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Gum Paste - Peony

post #1 of 6
9/27/11 at 4:28am
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I started making peonies with gum paste but noticed that the wire has started to slide out.

I am using 20 gauge wire for the cone and 26 gauge for the petals.

 

My adhesive is meringue powder/water . I realize that peonies in large are top heavy , but how can I stop the wire from sliding out ?

 

Any thoughts or comments ?

 

Thanks

 

Petals.

 

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post #2 of 6
9/27/11 at 10:06am

I've always just used regular egg whites. No one is going to eat the flowers anyway, if you're worried about food safety issues. 

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post #3 of 6
9/27/11 at 10:49am
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Thank you chefpeon for your feedback. I have a big project underway right now and any tips will help me.

 

Petals.

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post #4 of 6
9/29/11 at 10:38pm
If your cone is made of styrofoam, maybe try inserting the wire horizontally through the cone, bending it around, then twisting the wires together at the bottom?
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post #5 of 6
9/30/11 at 5:52am
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Rosesen,

 

You nailed it !

 

You see I was trying to get the flower " All Sugar ". But after some research (my teacher did not teach to us use styrofoam) many are using the styrofoam to lighten the weight of the flower. I did a series of flowers with just the bulb-like interior , took 2 days to harden (way too long) and the end result was  top heavy flowers creating problems for the wire.

 

Last night I was working on them again using the styrofoam and it was terrific. What a difference !!!!

 

I took a 1" styrofoam ball , a 11/2" and 2 inch  , cut them in half and a cut a piece of aluminum foil and made molds to support the petals (empty egg cartons work good too). I also used a peony veiner (or peony press)  for the leaves beforehand.

 

If you have any other thoughts or comments , please feel free to let me know.

 

Thank you,

Petals.

 

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post #6 of 6
10/4/11 at 4:39pm
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I finally was able to get a very strong adhesive made for the peonies.......gum-tex + merigue powder + water = crazy glue !

 

Just thought I would share the result.

 

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