periwinkle gumpaste flowers

Windy City Gift Pack + FREE SHIPPING making periwinkle gumpaste flowers How to make Periwinkle gumpaste blossoms. your gonna need a clean flat surface, gumpaste/fondant tools, colored gumpaste, an empty egg carton, a paint brush, pairing knife, shortening, royal icing, and lustre dust. Grease a clean flat surface with shortening, and grease your hands with shortening too, to prevent gumpaste from sticking. Take out your Periwinkle/lilac colored gumpaste, and start kneading it in your hands. Once gumpaste is pliable, roll out onto your clean, flat surface. Roll out your sugar dough as thin as you can. Once gumpaste is to desired thickness, use one of your larger sized, five petal cutters, and start punching out flowers. Punch out up to five at a time, you dont want to do too much, because it could cause, your flowers to dry out too soon. Wrap unused dough with plastic wrap. Place one of your flowers on your foam mat. Use your tool thats round on one end, and pointy on the other. Use pointy side to poke center of flower. Now take rounded end of your tool, and roll it inside each petal, then using same side of your tool, start near middle of flower, and work to end of each petal, this should curl in your petals. Once you've completed all five petals, then place flowers into empty egg carton to dry. Repeat process, until you have desired amount of flowers. Now take out a small piece of wrapped, periwinkle colored gumpaste. Knead gumpaste in hands, until pliable. Now take a really small piece of that gumpaste, and start rolling it in between your thumb and index finger, until nice and round. Use a pairing knife, to mark a small x in the center. Repeat to desired amount. Now place your flower centers, into your empty egg carton to dry. When flowers, and flower centers are dry, take out royal icing, dillute it slightly. Take small paint brush, and put a little drop of dilluted, royal icing into center of flower. Now take flower center and press it into middle of flower (make sure your x on flower center is face up). Repeat process with all flowers, and put back into empty egg carton to dry. Once dry, take a clean dry paint brush, and lustre dust, begin dusting flower petals, repeat with all five petals, and then repeat with all flowers. Your flowers are done yay! Use your flowers to decorate cakes, and cupcakes. Hooked on French - Only $14.95! periwinkle for medicinal purposes Periwinkle is known to increase blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain, and has been used to treat arteriosclerosis and dementia caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain. Periwinkle is also employed as an astringent and blood-staunching herb, effective against internal bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, or nosebleeds. In the Philippines, the traditional use of the Madagascar periwinkle is for treating diabetes. Although extracts have shown to lower blood sugar levels, simple preparations of the whole plant may not be effective.

alyssum gumpaste flowers

white gumpaste flowers How to make small, white, gumpaste flowers. Easy to follow step by step directions. Your gonna need fondant tools, a clean flat surface, gumpaste, royal icing, a paint brush, and shortening. Amazon Amazon Wilton 1907-1107 Set of 10 Gum-Paste Modeling Tools with Storage Case Amazon Price: $18.54 (as of 05/09/2011) Fat Daddio's 8-Piece Fondant and Gumpaste Modeling Tool Set, 16 Designs Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 05/09/2011) Did you know? Random Facts Did you know? Random Facts [from New Latin, from Greek alusson, from alussos (adj) curing rabies, referring to the ancient belief in the plant's healing properties] www.etsy.com/kanekl Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, gourmet gummy bears, caramels, and marzipan. www.madeitmyself.com/KANEsUgAr Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, gourmet gummy bears, caramels, and marzipan. making gumpaste alyssum Your going to need white, and yellow colored gumpaste, a clean flat surface, fondant/gumpaste tools, shortening, a paint brush, and royal icing. Take small piece of whit hands gumpaste in hands and start kneading(make sure your hands are coated with shortening, to prevent sticking). Once gumpaste is pliable, roll it out onto a pre-greased, flat surface, making sure to roll it out as thin as possible. Use your smallest five petal center, and cut out up to five flowers. Place one flower cut-out on foam mat, and cover the rest. Use your tool thats round on one end, and pointy on the other end. Use pointy side, poke center to cause slight indentation in center. Then again use pointy side, and roll it at a 45 degree angle, on inside of each petal. Once you have done this to all five petals, place in empty egg carton. Allow flower to dry, repeat to desired quantity of flowers. If flowers get a little dry before rolling out, rub both sides with a little shortening, to rehydrate. Take out a small piece of yellow gumpaste. Roll out tiny pieces in between thumbs-up, and index finger into a ball. Place in empty egg carton to dry. Repeat to desired amount. Always make sure you have a few extra flowers, and flower centers, just in case. When both flowers, and flower centers are dry. Get out a small paint brush, and thinned out royal icing. Put a tiny dot in center of flower, and place yellow flower center into it. Put flowers back into empty egg cartons to dry. Now your done, you can use your flowers to decorate cakes, and cupcakes.

