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 :)
