Instruction in Gum Paste Flowers
Instruction in various gum paste flowers will be held according to demand.  Small classes, maximum four students, afternoons or evenings, will be in Pickering Village or Meadowvale/401 area.

Students will learn how to make gum paste.
They will be instructed in the techniques of:
- colouring the paste
- rolling & cutting the flower and leaf shapes
- veining
- tooling the petals and leaves
- constructing the various flowers and leaves
- dusting & steaming for a more lifelike look

Gum Paste 1 - Pickering Village
4 weeks, 2 1/2 hours per class.  $80 per student.
Mondays, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8 & 15. 6pm to 8:30pm

Gum Paste 2 - Meadowvale/401
4 weeks, 2 1/2 hours per class.  $80 per student.
Wednesdays, Sept. 26 & Oct. 3 & 10 & 17.  6pm - 8:30pm

Gum Paste 3 - Pickering Village 
4 weeks, 2 1/2 hours per class.  $80 per student.
Mondays, Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8 & 15. 6:00pm - 8:30pm



Pleast Note:  A minimum of two students needed to run a class.

Please note:  Dates are very flexible and where possible, can be arranged to suit the students.

Materials provided for use during class:  Gum paste, cutters, veiners, wires, stamens, tape, paste colours, petal dusting powders & printed instructions.

Student to provide:  Board, rolling pin, tooling mat & ball tool, spatula, a variety of brushes, 2" thick block of styrofoam about 8" square. 

Gum Paste 1
Roses, sweet peas, pansies, forget-me-not,  filler flowers, rose and ivy leaves,   

Gum Paste 2    
Calla lilies (flowers & leaves), carnation (flowers & leaves), stephanotis, lily of the valley (flowers & leaves) baby's breath. 

Gum Paste 3
Stargazer lily, fuchsia, poppy (flowers, buds  & leaves for all) 


Advanced classes

Orchids - three varieties

Iris & peony

Hydrangea

Spring selection: Tulips, daffodills, snowdrops & violets  (flowers & leaves).

Baby Boutique: Babies, cradles, booties & other cute things.

Flowers included in Gum Paste I: roses, sweet peas, pansies, filler flowers, leaves