I finally finished taking the last Wilton class (finally), and my tentative plan is to try and teach the classes after I finish taking them all. So hopefully I'll stop procrastinating and put my application in to be a Wilton Method Instructor!
I love taking cake classes. I wish they weren't so darn expensive (the class + supplies + gas money, etc) but I understand that education ain't cheap. When I was in Florida, I drove all over the state to take classes, and they were all worth it. I still wish I had a chance to go to the mini classes at ICES in Orlando a few months back, to take Kathleen Lange's Lambeth bootcamp, but hopefully I'll still get another chance one day.
Anyway, back to the class I'm in now! The advanced gumpaste flowers class is really helpful, especially when it comes to wiring the flowers. That part is such a pain, but I learned so much that I didn't know before, so hopefully that will help with all my future flowers.
The dusting part is really fun, too, which makes me think that I might enjoy taking some painting classes after I've finished all the Wilton ones... (dusting is just like painting, right??)
But you've got to have some serious patience with these flowers. Especially when they break. I'm not saying that I hotglued one of the petals back onto my briar rose after it broke, but... ;)
If you're interested in taking the gumpaste class, the class information is on Wilton's website, and so is their supply list. Just make sure when you sign up that you're getting course four because at first, the cashier at Michaels tried to sign me up for course three, which is Gumpaste and Fondant, not Advanced Gumpaste Flowers. Although that was a fun class too...just a bit different!
And final sidenote about the supplies: if you opt not to get the course 4 kit (like I did) because you already had the big box of gumpaste flowers, just know that you'll have to buy other stuff, like the sweet pea cutter, and floral wire/tape, and the purple foam (I just used the pink, to be honest, and it worked fine), and there's no briar rose cutter, so I just used the small rose cutter and cut out the five petals individually from there. Also I didn't have the yellow stamens to use for the briar rose, so I just used white. It didn't look as cute, but it was do-able in a pinch. If you find the yellow stamens anywhere, though, let me know! :)
The dusting part is really fun, too, which makes me think that I might enjoy taking some painting classes after I've finished all the Wilton ones... (dusting is just like painting, right??)
But you've got to have some serious patience with these flowers. Especially when they break. I'm not saying that I hotglued one of the petals back onto my briar rose after it broke, but... ;)
If you're interested in taking the gumpaste class, the class information is on Wilton's website, and so is their supply list. Just make sure when you sign up that you're getting course four because at first, the cashier at Michaels tried to sign me up for course three, which is Gumpaste and Fondant, not Advanced Gumpaste Flowers. Although that was a fun class too...just a bit different!
And final sidenote about the supplies: if you opt not to get the course 4 kit (like I did) because you already had the big box of gumpaste flowers, just know that you'll have to buy other stuff, like the sweet pea cutter, and floral wire/tape, and the purple foam (I just used the pink, to be honest, and it worked fine), and there's no briar rose cutter, so I just used the small rose cutter and cut out the five petals individually from there. Also I didn't have the yellow stamens to use for the briar rose, so I just used white. It didn't look as cute, but it was do-able in a pinch. If you find the yellow stamens anywhere, though, let me know! :)
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Education is not cheap and that's the truth. The tuition fee are getting higher as years goes by. I want also to try this flowers because of my fashion in arrangements. I want or learn from the professionals.
Good luck! Don't forget about the wonderful expanse of knowledge the internet has to offer. I've learned loads about making flowers from sites like CakeCentral, YouTube, and Pinterest!
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