Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the tutorial!

It definitely takes practice to learn the right touch. I press very firmly but I usually avoid the center line. My leaf wires regularly get dislodged and I just retract them and reinsert - no big deal. Again, practice makes perfect!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. When I make deep red roses, I always begin with deep crimson paste. So the edges of the petals would end up crimson anyway, and the center of the rose (and base of each petal) would be dusted with deep burgundy. I love any of the deep red dusts by CK Products for this, as they’re very saturated and they adhere well to gumpaste.

Thank you! 😊

Merci beaucoup!

It's typical for us to put the floral tape-wrapped stems into a posy pick or straw before inserting into the cake. Some cake designers (like Finespun Cakes, whose work we love) do stick floral wire-wrapped stems into the cake directly. It's a personal preference. Floral tape is a type of crepe paper that's been waxed, so it's non-toxic. I personally think it's a lot worse to stick FRESH flowers into a cake, which have pesticides and other chemicals sprayed onto them and which contain all sorts of natural toxins that aren't safe for people to eat. And yet fresh flowers get stuck into cakes ALL the time. In my view a taped wire is a lot more sanitary and food safe than that... :)

So nice of you, thank you! We store our flowers in large, lidded plastic bins lined with compostable packing peanuts, and a couple of packets of silica gel tucked inside to absorb any excess moisture. They last for years like this. You can see an example of how we store them around the 4 : 50 mark in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHqpfn5miNaBndU

Hi Greg, sorry you had issues with the wires. Did you use cloth-covered floral wire? Or was the wire bare? Without the cloth, there's nothing for the sugar to grip onto. Also, if you dipped your wire and then didn't wipe off excess before inserting it into the petal, it may have been too wet -- this can affect the grip as well. (A damp wire sticks to the gumpaste better than a wet one.) Finally, you'll see in the video that I always pinch the paste carefully at the point of insertion, to ensure that there is a little bit of paste extending down from the petal and onto the wire. This is the best practice to guarantee good adhesion!

Wow, that's such a wonderful compliment! Thank you :)

Glad you like it! It's my pleasure :))

Yup, that's correct!

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much 😀

So nice of you!

Merci beaucoup pour les gentils compliments!

So nice of you! Thanks for the kind comment; I'm really glad it was helpful to you. :)

Hi! I'm sorry, but I don't speak Croatian and even Google Translate is unable to help me make sense of what you said. I don't know what "tongue twister" means or what you were actually trying to ask about. :(

So glad you enjoyed it!

You’re welcome 😊 Thanks for the kind comment!

Yup, that’s correct. They’re sprinkled with dried lavender buds but they don’t have lavender in the macaron batter itself. Lavender is a flavor that needs to be handled with care and restraint, or it can easily taste soapy. (Not good.) So we just assign the lavender to the filling!

You are so welcome!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind note!

Hi! There are links to all tools and equipment in the description box below the video :)

Thank you! Cheers!

So nice of you; thanks so much! It's fun to see how much they've changed over the years. :)

Oh that's wonderful! Thank you, and welcome to the channel! And I'm so glad you enjoyed the tutorial; more to come. :)

Thank you so much!! This was such a lovely note to read. And YES hellebores are definitely on the list! I think a video about "filler" flowers and interesting foliage would also be great; I'll make a note of that. xoxo

Ha, that sounds like my first few experiments with wafer paper! Yeah, it definitely takes practice to figure out how much moisture to apply to the petals -- and it's not nearly as much as you'd think! I find it helpful to use a flat wide brush, and to wipe off as much of the conditioning liquid as I can onto a piece of paper towel first, and THEN moisten the wafer paper petal. Good luck and keep trying! It'll click for ya soon. :)

@HoneyCrumb thank you! I will, right now I am going to to follow your rose tutorial to make some flowers for a cake! Yours always give me the the best results!

Ah thank you so much for this lovely feedback! I'm so happy it was helpful for you.

Yes I do! It's linked in the description box right below the video :)

I tried getting the recipe through the link you gave but it is telling me it is no longer there.

@@CakesbyLaurel Thanks for drawing that to my attention! The link should be fixed in the description box now. Here it is: www.honeycrumb.com/blog/sugar-flower-art-make-your-own-gumpaste-and-edible-glue

Thank you! xo

So nice of you, thank you!