NO CUTTER REQUIRED - Twiddle flower -gum paste onto a 28 gauge floral wire, leaving a bulbous end at the top of the wire, pinch out the end and roll with a small rolling pin to fit across the whole petal area, resembling the Mexican hat method. Insert the covered wire into 1 half of the throat cavity, join the veiners together and vein, remove the top lid (flower part) first, remove excess paste from around the flower petals and throat using a mini palette knife. Bougainvillea single open small blossom veiner measurements – blossom length 1.7 cm x width 7 mm. (blossom length 11/16" x width 1/4"). This distinctive range of botanically correct products are designed by master sugar artist Robert Haynes. These quality products can be used to replicate time and again, stunning life like flora in any edible or non-edible medium of your choice. Robert personally selects each petal, leaf, flower center, fruit and bud to create a double-sided silicone mold capturing their shape, vein structure and unique botanical imprint, giving you the ultimate tools to reproduce stunning results. All molds are hand poured at Sugar Delites (USA) using a high-quality platinum-based silicone, specially formulated for use in the food and confectionary industry and fully compliant to FDA and EU regulations. They can be purchased at www.SugarDelites.com and other worldwide locations. Copyright © 2016 - Sugar Flower Studio Botanically Correct Products