Find out how to make a beautiful, unwired water lily, perfect for decorating a cake top.

Water lilies are exceptionally beautiful and often used as ornamental plants. The arrangement in this project has been made without wires and has been assembled in a very simple way on a pond-like mirror to show off the flower and its leaves.

What you'll learn

1. Centre: Cut, glue and colour the stamens for the flower centre.
2. Petals: Make the layers of petals in three sizes using the template.
3. Leaves: Cut out, wire, dust and glaze the leaves.
4. Buds: Make the opening and closed buds to complement the flower.
5. Arrangement: Arrange the flower, buds and leaves together.