Carnation
You need:
Sugarpaste (fondant icing) or flower paste
Colouring - the colour you want the flowers to be, and green
Small blossom/flower cutter approx 2cm diameter
Cocktail stick or wooden kebab skewer
Edible glue
Artificial stamens or thin wire approx. 5cm long
Small knife (a craft knife would be good)
Small paintbrush
To attach the flower to a stem you will need:
Thicker wire for the stem
Florists tape or ribbon approx 7mm wide
You may also find pliers useful to bend the thick wire, and tweezers to move the petals into place.
Flower
1. Roll a piece of sugarpaste (either the colour of the flower or white to colour later) and cut out three flower shapes with a cutter. Fold a stamen in half and set aside. Cut slightly down between each petal to divide them more.
2. Using the cocktail stick, roll out one flower shape thinner and frill the edges if you like. Mark a hole in the centre. Apply edible glue to half of the centre leaving the petals free to be shaped later.
3. Slide the flower onto the stamen and fold in half. apply more glue and fold in half again. You may find tweezers useful to separate the small petals and shape the flower head slightly.
4. Roll out another flower shape as above and mark a hole in the centre. Apply edible glue to the centre for this flower and slide up to attach to the first.
5. Repeat step 4 for the final flower, making sure that the petals go between each other to give the right flower shape. Support it while it dries.
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Assembly
Use the fold in the stamen to thread onto a piece of wire with a hook in the end. Twist this around to secure and wrap florists tape or ribbon around the wire to hold it firm. You could also add a calyx to the bottom of the flower before assembly to make it more realistic, or paint it on. Each flower should be on a separate small stem which combine to make the spray.
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