I thought this class might be a waste of my money. Why? Because I knew the supplies were going to be hard to get, and I was apprehensive about taking the time to carefully watch and practice the tutorial videos. I'm in the middle of relocating to a new city where I know absolutely no one, finding an apartment, and a job.
Sure, it's an online course and I can watch the pre-recorded lectures at my convenience. I could wait two years if I wanted, before actually taking a whack at it. But my brother is getting married this December, and I'm doing their cakes. And so help me, I really want to be able to decorate them with beautiful hand crafted sugar flowers.
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| Carefully sculpted flowers drying with the support of an egg carton. |
But things took an unexpected turn last week. We finally found our new place and signed a lease, and with my job applications all sent out, suddenly I was looking at a whole week of potentially free time. I had to do some creative thinking to make it work in my little extended stay hotel room kitchenette, but once things got going it really wasn't hard at all.
I'm thrilled that I was able to start my course so early, and I'm really pleased with the work I've done so far. I shouldn't be surprised, I'm pretty good at sculpting things.
Fun fact: My gel color pastes are in storage right now, so I mixed 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric with 1/8 teaspoon vegetable shortening. Mix well and kneed into 1/2 lb of gum paste for this cheerful light yellow. I actually like the small saffron colored flecks in the gum paste, the subtle variety makes for a natural looking pedal.
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