Step 4 Place your bow template lightly on top of your fondant, not pressing down too hard so you don’ t ruin the design. Cut around the template using your pizza cutter and / or scalpel, then lift the template away. You’ ll be left with your fondant bow cut-out! Smooth out any edges with your scalpel or use the warmth of your finger tips.
Step 5 Step 6 Turn over your fondant so the good side is now facing down. Using a small brush, dab a little water onto the centre. Bring each side of the bow into the middle and press gently to secure.
Now let’ s add the bow knot! Roll out a small amount of light green fondant to 2mm thick and use your pizza cutter to freehand a strip, approx 15mm wide by 60mm long.
Step 7 Turn the strip over so the good side is facing down and lightly brush the back with water. Place this across the centre of your bow, wrapping it around to the back to secure. Make sure the strip is glued down and sits flat. Trim off any excess fondant with your scalpel. Now you have your bow!
In a small bowl, mix gold lustre dust with a splash of
Step 8 Step rose spirit 9 to create a It’ s not a Christmas tree without the star on top! Roll out your black fondant to about 2mm thick and cut a star using your cutter. Put it aside to fully dry out and harden. paint. You’ re aiming for a thick, pain-like consistency. If it’ s too clumpy, add more rose spirit to loosen up the mixture. If it’ s too runny, add more dust to thicken it up. Using a small brush, paint your star gold. You might need to add a second coat. The alcohol in the rose spirit will evaporate quickly, so the paint will be dry within minutes.