Basic Decorating Techniques

Violet

Getting Ready

• Prepare two decorating bags, one with tip 59s/59 (tip 101s for left handers) for petals, one with tip 1 for center
• Fill bags half full with medium consistency royal icing

Tips: 1, 59s/59 (101s)
Icing: Medium consistency; violet for petals, yellow for center
Position:
- Nail: in left (right) hand
- Bag: 45° angle at 3:00 (9:00) for petals; 90° for center
- Tips:

• For petals: wide end of tip lightly touching center of nail, narrow end pointing out and raised 1/8 in. above nail surface.
• For center: slightly above flower.

Completed flower size: no larger than the nickel size on the violet template.

Sequence:

1. Squeeze with light pressure, move tip out as you spin the nail to form first 1/4 in. elongated petal. Relax pressure as you move tip back to starting point. Stop, lift away.
2. Repeat to make two more bottom petals.
3. Make one 1/8 in. round petal.
4. Repeat to make the second round petal. Add two center dots. Dry in small Flower Former.

Violet Leaf

Getting Ready

• Fit decorating bag with tip 103
• Fill bag half with medium consistency royal icing
• Attach wax paper square onto flower nail

Tip: 103
Icing: Medium consistency royal
Positions:
- Nail: in hand, spinning the nail to the end of your finger.
- Bag: 45° angle at 3:00 (9:00)
- Tip: wide end lightly touching surface, narrow end slightly

Sequence:

Squeeze with medium pressure, using jiggling motion, slide tip out about 1/4 in. as you turn the nail. Relax pressure, move back to starting point, stop pressure, pull away. Optional: Dry in medium Flower Former.