The stars aligned when I was recently gifted a lovely clematis veiner from Sunflower Sugar Art and then had to make one for a wedding cake order. After many years of making sugar flowers, can you believe this is the first time I have tried clematis? Of course, I had to film the process so today let me share with you my clematis sugar flower tutorial!
Now there are so many different clematis varieties. They vary with the number of petals, shape of the petals and even the smoothness of the petals. The one I have chosen has 5 petals and ruffly crinkly edged petals in deep burgundy. But you could of course use this clematis sugar flower tutorial as a base to experiment and switch up for a different variety.
I wanted this to be a quick and simple flower. So other than the drying time for the petals and centre, this clematis can be completed very quickly. I have created a simplified version for an effective natural centre and the petals are quick and easy to create using the Sunflower Sugar Art veiner. If you want to speed up your drying time, have you seen my tips for using a dehydrator?
Below are a list of the tools and materials that I have used (or very similar) in this tutorial. By all means you do not need to use the exact same but the list serves as a guide. You can find links on where to purchase them too in case you need to source them.
Tools
Ball tool https://amzn.to/46bD4n8
Celpad or flower pad https://amzn.to/3R0DQv4
Veining board https://tidd.ly/3xZn2Oj
Clematis Veiner Sunflower Sugar Art
Fine embroidery scissors https://amzn.to/49Z2F5o
Dahlia cutter https://amzn.to/3QPeuSM The largest cutter in this set is very similar to mine
Rolling pin https://tidd.ly/3RlryxE
Pliers https://amzn.to/3GPycIG
Foam drying pad https://amzn.to/3RboOWA
Wire cutters https://amzn.to/38RNno9
Paintbrushes https://ebay.us/cqCn1V
Dehydrator (optional) – info on different ones available and a buying guide here https://thebotanicalcakestudio.com/using-a-dehydrator-for-sugar-flowers
Materials
Batch of homemade Flower paste
Cornflour duster
White vegetable fat / shortening
Egg white
Florist tape – pale green https://tidd.ly/3J7HnqG
Wires – 20 gauge https://amzn.to/3PEUYJv + 28 gauge https://amzn.to/3sLRRpU
Dust colours – I have used Thrift and Lime
Step-by-step Clematis Video Tutorial
Below you can find my Clematis sugar flower tutorial showing you step-by-step how to make these beautiful garden favourites.
I hope you love this quick and easy clematis tutorial as much as I enjoyed creating it! Please do leave a comment or tag me on instagram @thebotanicalcakestudio to share your creations.
As always, happy flowering my lovelies!
Clare x
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