Just curious

louisglenda

Here goes :you can buy a cake in the supermarket if you are not a baker and if you want any recipes just ask.Take the piped icing off the top of the bought cake to make it flat. Use plenty of icing sugar and roll out fondant icing making it big enough to cover the top of the cake or the whole cake if you want. Wet the original icing with cold water so the new icing will stick to it. Lift it over the cake and smooth on, cut to size, I crimp the edges but you can do marks with a fork or anything. Rub the palm of your hand over the icing to remove excess icing sugar and to smooth it.
I use greaseproof paper to trace a design make sure it's the right size for the cake.
[two upturned mugs and a piece of wood laid across them is good for leaning on so that you don't dent the icing while working on it] Place yout tracing on the cake and using a pen I use one that is empty, go over the drawing and try not to dig in too much, you don't put the ink on to the cake just the indents of the shape. Try to have a light behind the cake so that you can see the shape when you paint it. This is best done asap after icing it as the icing goes hard and will crack when you trace on it. Using a fine paintbrush and food colouring which can be mixed and diluted with drips of water to get the right shade start painting. Always blot the brush before painting as 2 or 3 layers of colour is better than one that is too rich and too wet. If you make a mistake put water on your brush and wet the mistake then put a plain new paper tissue over it to soak up the colour and do it again. Once done DON'T put the cake in the fridge as the colouring goes wet but keep it out of direct light as it will fade a wee bit.
Good luck
why not try it on just a piece of icing to practice. My 8 year old grand daughter tried it and did really well. The sky is the limit you can do anything! Hope this is ok any questions just ask
Glenda

jrebel7

Bombard us more!!! These are great! You have a big heart besides a big talent. Thank you for posting and for sharing how you resized!

louisglenda

hi jrebel7
no bother I hope it helped you
glenda

ChihuahuaMomma

I mostly crochet. But I like almost any craft. I'm really addicted to knitting looms lately.

Clough

Welcome to the craft section, Momma! Do you mean using a wooden loom or one that is made out of something else?

ChihuahuaMomma

They are plastic, I have every size that is made. Google knifty knitter. You'll see what I mean, they are a blast. I made a beautiful white wool scarf for my boyfriend's Momma. She cried. I learned then that I loved these looms!

Clough

I did Google knifty knitter and saw what you are talking about. Pretty neat stuff!

I am particularly fascinated with the very large, wooden looms like people have been using for a number of centuries. But, I haven't carried out my intentions yet concerning them. I would really like to make one of them.

ChihuahuaMomma

That would be fantastic!!!

Clough

Thanks!

I had a friend who made one of the very large ones using instructions that he found in one of the Firefox books. Foxfire books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I like to do crafty things that are authentic to the way that they might have been done a long time ago, such as building of simple folk instruments, decorating in various ways and the making of things that everyone needs, such as clothing and utensils for everyday living. Part of my dream...

louisglenda

JREBEL
I am really sorry I was rushing last week end and forgot to thank you for your help with the instructions on how to add pictures. Without your advice I couldn't have done it so thank you and sorry I 've not been on much and just forgot.
Louisglenda