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Step 1
Tint the gum paste to the desired color before making flowers. Add color slowly and knead the gum paste until blended.
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Step 2
Knead the mixture of gum paste with your hands before attempting to mold into any shapes. The gum paste should have the feel of modeling clay.
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Step 3
Roll the gum paste with a rolling pin. Roll it as thinly as possible before cutting into shapes. Thin shapes dry much faster than thick shapes and are just as strong.
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Step 4
Cut the gum paste with a sharp object or gum paste tool. Cut it into the shape of a flower petal. Repeat until you have enough petals to create the flower.
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Step 5
Shape the petals into petals of the desired flower. Gum paste dries quickly, but you have time to complete an entire flower before it is hard.
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Step 6
Put the petals together to form the flower, pinching the bottoms together to keep them attached.
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Step 7
Allow the flowers to dry, and then store them or use them to decorate a cake.
