Wafer Paper Christmas Trees

(NOTE: Diagrams are available in the downloaded instructions)

Here are a few tips and tricks to keep your toppers in tip top shape until your big event. As long as you stick to these top tips your toppers will keep for 6-9 months. 

• Keep them sealed in their packaging until you’re ready to show them off. Extended exposure to the open air can cause them to curl. If they do curl, don’t worry, you can flatten them by leaving them under a flat, heavy object overnight.
  

• Keep them cool, but do not refrigerate or freeze. 
  

• Keep them dry! Moisture will cause them to disintegrate or melt.
  

• Keep them in a dark place out of direct light. Edible ink is more sensitive to light than standard ink and will fade if exposed to light for an extended period of time. 

BUT FIRST...

• Read the instructions in full and decide which application you will use. 
  

• Have all of your tools ready! 
  

• Add your toppers as the last step in the decorating process. Remember not to refrigerate or freeze the dessert after the toppers have been applied as condensation will cause the ink to run. 
  

• It is not recommended to use on unfrosted cakes, cupcakes or cookies. 
  

Tools/Materials:

• Small, sharp scissors (for pattern sheets)

• “Glue” : Piping gel or thinned corn syrup*

• Small, flat paint brush

• Scoring tool (optional)

• Weight: flat, heavy object (cutting board, book, his comic book collection, etc.)

*To thin corn syrup add a few drops of water of better spreadability. When I say a few drops I seriously mean a few! If you use too much water the wafer paper will dissolve.

READY, SET, GO!

Gently fold a slight crease down the middle of each of the three single images, printed sides together. A scoring tool may help with this. Be careful not to crease too much or the paper will crack. Turn the images over, printed side down, and brush piping gel or corn syrup down the right half of each image. Press the three images together, one dry side to one side with glue. Looking from the top down and the finished tree, the pieces should fit like the diagram below. Press them firmly together, checking every few minutes to make sure the edges have not lifted. If this happens, press them firmly together again, or weight each side under a cutting board for a few minutes. Once they are dry, if there is any misalignment, you can carefully trim with scissors.                                

WHAT IS THIS?

Your topper is made with edible ink and wafer paper. Wafer paper is made of potato starch and olive oil. Your toppers are vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free and kosher. They are a nut free item but they are not made in a nut free facility.