Modern Flower Workshop & AGM

Come along and enjoy our afternoon. The modern flower is very easy to make and can be used on any cake done in a different colour

 

Date: 7 December 2013.
Time: From 1pm till approx 3.30pm
Location: The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Rd, Berwick.
Cost: Members $5.00: Non-members $10: Children under 16 $6

 

Please bring a plate of nibbles to share for our Xmas/AGM break up

 

 

Requirements List:

• 26g and 28g white wires
• Red Modelling Paste
• White Modelling Paste(or colours to suit your Christmas theme)
• Green Modelling Paste
• Green Stem-Tex
• Red, Gold and Green Glitter(or colours to match your theme)
• Piping Gel
• Modern Flower Cutter(Lyn has 4 to sell if anyone wants one ($5) but you are quite welcome to use Lyn's cutter)
• Gardenia Leaf Veiner
• Poinsettia Leaf Cutter (Lyn has one set of these if any one wants them ($15) but you are quite welcome to use Lyn's.)

For Bookings or further details call Lyn on 03 9705 7837 or 0409 542 518

Casey's AGM 2013

Note: our AGM will now he held at our Dec Workshop on the 7/12/13

Hello Casey Members,

I would like to invite you to the annual general meeting for the Casey Branch of the Victorian Cake Decoration Society Inc.

Come along and enjoy a Saturday lunch with fellow members and shape the direction of our branch for 2013.

We will be having lunch on 30^th of November at 1pm at Gregorios 2-10S William Thwaites Blvd Cranbourne North.

Please book by 26^th of November by email belindadalgleish@bigpond.com
or you can contact me on 0417 312 376 or Lyn Rattle at lmrattle@bigpond.net.au or 0409 542 518.

It should be a great lunch and I look forward to seeing you there

Belinda Dalgleish

Vice President

Casey Branch

VCDS Inc.

 

For the love of Chocolate Workshop

It’s that time again when the Casey Branch of the Victorian Cake Decorating Society hold our annual chocoholics day. This year again, we are lucky to have Anne from the Mixing Bowl in Hallam as our demonstrator.


On: the 19th October 2013.

Time: From 1pm till approx 3.30pm

Location: The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Rd, Berwick.

Cost: Members $5.00: Non-members $10: Children under 16 $6

As Christmas is around the corner, Anne will be demonstrating how to make & put together a CHOCOLATE Christmas Croquembouche using cream puffs filled with CHOCOLATE mousse, stuck together with CHOCOLATE & drizzled all over with delicious CHOCOLATE sauce.

Then you will learn how to make & decorate the Buche de Noel (Christmas Log) together with a few other CHOCOLATE treats.

So come along watch, learn & best of all TASTE what you have learned.

Items used in the demonstration will be available to purchase.

So if it all sounds too good to miss out on & you would like to attend or if you have any questions please Contact Lyn Rattle on 9705 7837 or by email to lmrattle@bigpond.net.au

Australian Native Flower Workshop

Looking for something to do? Why not join us for our next workshop where Lyn Rattle will be teaching you how to make & put together some of Australia’s beautiful Native flowers - Waratah, Eucalyptus & Wattle.


On: Saturday the 17th of August 2013.

Time: From 1pm till approx 3.30pm

Location: The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Rd, Berwick.

Cost: Members $5.00: Non-members $10: Children under 16 $6
So if you would like to attend or if you have any questions please contact me by return email sharoncoutts@iprimus.com.au or Lyn Rattle on 9705 7837 or by email to lmrattle@bigpond.net.au

Please note that if you are interested in attending you will need to pre-make a couple of things & bring them with you.
List of requirements for this workshop.

For the Waratah
20 & 28 Gage White wire
25mm polystyrene ball
Red & Green (Moss or Gum leaf colour) modelling paste
Water Lilly cutters for the leaves

Please note: cut a 10cm piece of 20 gage wire, form a hook on one end & pierce through the center of the polystyrene ball, pull all the way through till it feels firm & secure. Then cover the 25mm polystyrene ball with Red paste allowing the wire to poke through & let to dry. Bring it along with you.
For the Eucalyptus Gums
Heart or Eucalyptus cutters (if you don’t have any you can freeform)
Eucalyptus coloured modelling paste, not too dark. (If you don’t have the Eucalyptus colour mix Green & Caramel Brown to make the Eucalyptus colour
18 & 26 gage white wire
Leaf Green, Blue & Aubergine petal dust or chalk (if you don’t have Aubergine coloured petal dust mix a bit of Black & White powders to achieve the Aubergine shade)
White & Green Stemtex

