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A Tutorial<br />
by Shaile Socher<br />
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Chinese Tree Peony<br />
Supplies & Tools<br />
• Wire 20g, 24g 26g,<br />
• Gumpaste pale Lemon<br />
Yellow (Americolor)<br />
• Tear drop cutters (Ateco)<br />
• Egg white, Crisco,<br />
cornstarch<br />
• Silk Veining tool (Jem)<br />
• Dusting Colors Cosmos,<br />
Pink, Magenta<br />
(CK Products)<br />
• Yellow Cornmeal<br />
• Yellow Cotton Thread<br />
• Flat angled paint brushes<br />
(Michaels craft store)<br />
• Green floral tape<br />
• Celboard<br />
• Celpad<br />
• Rolling Pins<br />
• Plastic flap<br />
• Pallet knife<br />
• Steamer<br />
• Apple or avocado trays<br />
Stigma<br />
Step 1<br />
Roll a small pea size ball of<br />
gumpaste into a pointed<br />
tear drop. Insert a hooked<br />
26g wire dipped in egg white<br />
into round end molding<br />
around the base to thin out<br />
slightly. (You will need 3)<br />
Step 2<br />
Shape the tip into a point<br />
inching one side flat from the<br />
tip to about half way. Curve<br />
that flat piece over slightly.<br />
Stand in Styrofoam to dry<br />
completely.<br />
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