forget me not gumpaste flowere

gumpaste forget me nots: How to make super easy, gumpaste flowers...forget me nots! Your gonna need some gumpaste tools, blue gumpaste, white gumpaste, royal icing, shortening, and an empty egg carton. Grease hands, and clean flat surface with shortening. Take ut blue gumpaste, and start kneading it in hands. Your gonna need some gumpaste tools, blue gumpaste, white gumpaste, shortening, a flat surface, and an empty egg carton. First thing you want to do, after getting out all your materials. Is cover your hands, and a clean flat surface, in shortening to prevent sticking. Work your blue gumpaste in hands, until its workable. You will only want to take out a small amount, to,prevent excess drying. So what you don't use keep it wrapped in plastic wrap, or a ziploc, or if your like me...both. work the piece you have into a ball. Then use your mini rolling pin/fondant roller, and roll out your gumpaste super thin. Once you've done this, use your second to smallest flower cutter, to cut out flowers from your gumpaste. Set one to the side and cover rest. You should have a tool that's round on one end, and pointy on the other, end. Use the pointy side to poke the center of your flower, be careful not to puncture through. Then place flower on foam mat. Once you've done this, use the same pointy end, at a 45 degree angle. Rolling slightly on inside of petal. Repeat with all sides, and poke center with pointy end of tool, one last time, to help flower petals curl in. After you have done this, gently place flowers into your empty egg carton to dry. While your flowers are drying. Rake out a really small piece, of white gumpaste, covering the rest. Take a small piece off, of your already small piece of white gumpaste. Roll it into a ball, between your two index fingers. After doing this, carefully place them in empty egg carton to dry. Use small paint brush, and put a tiny amout of powder sugar, water combo, into center of flowers. Then carefully place white centers, on your flower. Place flowers back into egg cartons to dry. HISTORY, FACTS, AND FOLKLORE: In a German legend, God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out, "Forget-me-not, O Lord!" God replied, "That shall be your name." [2][2] The Christ Child was sitting on Mary's lap one day and said that he wished that future generations could see her eyes. He touched her eyes and then waved his hand over the ground and blue forget-me-nots appeared, hence the name forget-me-not. Henry IV adopted the flower as his symbol during his exile in 1398, and retained the symbol upon his return to England the following year. [2] In 15th-century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower would not be forgotten by their lovers. Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not." It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love. Remembrance Prior to becoming the tenth province of Canada in 1949, Newfoundland (then a separate British Dominion) used the Forget-me-not as a symbol of remembrance of that nation's war dead. This practice is still in limited use today, though Newfoundlanders have adopted the Flanders Poppy as well. Freemasons use the Forget-me-not to remember those masons who were victimized by the Nazi regime. [3] In literature Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The mouse-ear forget-me-not, Myosotis laxa, has now extended its racemes (?) very much, and hangs over the edge of the brook. It is one of the most interesting minute flowers. It is the more beautiful for being small and unpretending; even flowers must be modest." [4] In Evangeline, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of Heaven, Blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels. www.etsy.com/kanekl www.imadeitmyself.com/KANEsUgAr Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, chocolate truffles, caramels, and marzipan. http://www.imadeitmyself.com/KANEsUgAr Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, chocolate truffles, caramels, and marzipan. AbeBooks Bestseller - "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren

