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Make all the sugar flowers:
Step 1.
Roll a small amount of white flower paste into a small
cone shape as shown and insert a 24 gauge floral wire.
TIP: The centre of the wider side should fit inside the
gerbera centre. Form a hook at the end of the wire
before inserting into the flower paste centre.
Step 2.
Make six wired cones and five with no wire as shown.
Step 3.
Thinly roll white flower paste and using the small
gerbera plunger cutter, cut 11 small flowers.
Step 4.
Thin the gerbera flowers using a ball tool.
Step 5.
Using a craft knife, cut the gerbera petals down the
middle as shown. Repeat for all of them.
Step 6.
Insert the wired centres into the gerbera flowers. You
should have six.
Step 7.
Wrap the gerbera around the centre. Repeat for the
wired centres and the unwired ones.
Step 8.
Repeat Steps 3-5, but instead of cutting the petals
down the middle, make two cuts into every petal as
shown.
Step 9.
Insert the wired centres into this second layer but
instead of wrapping it around, leave them as shown. Do
the same for the unwired centres. Leave them all to dry
overnight on a flower drying stand/tray.
TIP: Play with the second layer, leave them flatter or cup
them a little bit more. Nature never repeats itself.
Step 10.
Roll more white flower paste to 2/3mm thick and using
a medium universal leaf cutter, cut seven petals.
Step 11.
Insert a 28 gauge floral wire into a petal as shown.
Step 12.
Use a Celstick to thin the petal around the wire.
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