strip cutters (I used JEM strip cutters no. 1 and no. 2)
3 mm spacers (I used wooden lollipop sticks)
square cutter (3 x 3 cm)
heart cutter (1.2 cm)
textured bottom of a plastic plate (or a texturing mat)
brushes for glue
dusting brushes
Sugarpaste (fondant) + CMC - to make the book block
Flower paste (gum paste) - to make the details
FP/SP mix* + CMC - to make the book cover
Edible glue
Dust colours
* FP = flower paste = gum paste; SP = sugarpaste = fondant; to make a FP/SP mix, mix both types of paste together. I usually mix them in 1:1 ratio (f.ex. 50 g FP and 50 g SP).
11.
To make the cover I used a mix of flower paste and sugarpaste (1/3 flower paste + 2/3 sugarpaste). Knead some CMC powder into the mix. Keep on adding it gradually until you feel that the paste gets thick. It needs to be quite thick because you want the cover to hold its shape - see step 16. Roll it to about 3 mm (I used wooden lollipop stick as spacers). The piece needs to be long and wide enough to wrap it around the book (book cover).
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