Free mini tutorial

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Want the full Crumb Avenue experience?

  • polystyrene bud - 35 mm x 27 mm
  • a small piece of sandpaper (if you want to change the shape of the polystyrene bud)
  • florist wire #20 (the length depends on how you want to attach the balloon)
  • pliers (to cut the wire)
  • scissors (ideally small, curved ones)
  • small ball tool
  • scalpel
  • brushes:
    • medium flat
    • medium round
  • cake dummy (whichever size you have)
  • red 50/50 FP/SP mix* - 18 g
  • piping gel
  • edible glue
  • dust colours:
    • red (or other colour of your choice)
    • white
  • paste (gel) colour:
    • black (or other colour of your choice)
*
FP = flower paste (gum paste). 
SP = sugarpaste (fondant). 
50/50 FP/SP mix = FP and SP mixed in a 1:1 ratio. To make a 50/50 FP/SP mix, mix similar size pieces of FP and SP.

 
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