flat pointy petal flowers

[princess pink]

not sure if i described it right in the title. but can someone explain how to get flowers looking like this:


(borrowed from ebj's cim entry)

Thanks

Shahlaa xx

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

Have you thought about dropping ebj a line and asking her?

[Jolene]

A PM to ebj is the right thing to do seeing as it is her beautiful flowers that have inspired you

[ebj]

Hi - I got your pm - thank you - I'll answer here for anyone wanting to know how to make these its easy -

Make your base bead - 
Then put groups of  3 small white dots over the bead
then 3 Rubino Dots directly onto the white
Then tiny dots of any colour that reacts over the rubino - in this case lapis
Melt flat and spot heat the flowers in turn -  take a pokey tool and plunge into the centre of your dots - this pulls the flowers into the middle, melt flat again and if using a press - press!     

If you dont have it already then Sarah H's Think Pink is a GREAT tutorial - she gives lots of colour combinations and explains why they do what they do - and all my pansy beads have been born after reading her tutorial -with playing further and experimenting with colours.   

My explanation is not great -many people know how to do these - feel free to add any tips everyone

Hope that helps x

[princess pink]

thank you emma, you are an angel! will have a go tomorro! xx

[Wishing Wells Glass]

Thanks for sharing that, Emma

If I may ask one question though:  I can't for the life of me figure out how everyone's designs stay so nice if they press AFTER they add the decoration.  Mine always go all stretched out and weird looking   Any tips?

Thanks!

x

[ebj]

You are welcome Shahlaa - you'll have to post the results

Wishing Wells- I dont know - I always use Rubino over white - and the petals spread, no matter what base I have used (so far) or what colour I have used on top of the Rubino - All of these have been made the same way - but the newest - top ones have been made with CIM Cranberry Pink - its so bright!

   

The trick I think with these is to let the glass get really hot - not to droop but to move a little so the petals spread. I'm not very good at explaining things lol! 

[June]

Thanks for sharing, Emma, I just love these beads 

[ebj]

YAY! I just had an e-mail from Kathy Seamands of CIM - I send her a pic of these dirty martini lentils and they are up on her web site How chuffed am i lol!!
http://www.creationismessy.com/Product/Color/DirtyMartini.aspx

I'm in good company with some of the other girlies from FH here  

[Jolene]

Yay, that is wonderful Emma, they are beautiful beads