A rose without thorns

It's photos galore today! I attended the second session of the Wilton fondant and gum paste class and made roses, carnations, and calla lilies! Here's a photo of my favourite of the three:


We learned how to make the rose base in the first class and had to bring some today. They are shaped like teardrops and are stuck on a stick to allow the petals to be threaded through. I made a couple using spaghetti, which can be seen in the photo below. My goal was to dye the fondant a soft peachy pink, but it ended up hot pink.


We also learned how to do carnation bases during the first class and had to bring some today. This is the carnation I finished in class:



Here is another photo showing two carnation bases plus the finished flower...


As for the calla lilies, they were the easiest to make, but are rather plain. I originally wanted to make them dark purple, but got tired of adding dye to my fondant so it ended up bright red. Here is one finished calla and four more resting on cones:


Lastly, I made three more roses when I got home because I had a little extra fondant left and didn't want to forget the technique. They are resting in candy cups that have been threaded through upside down styrofoam cups. The candy cups help the petals hold their shape as they dry and on the left is a little makeshift styrofoam stand for my flower bases. The teardrop ones are for roses and the little round ones are for chrysanthemums, which I will learn to make next week!