Comments on: Sugarcraft gun http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun How to make beautiful cakes, sweet cupcakes and delicious cookies Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:17:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-4049 Louise Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-4049 Jessie: GREAT!! Jessie: GREAT!!

]]> By: jessie http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-3783 jessie Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:32:41 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-3783 Enough said. I will purchase one this week. I think it could be a great tool. I don't know why I didn't purchase one before. Thanks a million. J. Enough said. I will purchase one this week. I think it could be a great tool. I don’t know why I didn’t purchase one before. Thanks a million. J.

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-788 Louise Thu, 22 May 2008 21:02:41 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-788 Tandoori: Yes sometimes i too just refill it with more paste it depends on what mood & patience I have lol!! Well it was nice that you found out about the "not cookie press" I still would not exchange my sugarcraft gun ;-) I love to work with it. Tandoori: Yes sometimes i too just refill it with more paste it depends on what mood & patience I have lol!!

Well it was nice that you found out about the “not cookie press” I still would not exchange my sugarcraft gun ;-) I love to work with it.

]]> By: Tandoori http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-796 Tandoori Tue, 20 May 2008 12:53:51 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-796 Louise you are a gem! I didn't know about the shortening! I actually use shortening only on gum paste, but if you say it works with fondant too I will definitely try it! Gosh, why I didn't read your post earlier! I made this 3D Buzz Lightyear yesterday night and it would have made my work so much easier! Thanks for sharing the tip! Now if you don't mind me sharing a tip- instead of gluing the ropes together, you can just refill the gun with more fondant from the top ( it unscrews there as well if you've noticed) before the one you've put is finished. That way the rope doesn't need to be cut or glued. But still, it would have been better if it was a little bigger, so you don't have to refill it so often. About this lady that I told you about- it looks like a cookie press, but it isn't. I was mislead by the appearance as well, she wrote me back and said she had it from her great-great-grandmother and she doesn't have a clue if they are sold today, but it is definitely not a cookie press. Louise you are a gem! I didn’t know about the shortening! I actually use shortening only on gum paste, but if you say it works with fondant too I will definitely try it! Gosh, why I didn’t read your post earlier! I made this 3D Buzz Lightyear yesterday night and it would have made my work so much easier! Thanks for sharing the tip!
Now if you don’t mind me sharing a tip- instead of gluing the ropes together, you can just refill the gun with more fondant from the top ( it unscrews there as well if you’ve noticed) before the one you’ve put is finished. That way the rope doesn’t need to be cut or glued. But still, it would have been better if it was a little bigger, so you don’t have to refill it so often.
About this lady that I told you about- it looks like a cookie press, but it isn’t. I was mislead by the appearance as well, she wrote me back and said she had it from her great-great-grandmother and she doesn’t have a clue if they are sold today, but it is definitely not a cookie press.

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-795 Louise Tue, 20 May 2008 07:18:47 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-795 Hi Tandoori, I am sorry if you have had such a hard work with your sugar gun. Yes it can be a pain if you dont mix your fondant paste with some drops of water and some white shortning (did you use that?) When I want to make ropes I fill it with paste and press until it is empty then I make som clean cuts (slanting?) and fill again if I still need more to make the rope. That way you can glue the ropes together nicely. In the beginning I too had damn problems but now with the fat/water I dont have problems. I can see what you mean with the tool on the photo wich looks like a "cookie press" to me. Try look at Wilton/under cookies http://www.wilton.com/ But I am not sure that you get the same discs as you do with the gun. I have a friend who use her sugarcraft gun almost on every single cake she makes and it is her most loved tool: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23014272@N05/ I would love to know if you find it better with a cookie press. Louise. Hi Tandoori,

I am sorry if you have had such a hard work with your sugar gun. Yes it can be a pain if you dont mix your fondant paste with some drops of water and some white shortning (did you use that?) When I want to make ropes I fill it with paste and press until it is empty then I make som clean cuts (slanting?) and fill again if I still need more to make the rope. That way you can glue the ropes together nicely. In the beginning I too had damn problems but now with the fat/water I dont have problems.

I can see what you mean with the tool on the photo wich looks like a “cookie press” to me. Try look at Wilton/under cookies http://www.wilton.com/ But I am not sure that you get the same discs as you do with the gun.

I have a friend who use her sugarcraft gun almost on every single cake she makes and it is her most loved tool: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23014272@N05/

I would love to know if you find it better with a cookie press.

