Sugar Name Topper- Tutorial

So I thought I would see how everyone likes tutorial's. If you like this one and are interested in more please let me know.

This is for a Sugar (Gumpaste) Name Topper.
If you don't know what gumpaste is... it is a sugar dough that dries very quickly. You can make your own gumpaste or you can buy a mix where you just add water. They sell that in the craft stores. I believe there is also one that is premixed but it always seems really hard to me. I either make my own or I get the mix where you add water. For this sugar project I would mix half gumpaste and half fondant. That way you will have a little time to play with it.

OK So you want a sugar name topper? You can free hand this, like I did, or you can print out a template to follow. You will also need a clay gun with a round disk tip. (they come with many tips, just choose the one you need)

Extrude a long piece.

Then start forming your name. You will need to play with it a little. See how the pieces fit together and look the best.

Keep playing with it until you get the look you want. This is why the 50/50 works best because gumpaste alone will dry so quickly you will not have time to play. You can use water to attach anywhere that you need to or if you have to cut and start again. At this point you can put wires or toothpicks in if you need those for support and let this dry. Make sure it's in the shape you want, this one was curved a bit. Depending on where you are is what will determine how much drying time you need. Here in Arizona this would dry overnight for sure.

This is the cake that this name went on. It wasn't right on the top so I didn't need the wires or toothpicks.

So please let me know if the tutorial's are something you are interested in seeing because I love to share and will do more. If there is something specific you would like to see please let me know that too. :) Thanks!