Help please

If you do not have a cutter in the correct shape of the accent pieces what I do is draw a template on paper, and use that to cut my shapes out of fondant. Then I'd just attach with gum glue or water and smooth. 

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Originally Posted by thesweettastes 

you're a genius! i never thought  about this,thanks! on e more question do you think $ 4.50  each is a right  price?

NO!

I'd be looking at a MINIMUM of $15 CAD.

But I actually think leah_s is nearer the mark with her price!!!!!!!!!

leah's got it!

if i counted right there's at least 30 precise cuts of fondant in each cake in three various colors

30 times 30 is a lot

900 precise fondant cuts, handlings, applications that's 2, 700 fondant touches alone plus a thousand of random handlings

• make & wrap 30 boards (and i'm already pissed off at myself :)
• cut out the 30 different shapes you need times thirty cakes
• apply 900 shapes n.i.n.e. h.u.n.d.r.e.d.
• boxing up 30 things not to slip during delivery when you really want to throw them out the window by now

no no no no no leah low balled the price!!!!!

i would be furious with myself--i would not even speak to me possibly forever or longer

<runs screaming>

those are really too costly to price adequately

could be done handily by a team

by an individual? therapy might be in order afterwards

it's like when you take your car for a $50 part and the labor is $1000

i would realistically price those about $50 each

and at some point in time i might start talking to myself again

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Originally Posted by thesweettastes 

so what i should do? i sent a emali and i said 4.50 should i said sorry i just notice that was a mistake i ment  $14.50?

no say you got your decimal point in the wrong place and you meant $45 each

seriously

try to explain the labor

and the therapy

i was assuming they are one serving size each?

upon a little further reflection

i'd calculate the $50 each plus a 10 to 25% upcharge

(they are too expensive to purchase)

but after you cover each one in grey

roll out a long while piece

cut it into a wide long ribbon

cut out the oval shapes and put the hearts on those

make the 'breaks' the cuts in what's left on the table after you remove the ovals

you will have the oval 'holes' bodered by white

so make the little cuts in the top, bottom & side white border (where the ovals were) to make the little squares

put it this way

if you make rows and columns of oval cuts on a piece of fondant

(rows and even partial columns at least)

you can get there

and it will look matchy matchy if you take adjoining cuts

Yes!  If you visualize the white part *flat* you can see how to do this in one continuous cut.

I think you're in this for $4.50.  It's not really cool to change a price once it's quoted.  Chalk it up to learning.  Painfully.