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Learn the skills for making sugar flowers in this exquisite new collection from acclaimed sugar artist and bestselling author Butler. Building on the foundations established in
Modern Sugar Flowers, this second volume introduces over 20 new sugar flowers in various stages of bloom, as well as flower buds and leaves.
List of contents
Introduction
Tools
Basic Techniques
Staples & Fillers
Hydrangeas
Filler Flowers
. Standard 5-petal
. Cupped version
. 4-petal version
Greenery & Berries
. Small leaves on twigs
. Eucalyptus
. Olive leaves
. Dusty miller or rose leaves
. Snowberries
. Elderberries
Flowers
- Bougainvillea
- Daisies and mini daisies + buds
- Dogwood
- Tulips, simple (6 petals) and double (12 petals)
- Parrot Tulips and leaves
- Gardenia + buds and leaves
- Japanese Anemones
- Peonies
- Poppies + quick and easy closed flower bud
- Heritage Roses
- Open Garden Roses
- O'Hara Roses + rose bud
- Tulip Magnolia + buds
- Butterfly Ranunculus
- Stock Flowers
- Petunias
- Clematis
Cake Projects
1. Single tier cakes (mixed arrangement + trailing greenery)
2. Arrangement all the way around a ledge
3. Front arrangement - large (cascade on a large cake)
4. Wreath/circle of flowers on front of cake
5. Mini cakes with individual flowers/small arrangements (top, over edge, down front)
6. Multiple arrangements on stacked multiple tiers
About the Author
Suppliers
Index
About the author
Jacqueline Butler is a wedding cake designer and sugar artist based in San Diego, California, under the name Petalsweet Cakes. She teaches internationally, including the USA, Australia, Europe and Asia. She's known for her sophisticated flowers in soft pastel shades, modern arrangements and the ability to break down the process into achievable steps, leading to beautiful results. Her first book Modern Sugar Flowers has been translated into four languages and remains the definitive book on the subject.
Summary
Learn the skills for making sugar flowers in this exquisite new collection from acclaimed sugar artist and bestselling author Jacqueline Butler. Building on foundations established in Modern Sugar Flowers, this second volume introduces 20 new flowers and 6 cake designs, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of step photographs.