For the Wattle
White modelling paste
18 or 26 gage wire

Please note:

1. With your white modelling paste make about 12 little balls as big as a Green pea (or a little bigger if you like for the wattle, as in the picture above) wire them with the 18 or 26 gage wire & let dry. Bring them along with you to colour yellow at the workshop
2. In a small wide neck jar mix 20 parts of water to 1 part Lemon Yellow colour (you can use 20 tsp water & I tsp Lemon Yellow) cover & bring with you to dip your flowers in
Green modelling paste for the leaves
Brushes

A couple of polystyrene meat trays & a stand to put your work on
Bring your usual kit (rolling pin, board etc..)with you
Pen & paper to take notes
And don’t forget something to take your work back home in.

Gardenia Flower Workshop


Casey Branch of the Victorian Decorating Cake Society


Workshop held on Saturday 15th June

At the Old Cheese Factory Berwick 1pm to 3-30 pm

Irene Williams will be showing us how to make Gardenia Flower

Members $ 5-00 Non Members $10-00 Children 8 to 16 $6-oo




Bookings essential by the 10th June. Please contact

Lyn Rattle lmrattle@bigpond.net.au or 97057837

Mia Jurcut mia@miascakes.com.au  or 0409004930

Requirement list

• Basic Tool Kit (EG: balling tool, frilling tool, etc) 
• Small rolling pin
• Flower glue & Brush
• Corn flour bag
• Soft Foam
• Rose petal cutter set (double sided, if you have)
• Leaf Veiner
• White modelling paste
• Green modelling paste
• #22 and #26 white wire
• Green stemtex
• Petal pad, petal cover mat
• work board , non-slip mat 
• Flower stand or oasis
• Small scissors, wire cutters
• Optional: Leaf Glaze,
• Container to transport gardenia

Royal Icing piping & flowers Workshop by Irene Williams

Casey Branch of the Victorian Decorating Cake Society would like to invite you and your friends to our workshop on Saturday 20th April at the Old Cheese Factory Berwick 1pm to 3-30 pm Irene Williams will be showing us how to make Piped Flowers Members $ 5-00 Non Members $10-00 Children 8 to 16 $6-oo Bookings essential by the 17th April. Please contact Lyn Rattle lmrattle@bigpond.net.au 97057837 or Mia Jurcut mia@miascakes.com.au 0409004930


REQUIREMENT LIST:
• Royal Icing (mixed to stiff peaks)
• Extra Pure Icing sugar (sifted)
• Small container for water
• 4 small container to mix colours
• Small spatula
• Colours- Yellow, green, orange, pink or violet.
• Parchment triangles or piping bags
• Piping tube – petal (more than one if you have)
(Wilton #104 or #103 or Candyman/ icemaster #20)
• Piping tube – fine writing.
• (Wilton or Candyman / icemaster #1)
• Piping tube- leaf Wilton # 352
(If you don’t have these brands bring along what you have and Irene can help you to choose which will be best to use)
• Piping Nail
• Fine paint brush
• Scissors
• Shallow box or tray to take your flowers home.
Optional:
• Small plaques or Easter Eggs to display your flowers

Pride of Barbados Flower workshop

For our first workshop of the year Diana De Silva will be demonstrating the beautiful flower

“Pride of Barbados”

 

Date: Saturday the 9th of February 2013

 

Time: 1pm to 3.30pm

 

Venue: The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Rd, Berwick

 

Cost: Members $5, Non-members $10 & Children under 16years $6

 

Requirements

 

• White Wire 26 & 30 gage
• Green Wire 22 gage
• Flower Paste
• Paste Colours - Lemon, Moss Green, Pale Green
• Petal Dust Colours - Red, Yellow, Burgundy/Plum, Green
• Floral Tape - Green and Red
• Little Polenta
• Flower Glue
• Block of Oasis Foam
• Pride of Barbados Flower Cutter Set of 3 - $13.20
• Poppy Veiner
• Flower making tool kit.
• Wire Cutter and soft brushes
• Container to take your work home in
• Paper and pen for taking down notes 

If you would like to attend or if you have any questions please contact Lyn Rattle on 9705 7837 or by email to lmrattle@bigpond.net.au or Belinda Dalgleish on 0417 312 376 or by email bdalgleish@casey.vic.gov.au