Pink Robina Lilly

First start with the stamen. Using green gumpaste, roll a small ball down 2" of a 26 g wire, leaving a ball at the base and insert 5 black stamen. Leave this to dry overnight. The next day roll three or four very small balls of paste, squeeze them together and dip the long stamen in glue and push into the center of the small balls to attach them. I then airbrush the center with a darker green to give it depth.

Using the cutters pictured, choose two sizes. Cut three of the smaller size from white paste and press into veiner and insert a 26 g wire. When all three are complete place then into the throat of a Styrofoam lilly form to dry. Next cut three larger petals and repeat the process. Leave all to dry overnight. The next day, thin petal dust with gin or vodka to make an edible paint. Leaving a white strip at the base of each petal, paint the remainder of the petal the desired color. Leave to dry several hours.

I then apply dry petal dust over the paint to give depth to the petals. Tape the three smaller petals around the prepared stamen. Next tape the three larger petals between the three small petals. The finished flower will have a white star.