I was reading a thread last night about classes being offered in Michigan. One of the cc members was trying to get advice on which classes to take. One of those classes was for gelatin flowers so I did an internet search and was able to find out a little more about them. Of course, I decided to try it first thing this morning. Wanted to share the final result. They are not perfect but I think pretty good for a first try.
O.K. please be patient with me in explaining this:
Things needed:
Needle nose pliers
24 guage wire
unflavored gelatin
color of choice
glass bowls
styrofoam to rest the petals on
You can modify the following amounts based on the flowers you will be making. To make the above flower, mix 1 part gelatin to 3 parts water. I used 2 teaspoons gelatin and 6 teaspoons water for each individual color. Place the mixture in the microwave for about 13 seconds. Remove, add color and stir slowly so that you can reduce the air bubbles. You will pretty much have to use your judgment as to when the mixture is the right consistency. I waited about 4 minutes before I attempted to place the formed petals in the mixture one at a time. I played with the wire to get the petals that you see in the pic. this should be done ahead of time. Put your petal flat in the mixture(have enough of a stem to hold onto) and move it around in the mixture. I held the petal with my right hand while slowly turning the bowl and pulling the petal up at the same time. It took many tries before I was able to get the first petal to come out of the mixture complete.
As you do this, the mixture will get thicker and probably require you to microwave it again. Just keep moving the bowl while you hold the stem and slowly pull up. Put the petal in a styrofoam circle or block and let it sit for a few minutes. It will set very quickly. Once you have a full set, get another piece of wire to form your flower.
I hope this helps.
I found this link. It's pretty much exactly what bush1 describes to do.
http://www.frostatiers.com/demo2005Feb.htm
Ladies, your flowers are lovely, but I think that you should check out
http://www.gelartfloral.com/courses.html
I think it's what was being referred to earlier! 
I was reading a thread last night about classes being offered in Michigan. One of the cc members was trying to get advice on which classes to take. One of those classes was for gelatin flowers so I did an internet search and was able to find out a little more about them. Of course, I decided to try it first thing this morning. Wanted to share the final result. They are not perfect but I think pretty good for a first try.
Wow, that's beautiful! Very etherial.
Wow!! Those are really beautiful KHalstead!! I guess I know what my next venture will be!! This one looks like it won't cost as much as some of the others. YAY!! 
hello everyone here
this is more on gelatin flowers on wire also i would like for u to see the flowers i do with gelatin this is all with the same gelatin art
http://www.gelartfloral.com/recetas2/Flores.htm
http://www.gelartfloral.com/recetas2/Fondant.htm
hope u enjoy
flowergel.......those are gorgeous........I love the way you used them I have yet to see them on a cake....boy do they really look nice on one!!! I LOVE the candle too.......awesome idea. I love these flowers they look so much like glass or like sugar art which I wish I could do (have never tried) but this whole cake hobby is expensive enough, I can't imagine what it costs to blow and pulll sugar LOL
these look very interesting. i tried to go to the links you posted but they won't come up. something about the url not being right or something. i remember when i was young doing this with some type plastic. dipping the wire in the plastic stuff and letting it set up. you can make some really great poinsettias this way. i may have to give this a try. all the flowers you guys have made are beautiful. keep up the good work.......
I would like to know if these flower petals, once they have set, are fragile to work with? They seem so delicate 
yet SO beautiful 
Once the petals are dry they are pretty easy to work with. I made some a couple of years ago and they still look the same as they did when I originally made them. The only thing that could happen is that the petal will pull away from the wires but you just have to kind of keep your fingers away from the actual gelatin.
Thanks for responding so quickly and thanks for the input. I am curious about these flowers and think I am going to try them this weekend! I just happen to have a box of plain gelatin laying around
Oh wow!! I just stumbled across this post.. the flowers are gorgeous!!! i wanna try these as well but could i just ask.. do i have to dip the petals in the gelatine individually? If so.. how do you later assemble all the petals together to form the flower especially since bush1 mentioned that we can't touch the actual gelatine after it's dry right? So if that's the case i'm just wondering how are you going to shape the individual petals after you combine the petals into a flower? :p
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