Equipment for week 1
Apron, tea towel, Thin rolling pin/ cell stick; Flower grove board;  Dresden instrument; Virginia Creeper leaf cutter; Classic leaf veiner; scissors;  Metal ball; Wire cutter scissors or pliers; Florist wires white #20’; #24; #26’ #28; florist Nail tape-green; 
Green brown and autumnal dust colour; Corn starch for dusting your board; Trex; Sponge for drying leaves; Box for transporting your leaves.  Petal paste/Gumpaste (I use Saracino Pasta Bouquet, but you can use paste of your choice).
For lessons throughout the year you will need:  
Flower paste (Saracino pasta Bouquet; Simply heaven or other brands); Fondant; Modelling paste - white (Saracino); Wafer paper; PME flower leaf shaper tool (Dresden instrument); Modelling instruments; Small rolling pin; Silicon mat; 
Sites you can purchase materials& equipment from:                                                                                                                                     www.thevanillavalley.co.uk ; www.cakecraftcompany.com; www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk; www.temu.com 
        
First Lesson