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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Tutorial 101; Classic Chanel Hand Bag
What a beautiful Saturday evening!! Looked like it was going to rain. By mid morning it cleared up to this gorgeous sunny afternoon. With this entry I post my first step-by-step instructional edit on how to make a Classic Chanel Flap Hand Bag Cake.
Lets get to it!
Two days prior I kneaded black and yellow fondant- the colours I required, and stored them back in their pots. This saves a-lot of time! I learn't this tip on the Satin Ice tour with Julie Bashore.
Do it! It truly does save so much time!!
One day prior I baked a 9" cake.Cut and stacked 3 tiers. Each tier was 2.5 inches x 1.5 inches. Carved and covered in butter-creme. I inserted three dowels to give support to the structure. Please refer below;
I made the Chanel logo, and the chain links to use with the purse straps. I mixed the fondant with a little bit of Gum tragacanth to speed up drying time. I also lay the chain links over my paint palettes to give some curvature. This will give the illusion of a life-like chain link. You will see this later when connecting the links together. I also linked the loops in twos. This cuts time when connecting the links. You will find this out later while constructing your cake. I made over 70 links. You will get a fair idea of how many you will require when building your cake (size of purse).
The above photo is of the two loops made for the chain link to begin from and end.
Using a ruler and plastic fork. (I couldn't find mine, but a stitching wheel can be used here. It's much faster).
I scored over the quilt design.
I then carefully turned the fondant to the underside and rolled the edges right round using a ball tool. This gives a "sewed seam" effect.
Carefully lift and lay the fondant over the cake. Lightly pressing into the cake in some places to give a sewn effect to the purse (slight bubble, like a real bag).
Leaving the covered cake to stand. I began to paint the links and Chanel detailing. I painted them using 24K Gold dust mixed with Rose spirit. You can use Vodka in place of rose spirit. I use rose spirit because our household loves to drink! I never have any on stand by when I need it! lol I don't have a photo of this! I was just having too much fun!! You get the drift...
Once the details have completely dried (and the cake has settled by this time). Attach the details! I used edible sugar glue. Pouring your glue to use, onto a palette/dish will let it go further. Double dipping your pottle will contaminate your liquid (this also goes for food colour pastes, and spirits etc).
My advice is to look after your supplies and apply good hygiene practice.
Now, back to it... Make leather straps from black fondant about half an inch thick and two inches long. These will now attach (thread) your links through.
Pinch each 'leather' strap at each end and loop through your 2-link chain. See example below;
Attach each link together. Draping a chain. Gluing along the 'bag' and base like you would if you were to create a drape for a window display. The final photo below shows you what I mean..
You can add other details if you wish. I chose to keep it simple, to let the bag say it all. I made a swurved name tag and three black petunia flowers. That's it!
There you have it! A Classic Chanel Flap Hand Bag Cake!
Enjoy making this. One of many future tutorials me thinks! I am off to bed.. Its now Sunday!
Happy Baking :)
x
Lets get to it!
Two days prior I kneaded black and yellow fondant- the colours I required, and stored them back in their pots. This saves a-lot of time! I learn't this tip on the Satin Ice tour with Julie Bashore.
Do it! It truly does save so much time!!
One day prior I baked a 9" cake.Cut and stacked 3 tiers. Each tier was 2.5 inches x 1.5 inches. Carved and covered in butter-creme. I inserted three dowels to give support to the structure. Please refer below;
I made the Chanel logo, and the chain links to use with the purse straps. I mixed the fondant with a little bit of Gum tragacanth to speed up drying time. I also lay the chain links over my paint palettes to give some curvature. This will give the illusion of a life-like chain link. You will see this later when connecting the links together. I also linked the loops in twos. This cuts time when connecting the links. You will find this out later while constructing your cake. I made over 70 links. You will get a fair idea of how many you will require when building your cake (size of purse).
Cut each length of shoe string yellow fondant to the same size when constructing the links
The following day I measured the cake. Rolled and cut the black fondant to size. I made two pieces. One to cover the back and the other overlapping like a flap at the front. Refer below;
Using a ruler and plastic fork. (I couldn't find mine, but a stitching wheel can be used here. It's much faster).
I scored over the quilt design.
I then carefully turned the fondant to the underside and rolled the edges right round using a ball tool. This gives a "sewed seam" effect.
Carefully lift and lay the fondant over the cake. Lightly pressing into the cake in some places to give a sewn effect to the purse (slight bubble, like a real bag).
Below is an example of the front flap.
Once the details have completely dried (and the cake has settled by this time). Attach the details! I used edible sugar glue. Pouring your glue to use, onto a palette/dish will let it go further. Double dipping your pottle will contaminate your liquid (this also goes for food colour pastes, and spirits etc).
