in veiner. To create a ridge on edges, drag your dresden tool right at the petal edge.
Once dry, or nearly dry, lightly brush green/yellow dust mix at base of each petal, then over brush lightly with red and purple dust mix, at base.
Once completely dry, start to assemble/tape to magnolia centre, starting with smallest three, then next size up, finishing with largest.

Magnolia Buds

You can use paste, but to keep it light, I’ve inserted an 18 gauge wire into a small styro ball (approx 1” diameter).
Cut out a few petals (about three of five) freehand with cutting tool, or use magnolia cutters. Thin edges and fold around ball.
Once dry, brush colour on, same as ones used for the petals.

Leaves:

Roll out Green paste and form a ridge (see steps used for petals). #
Reehand cut out a leaf shape with your cutting tool (or knife) leaving ridge in centre. Insert a 22 gauge wire, tipped with a little edible glue.
Thin out edges with balling tool, then press into veiner. Cut out several sizes (about 6 or seven or more if you wish) and leave to dry.
Brush green over the top of leaf and keep colour on back light. Then over dust with some yellow in places and a little white. Brush the edges with a mix of red and purple dust.

Assembly:

You can fix the colour by swaying carefully, the posy, over the steam from a kettle or boiling pot of water on stove.
Using brown or green florist tape, assemble the flowers, buds and leaves together carefully. Remember these dry petals and leaves are very fragile and brittle.
3. You can now use to decorate your cake. I hope you enjoy this tutorial and find is useful.

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CUTE BABY SHOES TUTORIAL

Jul 5, 2019 | Cakes, Modelling

Author: Silvia Mancini

FB: SILVIA MANCINI CAKE ART & CO

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP:

Attach all the parts using only a drop of water. You will need to wait until the paste is a little bit harder before you start to assemble the parts you cut off.

You will need:

Scalpel
Rolling pin
Hard pointed brush
Straw
Pointed tool
Flat brush size 1
Pointed brush size 000
Saracino edible glue (if required)
Easy Eyes – You can use the shapes you like most. I used the pink and yellow shape – small sizes
Saracino Modelling sugarpaste: white, fuchsia, pink, blue, red, Tiffany (it needs only for few details), a little bit of grey and light blue (for the eyes of the boy’s shoes)
Saracino black gel colour
Saracino white gel colour
Clear alcohol
Saracino dust pink

Download Template

Step 1

Using the downloaded template cut out all the shapes. Make two balls: white 10g and pink 18g.

Step 2

Vary the thickness as shown.

Step 3

You will need to cut out some additional strips that are not on your template.

Step 4

Form the toe of the shoe as shown.

Step 5

Create the heel of the shoe.

Step 6

Attach the heel as shown using a drop of water.

Step 7

Using a blade trim shape number two

Step 8

Attach shape number 2 to the base.

Step 9

Trim any overlapping excess paste using a scalpel. It doesn’t have to be perfect we can blend as shown in the next step.

Step 10

Using a Dresden tool blend the joint.

Step 11

Use the Easy Eye cutter on the tongue.

Step 12

Using your pointed tool define the shape.

Step 13

Using the white colours paint inside the defined areas.

Step 14

Using the end of a straw cut out the ‘eyes’ from rolled out blue paste.

Step 15

Attach as shown using a drop of water.

Step 16

Blend using a Dresden tool.

Step 17

Using your fine paintbrush draw eye lashes using the black colours. Blend your powder with a clear alcohol as required.

Step 18

Using your straw cut out highlights for the eyes.

Step 19

Attach and blend the highlights to each eye.

Step 20

Fix the shoe tongue into place using Saracino edible glue or a drop of water.

Step 21

Pack behind the tongue with tissue to keep shape until dry.

Step 22

Using shape number three wrap around the front of the shoe.

Step 23

Trim any excess with your scalpel.

Step 24

Using shape number six fix as shown.

Step 25

Using a small ball tool make lace holes and pattern on the front of the shoe.

Step 26

Fix shape number 5 to the heel of the shoe.

Step 27

Fix shapes number 7 to the back of the shoe.

Step 28

Make lace holes using your small ball tool.

Step 29

Make stitch lines using a scalpel or sharp tool.

Step 30

Attach the 8mm back lace as shown.

Step 31

Attach piece number 8 around the sole as shown.

Step 32

Trim any excess at the back using a scalpel.

Step 33

Trim the toe of the shoe as shown to raise off the floor

Step 34

Blend edges to round off.

Step 35

Form a mouth using your scalpel.

Step 36

Add the 5mm strips as shown.

Step 37

Check the length needed for your laces.

Step 38

Give the lace definition using the back of a sharp tool.

Step 39

Fix the lace into the lace holes previously formed.

Step 40

Using the longer laces fix to the side of the shoe as shown.

Step 41

Cut out and fix eyebrows.

Step 42

Use your scalpel to make a stitch line around the shoe.

Step 43

Using Tiffany coloured paste attach the front of the shoe.

Step 44

Using pink powder dust give the cheeks some definition with a soft brush.

Step 45

Repeat all the above steps to create the other shoe. You can customise each shoe to look how you want.

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