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Accent Bows with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Small bows with streamers can be used to decorate gift shapes cut with Sugar Sheets or as accents in floral bouquets or on cake sides. Add v-cut tails at the bottom to pull the look together.

Applying Pearl Dust and/or Color Dust to Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Bring out the color of your Sugar Sheets! flowers with a few brushstrokes of Wilton Pearl Dust or Color Dust. Use a contrasting shade to highlight the flower center or on petal edges.

Applying Sugar to Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Your Sugar Sheets! decorations really sizzle when you add colorful sugars or sparkles on top! Go with a bolder shade or and a kicky contrasting color.

Cake Top Bow with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A bold bow is an easy way to add style to even a plain iced cake. With loops made from Sugar Sheets! strips, assembling your bow couldn’t be easier!

Creasing Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Give Sugar Sheets! flower petals or leaves dimension by folding a gentle crease down the center.

Curling Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

In nature, many leaves have a natural curled shape. You can create this effect in seconds with Sugar Sheets! leaves. Alternate the direction of the curl to vary the look in your bouquets.

Curliques with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Twisted strips of Sugar Sheets! make ideal streamers or curling ribbon to accent bows. They bring a sense of motion to any treat!

Drawing on Sugar Sheets! with FoodWriters

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Make Sugar Sheets! decorations personal—draw designs and mark messages in cool colors with FoodWriter Edible Color Markers. FoodWriter markers are also great for tracing shapes on your Sugar Sheets! pieces, which helps make cutting precisely a breeze.

Flower Cupping in Formers with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Use Wilton cups and candy plate cavities to create the curved shape without pressing on the center.

Flower Cupping with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: No reviews

Form a softly cupped shape on Sugar Sheets! blossoms to help layered flowers stand up on your treats. Remember to gently press with the ball tool on shaping foam to protect your flower shapes.

Fringing Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Cut slits along the edge of Sugar Sheets! to make grass, hair, hat trims and more. You can also roll up your fringed piece and secure the ends to make tassels and hair tufts.

Layering Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: No reviews

Stack different sizes and colors of Sugar Sheets! pieces for a dynamic decoration! You can make magic with just about any shape—stars, hearts, ovals, flowers and more.

Pleated Fan with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

If you love the texture that draped fondant brings to your cakes, try this easy Sugar Sheets! technique. Flexibility makes Sugar Sheets! a great material for creating deeply ridged decorations.

Pleating Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: No reviews

A pleated ribbon border made from Sugar Sheets! is a great way to finish your cake.

Quilling Circles with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: No reviews

Round Sugar Sheets! strips make a fun alternative to looped petals for treat-top flowers. Or, use just one circle to crown your cupcakes with color! The quilling tool available in our 7 Pc. Deluxe Gum Paste Tool Set makes winding a perfect circle effortless.

Quilling Loops with Sugar Sheets

Difficulty: Easy

Thin strips of Sugar Sheets! bring big impact when looped together. The quilling effect of placing groups of loops together to build shapes like the flower shown here creates a breathtaking look.