This month's meeting was initially a demonstration of Royal Icing with Judy Banks; however, unfortunately, the snowy weather prevented that. So instead of no meeting, Judith kindly stepped in and provided a fascinating demo on Jelly painting.
Now you may be wondering what exactly jelly painting is. Well, contrary to what the name suggests, it's not the art of dipping your paintbrush in a bowl of jelly and painting with it. No, it is, in fact, a cake-decorating technique where you paint fondant and then give it an added sheen to elevate the design.
Now there are a couple of ways to make the 'jelly' or 'paint'.
1. You can either paint the fondant background in an edible coloured paint mixture and then add the sheen over the top.
2. Or dye the actual 'sheen' and then paint directly with that.
This demo piqued my interest as it's not something I have ever come across before. As you can see the overall effect of the flower designs differs dramatically depending on which method you use. The one on the left is the dyed marmalade sheen, and the one on the right is the painted flower, and then the sheen is added separately when finished.
Judith demonstrated how to make the flowers with both techniques so we could then make an informed decision as to which one would suit us best; she also confirmed it is an effective technique if trying to make a stained glass effect.
Again another great meeting and a fabulous demo by Judith. Here are some of the other beautiful items she has created.
Toppers:-
Iris Folding:-
Booties:-
Quilling:-
To find your own local meeting, please use the link below.
bsguk.org
Now you may be wondering what exactly jelly painting is. Well, contrary to what the name suggests, it's not the art of dipping your paintbrush in a bowl of jelly and painting with it. No, it is, in fact, a cake-decorating technique where you paint fondant and then give it an added sheen to elevate the design.
Now there are a couple of ways to make the 'jelly' or 'paint'.
1. You can either paint the fondant background in an edible coloured paint mixture and then add the sheen over the top.
2. Or dye the actual 'sheen' and then paint directly with that.
This demo piqued my interest as it's not something I have ever come across before. As you can see the overall effect of the flower designs differs dramatically depending on which method you use. The one on the left is the dyed marmalade sheen, and the one on the right is the painted flower, and then the sheen is added separately when finished.
Judith demonstrated how to make the flowers with both techniques so we could then make an informed decision as to which one would suit us best; she also confirmed it is an effective technique if trying to make a stained glass effect.
Again another great meeting and a fabulous demo by Judith. Here are some of the other beautiful items she has created.
Toppers:-
Iris Folding:-
Booties:-
Quilling:-
To find your own local meeting, please use the link below.
Find and Visit a British Sugarcraft Guild Branch Near To You
Local Branches of The British Sugarcraft Guild are distributed across the UK in seven Regions; hosting cake decorating demonstrations, workshops and sugarcraft events each month. Click our interactive regional map to find your local BSG branch and join us!
bsguk.org
