Gumpaste Embellishments

Right now I am getting myself into a right tizzy working on two separate cakes. One is a wine bottle in a crate cake (due tomorrow, currently going horribly wrong) and the other is an Alice In Wonderland cake (due in two weeks). I say these are gumpaste embellishments, but that is not strictly true. They are actually a mixture of fondant (shop bought, Tesco to be precise) and a tylose powder. I'm working on a ratio of 1 tsp of tylose powder per pound of fondant, but when it comes to working with the itty bitty pieces of fondant for these models, it's a much less precise "bit of fondant, pinch of tylose" recipe. This is my first time attempting this and it's working pretty well so far, you do have to be quick though or the "gumpaste" will quickly dry and crack. It can be rescued with a smidge of shortening (I use crisco), but it's better to be fast.

Alice is currently waiting for her feet to be attached and I think my Cheshire Cat looks like an evil Gruffalo.
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