A New DVD!

I was so busy in the month of April that I barely had a chance to sleep.
I will blog about it andpost photos of my travels and what I been up too
very soon. So in the next few blogs I will  talk more about that.

Today I just wanted to let you know that my latest DVD is already for sale in my website. That kept me busy too! For all those friends that wanted a DVD with smaller flowers, here it is! 

"Blooms and Vines"

This DVD includes Hydrangeas, Blossoms, Simple blossoms and an Ivy Vine. The Hydrangeas and Blossoms I explain how to make them with cutters and with no cutters. I explain how to make all these flowers and vines and how to color them and how to arrange them.

For the Hydrangeas I teach how to do with cutters and veiners and without them. Then you will learn  a simple way to color it or how to add different colors to the flower for a more bold look. Plus you will learn how to make the leaves and put the whole flower together.

The Blossoms is a gorgeous flower. I teach how to make it with cutters and with no cutters. Then I explain how to do a simple bud and a bigger bud. Finally we do leaves, dust the flowers, the buds and

the leaves and put them together in a branch. Blossoms are used a lot these days in wedding cakes. And they for sure attract a lot of attention.

The Ivy vine is a great leaf filler. I teach how to make the leaf,  color it

and how to put the vine together.

The Simple blossom is the easiest filler flower you will ever make. 

You don't need no cutter at all for this flower. Looks great in any arrangement. 

It can be done in all colors and they are fast to make.

This DVD is 169 minutes long. For more information on the tools used in this

tutorial, click here.

See you next time, Ta ta!!

Edna :)

Ideas for Stargazer Lilies

Hope you had a great New Year day! As I promised, here are some photos 

of Stargazer Lilies on some cakes that I have done through the years. 

This first photo shows what a typical Stargazer Lily looks like. But some 

brides like to bring the colors of their weddings in the color of the flowers

 that they want on the cake.

The first time I ever attempted to do a Stargazer Lily, the Bride

wanted to have it in a purple tone. I thought it might be different

and pretty, plus I was so ready to try one of these flowers.

If you notice, the center was not done right. I was studying a

photo and confused a natural coloration on the flower, for what

I thought it was part of the flower. But I did learn from this.

Still, I fell in love with the flower.

 The brides loved the look of the cake and it was sold constantly.

Stargazer Lilies in fantasy colors can be just as beautiful as the real ones.

Finally, one day, a bride decided she wanted a navy blue

Stargazer Lily. Imagine how difficult the task was. If I do the whole 

flower in navy blue, I would loose all the beautiful details of the flower. 

Plus, it would not look as delicate. Keep in mind, this is a big flower!

So finally, I decided to do the flower in white, add some blue petal dust, 

and then do the dots in blue. The final result was a lot better than I expected.

Here is another style. Airbrushed colors. 

And here is one done in Christmas season. In this cake I used pre-bought

stargazer lilies.

 So here you have it, a few cakes done with stargazer lilies. Some

in the same style but with different colors of the same type of  flower. 

There are so many designs where you can use Stargazer Lilies on cakes.

The flower is pretty easy to learn and a great way to get started 

learning gumpaste flowers. 

Until the next post...ta ta!

Edna :)

Welcome to my Blog!

I love designing and working with cakes as much as I love teaching. As for a
blogger, Im not sure yet..lol We can only hope for the best.. I've been
decorating and teaching for awhile now. I've been posting tutorials in
You Tube and people love them. Cake Friends have been asking for
more tutorials on gumpaste so now I have 2 DVD's for sale on my website  http://www.designmeacake.com/

The first one I did was "How to make a Stargazer Lily".
A flower easy enough for beginners but with details that will attract the more advanced. The second one is "How to Make Poinsettias". But in this blog I will start by talking about the tools I used on this DVD.
 
The tools I used are easy to find. I added some of them
 in my webstore for those who want a one stop shop in the internet. Plus I decided to add in the things I love the most. I will keep adding more of them over time.

For those who are asking about the materials I used to make the Stargazer Lily, here is a photo with the basic things you might use.

 

•  wire
• wire cutters
• pliers
• Thick and Thin Foam
• Ball Tool
• Needle Tool
• Florist Tape
• Petal Dust
• Cutter
• Veiner

As for the veiner, even though I teach how to
 use the Wilton one, I do prefer the
Stargazer Lily Veiner. This veiner has beautiful
details that make the flower look incredible.

Another thing I love the most is the Multi Stamen Mold.

Even though I teach how to do the stamens and the center
without it, the mold makes it so easy that once you use it,
you are hooked!

This flower makes a statement, since it's so bold and beautiful.Once you learn to make it, you will absolutely fall in love with it. I will  post some photos of cakes made with the Stargazer in

my next blog, so you can have more ideas on how to use this flower on your cakes.

Remember, you can email me to edna@designmeacake.com or visit my website http://www.designmeacake.com/

In there you will find plenty of Tutorials about cake decorating. 

As for now..this is my first blog!..I will add more to it so don't forget to subscribe.
See you around!

Edna :)