Pearlized Décor

Adding a pearl to different decor items for your cakes can be really fun and add a slightly different effect than traditional methods. I'm Rachel Tel and in this lesson, I wanna share with you three different ways to paralyze different items of Decor in order to achieve slightly different effects. So depending upon what you might be using for your decor, uh it definitely will affect what uh spray or powder or paint you'd like to use to create the pearl. In this case, I'm using cherries and these cherries have been dried off a little, but I'm confident they're still a little wet on the inside. Um So some of the ization might come across differently with an item that uh has some moisture in it compared to an item that's fully dried, say for instance, a piece of modeling chocolate or fondant. So with a pearl technique, you have several options that you can utilize in order to transfer your colors. Uh One option is a powdered luster dust or a pearl dust. And um that kind of coverage is really nice if you're looking for a really shiny effect that also has maybe some sparkle to it that shimmer dust has uh just some different components in it compared to the other products that really make it shimmer and have this beautiful uh Decor. So the other option is a spray paint and this particular brand has more of a powdery effect when it fully dries and does give a great look, but I don't feel like it gives us much sparkle. And our last option is a wet paint that is painted on with a brush. And that option definitely has a lot of shine and glisten but not quite the same shimmer as the dust. So as you can see, you get very different effects depending upon which product you use. I wanna share with you how to utilize each of these because I think that um knowing how to apply it might help guide you in different products that might be used for different items. So again, with something like a cherry um that has some moisture content in it, you might want to use something that's actually really dry like a powdered dust. And one of the ways that I have found that you can do this easily is by putting the powdered dust inside of a container that's actually filled with non peels. Now, non peels are a type of Sprinkle, they're very inexpensive. Uh But what's really neat about them is once you have your color inside of it, the pearls kind of take that color on and coat your um product very easily and uniformly. So for instance, I'm gonna just paint on this just so you can kind of see what it does when you paint, you can get a nice coating, but you often will have brush marks left. And so, um, while it's doable, you run the risk of it not being an even coat and of course, leaving brush marks behind. So with our non Perel mixture that we have here, you just wanna work in your powdered dust and then you can put your item right inside and just give it a shake. You might have to turn it over or tuck it down inside a little bit more uh to get full coverage, but it is such an easy way to fully cover your item without a variation in coverage. Um So any areas that are maybe a little wetter like right around that stem, um they're probably gonna capture some of those non perels. Just use a brush, get them out and then you can duck it, tuck it back in, give it a little whirl and you can just brush them back out. So for me, I find that the non Perel technique is just uh really efficient and effective and does a great job giving full coverage. And in addition, uh this particular metallic powder just has a great shimmer to it. It really sparkles. The next item is the spray paint and um I do really like this. It again, has a slightly different look. It's a little bit more powdery in the end once it dries, but it goes on very evenly. You just have to spray each of your sides just kind of twist and turn and you do wanna use, uh, slightly, uh, lighter coats, multiple coats rather than just spraying all at once. Um, so you might be able to see, you know, I'll have to try to get a little closer and into that cherry to get full coverage. Whereas with the other cherry in the powder, those non Perels just kind of work their way everywhere and, and get everything they need. So you definitely need a couple coats of this. But once it dries, it has a really nice powdery effect and of course, very gold as well. And the last method is, of course, the paint and painting something is a great option in order to get, uh, coverage. Again, you do run the risk of potentially leaving brush marks. And in this particular case, if you have a good enough coding, um, you, you won't be able to see the brush marks. So you can kind of see when you first put them on. Uh, there's some brush marks but it just coats right over top and those brush marks disappear. Uh If you need multiple coats, you can do that. But I have found that this particular brand that paint just glides on and it almost like scenes together So whenever there are little lines, those lines just ultimately disappear. So this is a great option as well. I would say that um, the three options all give you a slightly different look. Uh One, a little more shimmery, one, a little bit more matte and dry and then one just uh sort of this nice solid gold color. So depending upon what product you might be using and what item you're going to be paralyzing, you might want to choose something slightly different. I will say that the powder also coats all types of uh surfaces very, very well. So things that are matte, things that are shiny will still pick it up. So if you have a gum ball, for instance, that has already a shiny coating on it, it picks that color really nicely where an airbrush color on top of something that's glazed doesn't typically adhere in a nice fashion. So think about what you're using and of course, what what you're going to actually color and pearly and then make the best choice from there. Pearly Decor is a great way to add a little pop of color or maybe just something a little unique and different to an already beautiful cake. Um I hope that you give some of these products a try and experiment with what types of different colors of sheen you're looking for for your next project.