My advice is to look after your supplies and apply good hygiene practice.
Now, back to it... Make leather straps from black fondant about half an inch thick and two inches long. These will now attach (thread) your links through.
Pinch each 'leather' strap at each end and loop through your 2-link chain. See example below;
Attach each link together. Draping a chain. Gluing along the 'bag' and base like you would if you were to create a drape for a window display. The final photo below shows you what I mean..
You can add other details if you wish. I chose to keep it simple, to let the bag say it all. I made a swurved name tag and three black petunia flowers. That's it!
There you have it! A Classic Chanel Flap Hand Bag Cake!
Enjoy making this. One of many future tutorials me thinks! I am off to bed.. Its now Sunday!
Happy Baking :)
x
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
It's a Kitty Cat Pink Party!!!
More images can be viewed on our website and flickr link; http://www.flickr.com/photos/blissfulbrownies/
New Year, New Beginnings
Happy New Year! Hope you had beautiful Christmas. I feel quite terrible actually. I have not posted in six months! I don't even know where the time has gone! Once again time has run, well bolted ahead of me!
Hope the last six months have been as rewarding to you as it has for me. Alot of learning on my part and with that, alot of challenges I have overcome. Bringing me to blog once more.
I won't deny. It's been a rough period. Adjusting to a new member joining our family. Observing my little one take on so much for one of her age. I myself, not realizing the repercussions it would create for our family also. I can say is that it takes alot of time and ALOT of patience. But damn! Some people have no comprehension of hygiene!
In between the grand adjustment, I've been filled with alot of banter from all sides of the extended family. I put it down to not having the balls to say it to the person concerned... Instead lets burden the children... I feel this in our culture has become a norm. With so many uses of media to hide behind. We don't take responsibilty -ownership of our actions. To help me grow and cope with the challenge of this Chapter of my life is Playcentre. The place continues to feed me with copious amounts of new found, human behavioral knowledge. I'm still so amazed at how much I've learned. I can't express in words how much I have. If I were a writer than I guess it been easy to explain.
We've made a few changes to our home. Finally taking the last of our pool out. Laying the foundations down for Amani's playhouse. Making a retaining wall. Growing grass. Stripping our rooms. Sanding and re-painting with friends. Baking along the way and meeting some great people while doing so.
Latest pics? Well alot! Which brings me to officially becoming a part of the Flickr mob and sharing here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blissfulbrownies/
I love using Blogger, but sometimes its takes far too long to load those pics you'd like to share. A few will follow (as many as I can load without pulling my hair out). The rest can be viewed on Flickr.
I am sharing an especially magical moment with you all. My daughter's fourth birthday. Special because it was, by request a Kitty Cat Pink Party!!!
I hope you all have had an exceptionally well deserving break as I have. Thank you my viewers for staying in touch. It feels quite rewarding to know that you view my ever more babble on the wonderful World of the web!
Till next month.. I promise! Peace be with you
Happy Baking All!
s
Hope the last six months have been as rewarding to you as it has for me. Alot of learning on my part and with that, alot of challenges I have overcome. Bringing me to blog once more.
I won't deny. It's been a rough period. Adjusting to a new member joining our family. Observing my little one take on so much for one of her age. I myself, not realizing the repercussions it would create for our family also. I can say is that it takes alot of time and ALOT of patience. But damn! Some people have no comprehension of hygiene!
In between the grand adjustment, I've been filled with alot of banter from all sides of the extended family. I put it down to not having the balls to say it to the person concerned... Instead lets burden the children... I feel this in our culture has become a norm. With so many uses of media to hide behind. We don't take responsibilty -ownership of our actions. To help me grow and cope with the challenge of this Chapter of my life is Playcentre. The place continues to feed me with copious amounts of new found, human behavioral knowledge. I'm still so amazed at how much I've learned. I can't express in words how much I have. If I were a writer than I guess it been easy to explain.
We've made a few changes to our home. Finally taking the last of our pool out. Laying the foundations down for Amani's playhouse. Making a retaining wall. Growing grass. Stripping our rooms. Sanding and re-painting with friends. Baking along the way and meeting some great people while doing so.
Latest pics? Well alot! Which brings me to officially becoming a part of the Flickr mob and sharing here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blissfulbrownies/
I love using Blogger, but sometimes its takes far too long to load those pics you'd like to share. A few will follow (as many as I can load without pulling my hair out). The rest can be viewed on Flickr.
I am sharing an especially magical moment with you all. My daughter's fourth birthday. Special because it was, by request a Kitty Cat Pink Party!!!
I hope you all have had an exceptionally well deserving break as I have. Thank you my viewers for staying in touch. It feels quite rewarding to know that you view my ever more babble on the wonderful World of the web!
Till next month.. I promise! Peace be with you
Happy Baking All!
s
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