Louise.

]]> By: Tandoori http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-793 Tandoori Sun, 18 May 2008 15:00:45 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-793 Louise, I love your blog and everything you make is amazing, so I really hope you wouldn't mind on me disagreeing with you on this one. I have the sugarcraft gun and it's killing me! It works fine for smaller things like hair etc, but if you want longer ropes you have to refill it a hundred times! You can take a look at this one, that another lady has : http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2610183180103156991IJehtg It is bigger and sturdier than this ( really) small plastic sugar gun. With all due respect to the inventor of this sugar gun, but for the really fine work you can use a regular piping bag, you don't need a sugar gun for it. As for me, I wanted it because I need something to make the "ropes" with, like on this one: http://tandoorisjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/jewelry-box-cake-for-1st-communion.html And I couldn't hold my cup of coffee for 2 days after I used it on this cake, they ached so bad. Yes, I added a little bit of water, and the fondant was pliable, but still, the "unscrew-screw" process is so annoying! As per the other one I showed you, you fill it one time and you have a long enough rope to use around a whole 9 inch cake! I'm trying to get this lady to tell me where she got hers from, if she does, let me know if you are interested, so I can post it here :-) Other than that, now I admire even more the cakes you made with yours, since I know how much time and effort consuming it is. You are simply amazing! Louise, I love your blog and everything you make is amazing, so I really hope you wouldn’t mind on me disagreeing with you on this one.
I have the sugarcraft gun and it’s killing me! It works fine for smaller things like hair etc, but if you want longer ropes you have to refill it a hundred times! You can take a look at this one, that another lady has :
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2610183180103156991IJehtg
It is bigger and sturdier than this ( really) small plastic sugar gun. With all due respect to the inventor of this sugar gun, but for the really fine work you can use a regular piping bag, you don’t need a sugar gun for it. As for me, I wanted it because I need something to make the “ropes” with, like on this one:
http://tandoorisjourney.blogspot.com/2008/05/jewelry-box-cake-for-1st-communion.html
And I couldn’t hold my cup of coffee for 2 days after I used it on this cake, they ached so bad. Yes, I added a little bit of water, and the fondant was pliable, but still, the “unscrew-screw” process is so annoying! As per the other one I showed you, you fill it one time and you have a long enough rope to use around a whole 9 inch cake!
I’m trying to get this lady to tell me where she got hers from, if she does, let me know if you are interested, so I can post it here :-) Other than that, now I admire even more the cakes you made with yours, since I know how much time and effort consuming it is.
You are simply amazing!

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-792 Louise Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:17:03 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-792 Your welcome! Your welcome!

]]> By: Anna http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-791 Anna Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:15:29 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-791 Weee! A new site to loose hours on! Thank you so much for the tip! Weee! A new site to loose hours on! Thank you so much for the tip!

]]> By: Louise http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-790 Louise Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:13:09 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-790 Hi Anna, It is always nice to hear from other fellow scandinavians:-) I can only recomend to have a sugarcraft gun. It can be used to so many things when making cakes and stuff. I love o´holy sweets work and Linda is so kind:-) Thank you for the sweet words about my site and I hope you will enjoy it. Btw: have you seen the Nordic cake decor forum?? http://ncd.ipbhost.com/ Louise Hi Anna,

It is always nice to hear from other fellow scandinavians:-) I can only recomend to have a sugarcraft gun. It can be used to so many things when making cakes and stuff.

I love o´holy sweets work and Linda is so kind:-)

Thank you for the sweet words about my site and I hope you will enjoy it. Btw: have you seen the Nordic cake decor forum?? http://ncd.ipbhost.com/

Louise

]]> By: Anna http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/sugarcraft-gun/comment-page-1#comment-789 Anna Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:26:16 +0000 http://www.cakejournal.com/?p=55#comment-789 Oh, I would love one of theese... i think mothers day is in May? ;D I see you have O´holy sweet listed as a fav, I love her work too! It might go without saying but your site is going right in to my favourits (first visit) I love verything about it, your tutorials, you header and your lovely cakes!!! Thanks for sharing! /Anna Oh, I would love one of theese… i think mothers day is in May? ;D

I see you have O´holy sweet listed as a fav, I love her work too! It might go without saying but your site is going right in to my favourits (first visit) I love verything about it, your tutorials, you header and your lovely cakes!!! Thanks for sharing!
/Anna

]]>