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center of the nail and then ease off on the pressureto stop. Before attempting any more petals you shouldpractice a few single petals. You will have a tendencyto get a very heavy petal if you apply too much pres-sure. Figure No. 1 shows the approximate size of thefirst petal. After the first petal is made, the nail isturned and the procedure is followed until the floweris completed as shown in steps 1 to 7. The next stepis to put the center in the daisy. This is accomplished by putting a large dot in the center with deep yellowicing. To give the daisy a lifelike effect, the center isthen covered with yellow granulated sugar. Granu- lated sugar is colored by putting a small amount ofpaste color in the sugar and rubbing it in or mixingit in well with your hands. Moisten the tip of your finger, dip it in the yellow sugar and then touch thedot with your finger. This will deposit enough yellowsugar on the center and give the daisy a very lifelikelook.

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