Wafer paper pansies are a pretty addition to a floral cake arrangement. They come in so many colors, you’ll be able to paint them in multiple combinations to match any color theme.
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To see a short video of the assembly and painting the flower, click here: Youtube video of a wafer paper pansy
For an article with tips for making wafer paper flowers, click here.
Some tips for making wafer paper pansies:
- Use oil-based colors to prevent the wafer paper from melting. This can mean using candy colors, which are oil-based, or making your own paints using petal dusts and vegetable oil.
- Get a photo of pansies to use as a model so that you can see where to put the colors.
- Let the color dry before adding the darker details to prevent smearing.
- Pansies have 5 petals, 4 in the back and one larger one in the front.
- Wire the petals by sandwiching two pieces of wafer paper together with the wire in between, veining them if you want to.
- Click here for an article about how to vein wafer paper: How to vein wafer paper for petals and leaves
- Violas are a smaller flower that looks like pansies, and they can be made the same way.
Wafer paper supply list:
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- Wafer paper, white or colored
- Silicone flower center molds
- Petal veiners
- Petal dust
- Floral wire
- Tylose glue
- Fluffy paintbrushes
- Flower former
- Craft scissors
- Liquid Food Coloring
- Food-grade glycerin to make wafer paper conditioner
- Corn starch
- Flower paper punches
- Steamer to shape wafer paper
