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The Best Gumpaste Recipe
Wire Cutters/Needlenose Pliers
Exacto knife
Small rolling pin
JEM veining tool
Ball tools
Small Scissors
Ateco Modeling Tool Set
CelPin XL
Toothpicks
Bamboo Skewers
Decorating Tweezers
Pelican Case to keep my tools safely stored
Silicone placemat for worktable (optional but highly recommended)
Styrofoam block for holding your flowers
Drying rack
Foam Pad (for thinning and veining petals)
Teardrop Cutters (you can use these for so many flowers)
Plastic wrap (to cover petals as you work)
Damp Towel (to cover petals as you work)
Gum glue (1/8tsp CMC mixed with boiled and cooled water
shaken in a bottle with brush– keep refrigerated)
Cornstarch
Shortening
Kitchenaid with pasta roller attachment or manual pasta
Roller (optional but if you plan on making lots of flowers it’s a must-have)
Groove Board (for wired petals)
Hot Glue Gun (to attach styrofoam balls to wire)
Styrofoam Balls in Assorted Sizes (for flower centres- from the dollar store)
Green Wires-18 Gauge, 22 Gauge, 24 Gauge, 26 Gauge, 30 Gauge
White Wires- 18 Gauge, 22 Gauge, 24 Gauge, 26 Gauge, 30 Gauge
Floral Tapes- Nile Green, Moss Green, Forest Green, Brown, White
Floral Tape Cutter
3” Petal Former (large flower mold)
Egg Former- Small, Medium (small flower mold)
Bumpy Foam
Plastic Soup Spoons (rose petal mold)
Stamens- Micro, Medium, Large (depending on flower)
Cotton Thread- Assorted Colours (depending on the stamens you’re making)
Teardrop Set (same as in My Essential Gumpaste Toolkit)
Moth Orchid & Veiner
Cymbidium Orchid & Veiner
Hydrangea
Cherry Blossom
Tulip & Veiner
Parrot Tulip & Veiner
5 Petal Rose- 40mm, 50mm, 65mm, 75mm (multipurpose)
5 Petal- 50mm, 60mm, 80mm, 90mm (multipurpose)
Daisy & Centres
Anthurium
Peony
Peony Leaf
Sweet Pea
Dusty Miller & Veiner
Dahlia
Multi Purpose Greenery Veiner
Modern Sugar Flowers- Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (any level flowers)
Professional Cake Decorating (multipurpose book, all cake decorating)
Ultimate Collection of Cake Decorating
Sugar Flower Skills
The Kew Book of Sugar Flowers (intermediate sugar flowers)
Flower Color Guide (flower reference book)
Flower Recipe Book (flower arrangement reference book)
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Large Offset Spatula
Small Offset Spatula
Short Bench Scraper
Double Barrel Bench Scraper
Tiny Tool (for finishing corners & touch ups)
I use Gel Paste Colours to colour buttercream
Cast Iron Turntable (couldn’t live without!)
White Fondant for drier climates (also great for beginners)
White Fondant for humid climates
Coloured Fondant
Fondant Smoothers- Rounded Edge, Squared Edge
Cornstarch
Shortening
Paring Knife
Scriber Needle Tool
Large Fondant Rolling Pin
Additional Decorating Tools:
Multi-Ribbon Tool (perfect for ribbon borders)
Clay Extruder (for delicate fondant details)
Round Cutter Set
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