iHelp: gumpaste roses

In iHelp= I will help you. :) I am kind of one of those people who learn as they go along.  Most of this kind of stuff I learned from the internet before winging it, and this is one of those times..... Behold~ Gumpaste Roses




You can make gumpaste yourself from scratch, but there are a few chemical key ingredients you will need in order to pull this off.  I did not make it from scratch, but instead went to Michael's craft store & bought a 16 oz canister; all you add is water & confectioner's sugar.  After you follow the directions, you're ready to add in whatever food coloring you prefer. 

Roll your gumpaste out until smooth & appropriate thickness



Using a smallish round cutter, cut out several circles



(See circles) :)

Grasp one of the circles between your thumb and index finger and squeeze

You want to squeeze around the edges to form the thin, rose petal type edges

Begin from one side of your petal, and curl it inward toward the center

With the other circles, cut them in half

Take the halves and use the same thumb-squeezing technique to make smaller petals

Then later the petals, wrapping around the center bud.

Continue the petal layering process. You may like to alternate positions of petals to create the type of rose look you want.  You can also fan out the edges a little bit to make them look like the rose is opening.

The end product :)  You can snip off the excess gum paste on the bottom of the rose and let the rose sit out to harden.