Classes are run on a school term schedule and most terms are held for a period of 10 weeks. Most of our students return time and time again so that they can continue to learn new skills and to enjoy the creative atmosphere with fellow decorators.

Learn the basics of flower making, the skills of piping and icing your cakes. Put everything together when you make your own cake and decorate it with the decorations that you have created in your classes! .

INTRODUCTION COURSE A

Week 1 Introduction and working with Flower Modelling Paste, commencing with a couple of cutter flowers

Week 2 Dog Rose petals & Cone Buds for Wired Roses

Week 3 Wired Roses

Week 4 Calyx and leaves for roses. Centres are made for carnations & Sweet Peas

Week 5 Carnations

Week 6 Sweet Peas

Week 7 Pipe work and embroidery, borders and edges, working with Royal Icing

Week 8 Dog Rose Completion

Week 9/10 Icing of cake and wiring of sprays for decoration of Cake.

INTRODUCTION COURSE B

Week 1 Gerbera Centres and Tulip Centres

Week 2 Frangipanis

Week 3 Frangipanis Colour and Cake Topper

Week 4 Gerberas Petals and Leaves

Week 5 Tulip Petals and leave and Gerbera Calyx

Week 6 Tulip Colour and Assembly

Week 7 Wiring a Spray of Flowers

Week 8 Flood Work on a Plaque

Week 9/10 Icing of cake decoration of Cake.

INTERMEDIATE COURSE A

Week 1 Tiger Lilly Centres, Singapore Orchid Centres

Week 2 Tiger lilly Petals, Singapore Orchid Petals

Week 3 Colour & Assembly of Tiger Lilly and Singapore Orchids

Week 4 Frill Work including Baby Booties and Bib

Week 5 Peony Roses Part 1

Week 6 Peony Roses Part 2

Week 7 Primula’s

Week 8 Brush Embroidery Work

Week 9/10 Icing of cake with Quilting Technique to be demonstrated.

INTERMEDIATE COURSE B

Week 1 Wattle & Gumnuts and Flannel Flower Centres

Week 2 Grevillea & Beronia

Week 3 Colour & Assembly of Grevillea and Beronia

Week 4 Flannel Flower Petals and Blue Gum Eucalyptus

Week 5 Colour & Asembly of Flannel Flowers and Blue Gum

Week 6 Gumnut Babies Flooded onto Cellophane

Week 7 Waratah Part 1

Week 8 Waratah Part 2

Week 9/10 Australia Shaped Cake Icing of Cake and Decoration Using Flowers Above

INTERMEDIATE COURSE C

Week 1 Poppy Part 1Petals and Centres

Week 2 Poppy Part 2 Colour & Assembly

Week 3 Patchwork Plaque

Week 4 Freesia Part 1and Daffodil Part 1

Week 5 Complete Freesia and Daffodil

Week 6 Iris Part 1 - Dutch or Bearded

Week 7 Iris Part 2

Week 8 Basic Figurine – Duck Figurine

Week 9 Icing Cake with Embossing & Piping Technique Used

Week 10 Cake and Decoration Using Flowers Above

ADVANCED COURSE A

Week 1 Daisy & Leaves

Week 2 Five Petal Easy Wired Roses

Week 3 Jasmine

Week 4 Ribbon Insertion

Week 5 Frills and Crimping

Week 6 Modelling Christening Figurines Week 1

Week 7 Modelling Christening Figurines Week 2

Week 8 Introduction to Lace Work Butterflies and Run Out Work

Week 9/10 Icing and Decorating a Christening Cake Using piping techniques

ADVANCED COURSE B

Week 1 Phalanopsis and Cymbidium Orchid Centres and Petals

Week 2 Phalanopsis and Cymbidium Orchid Completion

Week 3 Peruvian Lilly Part 1

Week 4 Peruvian Lilly Part 2

Week 5 Bride & Groom Week 1

Week 6 Bride & Groom Week 2

Week 7 Bride & Groom Week 3

Week 8 Lace Work

Week 9/10 Icing and Decorating 2 tier Cake Using Pillars

ADVANCED COURSE C

Week 1 Pansy Part 1& Daffodil

Week 2 Pansy Part 2

Week 3 Fuschia Part 1

Week 4 Fuschia Part 2

Week 6-10 Choice of 3 Cake Designs – Noah’s Ark, Sleeping Beauty or Pirate dreams. Figurines and components made Week 6-9. Cake Covered and completed Week 10.

Fees are paid on a per term basis of $180.00 and are due to secure a position. Other materials are required throughout the term. When joining a class, a full kit will be available for purchase on the first night and can paid for over the 10 weeks of the course or items can be purchased adhoc if you already have tools and equipment.