Making roses without cutters
Hi everyone.. sorry for not updating this blog more often. Please subscribe to my RSS feed if you haven’t done so. Anyway, today I was fasting (ada gak rasa macam nak pengsan, baru 1st day ganti ! ) so I was quite tired and free of cooking. Took out my gumpaste and started making these roses. I can assure you this technique is so much easier than the Wilton technique. You need only the calyx cutter. Ok, here’s the step by step tutorial.
First, make a cone shape from your gumpaste.
Then, for the petal, make a small ball.
Pinch to flatten it, making sure the edges are thin. Rub your fingers with shortening when doing this.
Brush a little water at the bottom and stick it to the cone. Try to cover the whole tip.
This is the first layer. The layering part is quite easy to remember. You will need :
1st layer - 1 petal 2nd layer - 2 petal 3rd layer - 3 petal 4th layer - 4 petals. All together, 10 petals.My second layer is completed :
Continue till the 4th layer. Or you could stop here to make a bud.
Now, for the calyx you will need to use a cutter. If you don’t have any, you could just cut out the shape with a craft knife.
I use my fingers to pull and thin the calyx.
Brush some water and glue it to the base of the rose. Before that, pinch out the excess cone at the bottom of the rose.
So here’s the completed flowers.
Just leave it to dry, it can stand on its own due to the cone shape beneath. I like using this technique, its fast and easy. Probably most of you already know how to do this, but I still hope this tutorial will be useful to the newbies.
Time to sign off, thanks for stopping by and … smile ! Tomorrow’s Friday ! 
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August 1st, 2008 at 1:51 am
Kak Min selalu share useful & interesting tips with us..
..and for that we say..THANK U KAK MIN! Kak Min memang generous!
August 1st, 2008 at 8:24 am
K min….p mana lama x nampak ni….main nyorok2 plak hehe…btw, love yr rosess….
August 1st, 2008 at 9:54 am
Nice roses! Happy Friday!
August 1st, 2008 at 11:05 am
this is how i make my roses too….it works well with sugarpaste(fondant) too….
August 1st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
salam jumaat min
August 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Hi Min, your roses look so real….love it! I will try it when I know how to make sugarpaste or fondant…hai…don’t know when will that be…
Anyway, wish you a wonderful weekend.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Salam Intan - sama-sama, no problem.
Hai Aqis, akak ada kat rumah ni je. Cuma nothing interesting to update in the blog.
Honey, Zai & Dayang - tkasih singgah. Salam Jumaat juge..
Vivian, you can try to make the rose. Just buy one small packet of ready to roll fondant. I think less than RM20. Try to play around, sure you’ll like it.
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:36 pm
k min…finally….dpt gak buat roses guna this method…yayyyyy….thanks k min…
August 2nd, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Salam Min, belajar ikut buku je kek lapis tu but still tak sepandai Min dengan sugar paste
August 2nd, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Aqis, cantik sgt kek fondant yg bunga ros kuning tu.. buat bunga sendiri ye ? wah..terror la.
Anna, akak pun masih byk kena belajar.. tapi rasanya kek lapis mungkin akak bukan penyabar sgt kut. Dah tu guna byk betul telur kan..
August 4th, 2008 at 9:24 am
hope you had a great weekend min. these roses are lovely. does not seem to take as much time to do as the wilton roses. thank you so much for the tutorial
August 4th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Yozora, sure no problem.. sorry I made you guys learn how to make the Wilton roses.. but I guess that technique is still useful in making a whole spray of flowers with wires. Have a good week. Thanks.
August 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
You make beautiful roses Min. The ones I make would flinch when they see their friends here. SO nice and even. Mine would always turn out with some petals bigger or out of shape than the other.
August 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Thanks Wiz, I’m not really into flowers, haven’t tried making a complete set ngan daun semua.. sometimes I’m too lazy, I just buy them. Thanks singgah ya.
August 5th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Hi kak Min,
long time tak masuk Site u ni…cantiknye roses tu!! how i wish i can make 1 like that…i just bought the cutters and all..but don’t have the time yet. Busy with my buttercream icing laa…
Feel free to browse my site ya! thanks..
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
your roses look beaustiful. thanks so much for the tips! it really helps a whole lot.