Hello,

I'm making a cake in the shape of a bassoon for my boyfriend's birthday next month. I want to use MMF painted with luster dust for the metal keys, etc. I am looking for a specific color of luster dust. It's hard to describe - so I'm including a link to a website with a picture of what I want to recreate:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/FoxBassoon.jpg

Also, if you know of the right shade, can you direct me to a supplier? I looked at the CC dusts, but I think the gold is too dark.

I looked at some sites that sell the luster duster and I was thinking maybe an "oyster" or "champagne" color?

Thanks in advance!

Edited to say: You can click on the picture in the link to make it huge and more detailed!

This is just a thought but you might want to try mixing the gold and silver luster dust to see what you get. I am not really sure what colour that it but there is silver and a tiny bit of gold in the colour that you are looking for. Hope this helps Jen

There are several different shades of gold - personally I find Old Gold to be too brassy looking, but I think the Champagne color will not be dark enough. I think you should try to replicate the real instrument, not a picture, as the lighting in the photo may have affected the actual color.

Sometimes, I mix different luster colors together to get the look I want. I have even used petal dust (for the color) with pearl dust (for the sparkle). You might try this....

That is what I would do too, mix some colors and experiment till you get the shade you are looking for. That looks like old gold, but maybe by adding just a tiny touch of super pearl you would get the shine, and a bit of bronze might give you the depth of color.