pink blossoms

pink gumpaste blossoms Easy how to for pink gumpaste blossoms. You will need some gumpaste tools, empty egg carton, pink gumpaste, shortening, paint brush, and pink lustre dust. Grease your hands, and flat clean surface with gumpaste. Then take out your Pink gumpaste, and begin kneading it in your hands. www.etsy.com/kanekl www.imadeitmyself.com/KANEsUgAr Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, chocolate truffles, caramels, and marzipan. http://www.madeitmyself.com/KANEsUgAr Handmade gumpaste flowers, edible cake toppers, chocolate truffles, caramels, and marzipan. To make Pink blossoms, your going to need. Pink colored gumpaste, royal icing, shortening, paint brush, empty egg carton, and lustre dust. grease your hands, and a clean flat surface with shortening. Take a small portion of gumpaste, and knead it in your hands, until pliable. Use your small rolling pin, roll out your gumpaste really thin. Once you've rolled out your gumpaste, use your blossom center, and begin punching out flowers. Dont punch out more than a few at a time, so your gumpaste wont dry out. Take a small rounded end tool, roll it over edges of blossoms. Make sure before you roll out your flowers, that your flower cutouts, are on the foam and sponge mat. With pointy end of tool it with a stem thermometer, poke center of flower, so theres a little dent. Be careful not to puncture center of flower. Allow flowers to dry out, in an empty egg carton. Take out tiny amount of Pink gumpaste. Be sure grease hands. Roll out tiny pieces of gumpaste, in between your two index fingers. Dry aside in egg carton to dry. Take out royal icing, and a paint brush. Brush centers of blossom cutouts, with a little royal icing. Place small pieces of gumpaste, into centers of blossom cutouts. Again Allow to dry. Once centers of blossoms are dried in place. Take pink lustre dust, and a paint brush, and brush petals of your blossoms. Tada your done, yay! WearGuard� Clearance Sale - up to 80% off! Cherry blossom trees: Cherry trees and cherry blossoms-both known as sakura-are a big deal in Japan. The pink flowers of the favorite cherry species, Yoshino sakura, last only for a three or four days. Their short but sweet existence has been glorified and romanticized inapanese poems, kabuki plays and paintings over the centuries. A falling cherry blossom has traditionally been the symbol of a brave young samurai or kamikaze warrior whose life was snuffed in the prime of his youth. In old samurai movies, often a samurai died, the camera focuses on his dead body and then panned to a cherry tree.

easter eggs

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Fern, leaf eggs

Place a leaf, fern flat against egg. Very carefully place egg, into a piece pantyhose. Make sure leaf, or fern is still laying flat against egg. Tie a knot in pantyhose, right up against egg. Carefully lower into dye (food coloring, water, and distilled white vinaegar). Dip a couple times, then remove. Gentle take off pantyhose, and gently remove leaf/fern from egg. Then allow egg to dry.


Necktie eggs

Take apart an old necktie. Cut a strip, just big enough, to cover an egg. Wrap necktie around egg snuggly. Secure each end of necktie to egg, with rubberbands. Boil in pot of water, for 15 minutes. Take off rubberbands, and necktie from egg. Pattern of necktie should be revealed on your awesome Easter egg.



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gum paste recipes

gum paste

Gum paste can be rolled out thinner than fondant. which allows more realistic looking flowers. gumpaste flowers should be dried before being dusted with lustre/petal dust, or painted with powdered food coloring and lemon extract. attach flowers to cake using royal icing for glue.



gumpaste recipes

1/2 c. cornstarch
3 tsp. gum tagacanth
5 tsp. cold water
2 tsp. unflavored powdered gelatin
3 tsp. shortening
2 tsp. glucose
1 large egg

