Cakeicer (Shirley)
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Floral Tape Leaves

This is not a tutorial, but rather a request for one. Does anyone have or know of a tutorial on making leaves for sugar flowers with floral tape? I want to try some Japanese Ikebana flower arranging with gumpaste flowers but can’t think of a way to roll long leaves without them cracking or breaking. So I am thinking there should be a way of making them with floral wire and floral tape or maybe just tape alone. This is the type of leaf I am thinking of.

Shirley

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16 Comments

Mel Sibuyo Durant commented over 7 years ago

Wafer paper might work well. Just thinkin 😉

Sweet MeltEase

Goreti commented over 7 years ago

I can’t think of a way to do it with floral tape but you should be able to do it with wafer paper. That is how I did the leaves for this
It was two pieces of wafer paper with a wire in between for support and then I just bent it to make the loop.

Mel Sibuyo Durant commented over 7 years ago

Just as i thought Goreti… Those flowers are gorgeous.

Sweet MeltEase

Cakeicer (Shirley) commented over 7 years ago

Thanks everyone. Goreti sometimes my mind just can’t think of an easier way to do things. Wafer paper, brilliant idea! I went to YouTube and Pinterest and see all kinds of tutorials. Now, where did you buy your wafer paper Goreti? Am I looking for a certain kind?

Shirley

Sandra Smiley commented over 7 years ago

Shirley, I am beginning to think of Goreti as my font-of-all-knowledge, a very clever lady! As for floral tape, I immediately thought, since it is sticky on one side, could you put two pieces together, sticky sides together, with a floral wire in between? You could easily trim the ends into a nice rounded shape and you would be able to bend it any way you chose. Disclaimer: This is theory, since I haven’t tried it!

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Cakeicer (Shirley) commented over 7 years ago

Sandra I have been watching some tutorials on YouTube and Pinterest and that
s about how they do it. Now to find some longer floral wire. This arrangement isn’t for anything in particular, just something I have been wanting to try. This is a picture I sent Goreti too, what I have in mind as far as the leaves. But I also want to try her way of doing them with wafer paper too, just need to locate the right type of paper.

Shirley

MsGF commented over 7 years ago

To me it looks like Bear Grass. You can purchase it online. I’ve seen it used on other cakes. Hope that helps. You an curl and twist it like that as well.

Teri, Ontario, Canada http://www.TeriLovesCake.ca