Hydrangea by Petalsweet

Today's tutorial is a step-by-step demonstration from Petalsweet. These are Hydrangea flowers made from gumpaste, but many of the techniques and materials used for gumpaste may also be used with air-dry clay... with one exception! There's no need to use edible products! Regular white glue can be used instead of sugar glue and similar substitutions. Air-dry clay flowers will be a lasting keepsake!

Part 1
http://petalsweet.blogspot.com/2010/01/hydrangea-tutorial-part-one-by.html

Part 2
http://petalsweet.blogspot.com/2010/01/hydrangea-tutorial-part-two-by.html

Part 3
http://petalsweet.blogspot.com/2010/01/hydrangea-tutorial-part-three-by.html

If you don't have a leaf veiner, try using a real leaf from your yard to make vein impressions.

If you don't have any shape cutting tools, you can make your own following one of these tutorials:

Ideas for making tools for free: http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2011/01/free-cutting-tool-ideas.html
or Rubina's method (cut from aluminum): http://rubina-geminiartandcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/07/homemade-cold-porcelain-cutter-making.html
Or possibly buy an inexpensive set of gumpaste flower making tools such as this one sold by Wilton for less than $20. Wilton 1907-117 Floral Collection 32-Piece Gum Paste Flower-Making Set (includes leaf mold, 3 modeling tools, 24 plastic cutters for floral shapes & more) .