(1.) mix p.sugar and cornstarch in large bowl. sprinkle in gum tagacanth. (set aside, cover with towel).
(2.) in top of a double boiler, add water and gelatin. allow gelatin to soften (about 5 minutes). in bottom of double boiler, bring water to simmer. set gelatin mixture on top. add glucose and shortening to gelatin mixture. stir until shortening is completely melted.
(3.) add gelatin mixture and egg white to confectioners sugar mix. beat on low speed until incorporated. beat on high-speed 5-10 minutes (until dough looks stringy).
(4.) place gum paste mixture in plastic wrap and refrigerate 24 hours. it will then become stiff. kneading gumpaste will help the gumpaste soften, to make it for pliable. dust surface and rolling pin with cornstarch to prevent sticking.
(5.) use gel food coloring to tint gumpaste. use a toothpick, small amount at a time (less is more). knead in color until uniform. may be too soft after kneading and tinting. allow to rest at least 15 minutes, to return to normal texture. gumpaste dries quickly, so don't use or take out more than you need, keep the rest wrapped.

gum paste recipes two: yields 2lbs.
tylose- alternative to tragacanth, for making gumpaste. tylose is less expensive, holds up better in humidity, is whiter in color, and easier to make.

4 large egg whites
2lbs. p.sugar
12 tsp. tylose
4 tsp. shortening

(1.) put egg whites in large bowl, whisk just until egg whites break up (1 minute by hand about ten seconds with electric mixer).
(2.) set 2/3 c. of p.sugar aside.
(3.) use electric mixer, slowly add remaining sugar to egg whites (on low speed). once it's the consistency of royal icing, turn to med-speed for a couple minutes.
(4.) make sure mix is at soft peak stage and shiny (meringue peaks should fall over).
(5.) turn mixer on low speed, add tylose powder a little at a time until gone, then speed up to high for a few seconds. (will thicken mixture).
(6.) scrape constents of bowl onto flat surface, that has been sprinkled with remaining p.sugar (2/3 c.)
(7.) put shortening on hands, and knead paste. make sure dough is soft and not sticky.
(8.) color if wanted (gel color)
(9.) wrap in plastic wrap or tightly in ziploc bag. put in fridge for at least 24 hours, befor use to stiffen.
(10.) put shorten on hands before kneading again, only take out what you need, so rest doesn't dry.

(can keep up to 6 months in fridge).

gum paste recipe 3

1 T. gum-tex
1 T. glucose
3 T. warm water
1 T. lemon juice
1 lb. p.sugar

(1.) mix warm water and glucose until glucose is absorbed. add gum-tex and lemon juice, thoroughly mix. add small amount of p.sugar at a time, until you can handle it with your hands. turn out on flat surface and knead in small amounts of p.sugar at a time (just enough until not sticky).
(2.) cover with plastic wrap or place in ziploc bag. refrigerate al least 24 hours before use.

note: dusting with cornstarch can cause gumpaste flowers to crack. may also try coating hands, surface and rolling pin in shortening instead (can also help petal reach thinner, more realistic stage).

gummy bears and gummy worms

gummy bear recipe

1 small box of jello (any flavor)
7 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. water
food coloring

(1.) mix in saucepan until mix looks like playdough.
(2.) put pan over low heat and stir until melted.
(3.) once melted, pour into candy mold, and place in freezer for 5 minutes (or until firm). then take out of mold (don't need to grease molds).

gummy worm recipe

12 T. sugar
2/3 c. raspberry juice
2/3 c. orange juice
8 T. unflavored gelatin
food coloring

(1.) wet an 8 by 8 inch pan lightly
(2.) place 4 T. gelatin in 1/4 c. cold water for about 5 minutes.
(3.) place raspberry juice, 6 T. sugar and 4 T. corn syrup in medium saucepan on medium heat, and stir until sugar is dissolved, stir in gelatin, continue stirring until dissolved.
(4.) add food coloring
(5.) pour into 8 by 8 inch pan, let set for 1 hour in fridge.
(6.)repeat with orange juice. place 4 T. gelatin in 1/4 c. cold water for 5 minutes. place orange juice, 6 T. sugar and 4 T. corn syrup in medium saucepan over medium hear, stir until sugar is dissolved.
(7.) add gelatin stir until dissolved.
(8.) add food coloring.
(9.) allow to cool 10 minutes in pan.
(10.) pour over raspberr layer. refrigerate an hour.
(11.) when set, turn out pan and cut into long, thin strips (like worms).

