Dianne Gruenberg is the owner of AVENUES-Sweet Choices, Etc. In addition to 16 years of sugar craft teaching, she is an active cake show judge and demonstrator traveling nationwide. She has demonstrated at the British Sugar Craft Guild in England, and ICES for 6 years. She has a mail order business where she manufactures and markets cake decorating supplies. Her other credits include teaching at the local college, cake magazines, bridal magazine articles, television and newspaper features. Also, Dianne is the owner of AVENUES-Wedding Choices, Etc. Inc., where she is a professional wedding coordinator and her company is a full service wedding business, specializing in planning, reception decorating and custom European style cakes with handmade gum paste flowers.
DG-100
Quick Life-Like Orchid and Violets Arrangement FULL
Learn to make a life-like gumpaste orchid and violets using the Quick Method. Time permitting, we will cover greenery. Your flowers will be arranged on a Mexican paste plaque.
Supplies
Required
Dusting brushes (1/4 inch), small scissors, cel foam pad, 8 inch box to take project home in.
Provided
Gumpaste, cutter, and dusting colors used in class.
Available
Gumpaste, cutter, and dusting colors used in class.
DG-101
Quilling Designs and Techniques - Flower Arrangement
A paper art made from gumpaste that will give your cakes a new dramatic look. You will learn basic quilling shapes and combine them to make a flower arrangement on a Mexican paste plaque.
Supplies
Required
A #1 brush, small paper cup, 10-inch cake board, 10-inch cake box.
Make a unique 3D carousel horse from Mexican paste and decorated with gumpaste designs. The horse is on a Mexican paste stand. This carousel horse creates a dramatic cake topper, or can be used as a stand-alone decoration.
You will create a miniature flower arrangement in a wire basket. Miniature flowers are great for garden cakes and have many possibilities for special designs. Basket is included in price.
Supplies
Required
8-inch box, small scissors, small dusting brushes.
