In this tutorial, I’m teaching you how to make realistic wafer paper berries and holly leaves!
Don’t forget to download your class materials and share your wafer paper creations!
Wafer Paper Berries:
You will need:
Wafer paper
26 gauge white wire
2 inch craft punch
Red gel color
Vodka
Black or Brown food marker
Confectioners glaze
Wafer Paper glue
How to:
- Punch 30 20-inch circles
- Apply a thin layer of wafer paper glue
- Form a berry
- Insert white wire
- Let dry
- Paint red and add black accents
- Dip in the confectioner’s glaze
Wafer Paper Holly Leaves:
You will need:
Wafer paper
26 gauge green wire
Ivory gel color
Forest green gel color
Yellow powder color
Vodka
Confectioners glaze
Wafer Paper glue (recipe is in your class materials)
How to:
- Cut 2 x 2 inch wafer paper
- Glue two pieces together, inserting green wire between layers
- Let dry
- Cut Holly leaf shape
- Paint leaves using Ivory and Forest Green gel colors
- Paint accents using Yellow powder color
- Dip or paint with confectioner glaze
If you’re looking for Christmas cake topper decorations to make with your wafer paper Holly leaves and berries, I love these wafer paper pine branches and pinecones.
Put your own spin on the project by choosing different colors, adding your own personal touch, or creating cake decoration arrangement with your wafer paper Holly leaves and berries cones!
I can’t wait to see what you do with it. When you make your own wafer paper decorations, post on social media and tag me #waferpaperclub @astashkinacakes, so I can share.
3 Comments
Thank you dear for your generosity in sharing your knowledge with us. God bless you big kisses ❤️😍👏👏👏👏👏🥰
I seen you used cocao to put on back of flowers and stems to place on cake to prevent melting of paper and safety I assume, can you tell me how you apply it to the flowers and stem? Love your work! Thank you fir sharing.
Vicki
Hello, Vivki. Please refer to this tutorial where I show you step-by-step on how to do that: https://astashkinacakes.com/wafer-paper-buttercream/