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I was wondering if anyone  is purchasing petal dust to use on their gumpaste flowers, the price for the petal dust is so high and you get a very small amount.  I decided to purchase some non-toxic chalk from an online cake supplier, it was still very expensive, so my next great idea,lol, was to go to Michaels craft store and purchase Soft Artist chalk Pastels, they are non-toxic and for only $5.00 for a box of 36 plus coupon they are a steal. I used them to dust these flowers: I think the…

cut three more petals from the larger size cutter add gum glue to the bottom have portion and adhere them to the flower, dont forget to soften the ends, u can curl up one end of one of the petals for a natural look, let dry.

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here i have added the next six dried petals to the flower, the petals are oddly formed and crumble looking, i did make a mistake here, i forgot to thin the petals after using the cel board so at the tip ends u can see the impression of the cel groove, i didnt have another flower ready to take a pic so i went with it, dont judge me people,lol!!!! only put your floral wires in the tip end on the petals approx a 1/4, donot put them in half, thats too far. attach them with floral tape to hold in…

 this is the gardenia taught in this tutorial

tools needed, needle nose pliers, celcakes,white floral wire,white…