raspberry juice: made from fresh or frozen raspberry's, medium heat, stir occasionally until liquidy. put through fine strainer or cheese clothe.

chocolate chunk brownie cookies

I actually found this recipe is amazing. If you have a chocolate fix, then this is it. It's moist, chocolatey, gooey, and chewy. One dark chocolatebar cut up in chunks One box browniemix

unique cake flavors part two

when I was studying pattisserie and baking at le cordon bleu. I thought up a unique flavor for my desserts. So I checked online, and I don't see anything, with my combinations. So I guess its safe to say its all mine. Lime Cilantro Cake! I'm not gonna give you the exact recipe. But its yellow cake, with finely chopped cilantro mixed into the cake mix. With lime curd filling, sour cream frosting. With candies lime peel to garish. Nothing fancy, but its unique, and very delicious. Down side, the lime curd after awhile start to soak into the cake. But its one of my favorite combo, and definiteitely think its worth experimenting, a little bit more with it.Up to 35% off KitchenAid Products from Katom.com! Click Here!

unique cake flavors

WOW! I've been looking online at different bakeries. And have discovered some truly unique, cake flavors. 'Charm City Cakes' has a peanut butter and jelly cake, I found banana split cake, avocado cake. I'm out of culinary school a couple years, and all of a sudden I feel like ripvanwinkle. I think I need to experiment here. See if I can create something, not yet done. I'll keep you posted.

wagners

'Wagner's' is a little bakery in downtown Olympia, Washington. It's got a great welcoming atmosphere. The staff are very warm and genuine. But ufortunately the staff lacks knowledge of what they sell. I asked a lady what their most popular pastry was, and she directed me to a doughnut. Anyways I ended up with a product that was still doughy in the middle, with way too much apricot glaze. So out of ten I guess I'd rate it a five. For ambiance and friendly staff. They do make a good strawberry torte though.

cute pacifiers

If you want cute unique pacified. Check out amazon.com, I found a pacifier there that said 'mute button', skull pacifiers, etc. If you want cute original pacifiers, then check out amazon.com

leavenworth, washington

Leavenworth, Washington is a bit of Germany with out needing a passport. charming little German architecture town tucked up in the cascade mountains. A must stay place would definitely be the 'Linderhof inn'. Right in the middle of town. I stayed in the spa suite, which has the most comfortable king size bed, I have ever slept in. Not to mention a jetted jacuzzi tub. It was very warm, and clean. It even has a coffee maker with German coffee. The staff went above and beyond, to make me feel welcome and comfortable. The best part was it was really reasonable prices. If you go mid-week, during a nonfestival time, you can get 20% off the original price, but you have to ask for it. Will definitely stay at the 'Linderhof' in the future.

best diapers for a breastfed baby

Huggies! After I had my son I tried lots of diapers. But one thing that huggies has that,the others don't, is a pocket in the back. My son slept on a foam wedge mattress at a forty five degree angle, with any other diaper his defacation would go all the way up his back. Huggies has two kinds of diapers with the pocket in the back. 'Huggies pure and natural (for sensitive newborn skin), and huggies 'little snugglers', its definitely worth looking into, if you plan on breastfeeding your child.

desserts by tasha nicole

There is a bakery in Olympia Washington called 'desserts by tasha nicole'. My mother and I went in there once, the lady behind the counter could not answer any of our questions about the product they sell. She then got the owner (tasha nicole), who was extremely moody and rude, she actually told us she didn't have time for us. Not to mention her display cakes were mediocre to say the least. Her rolled fondant was too thick, and her gum paste flowers looked as if she let a child make it out of playdough. She is in desperate need of a management class so she can learn how to speak to customers, and maybe she should actually go to school to learn how to properly decorate a wedding cake, my suggestion would be 'le cordon bleu'. If you ever get curious and decide to go inside, avoid the moody, middle-aged blonde.go