Button Mum

The button mum starts with the same "eye" center as for a gerber daisy.

Once the center is dried I start layering on petals.

The daisy cutters are used for this flower as well. Starting with the smallest cutter layer two rows of petals the same size and curl them around the dried center. Next cut three rows of petal (the same size) for the next size cutter and finally, two from the largest size for the third layer of petal. The cutters come in four different sizes depending on who large the final flower should be will determine the three cutters used.


The finished flower should be the size of a quarter. Button mums come in a variety of colors, I make them all white and airbrushed the desired color as needed.

These will be airbrushed green for a upcoming wedding cake.