The "Painted Rose" Bead Tutorial

[Ashtonjewels]

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My new tutorial, "The Painted Rose Bead" is now available for instant download.

This is a very involved piece of work, so it's best suited for the advanced lampworker. All of the glasses are 104 COE. There are no special tools required.

The file size is 1.19 MB with 16 Pages and 89 graphics.

This tutorial includes a full tutorial for making the bead as well as separate mini tutorials for the roses, leaves and rosebuds.

Should you like to preview the file, please click here (ashtonjewels.com/tutorials/rosetutorialpreview.pdf).

The tutorial can be found here (http://www.lampworktreasures.com/rosetutorial.html). The price is $22.00.

Thanks!!

[Corey]

:jawdrop: This is definately a must have. My goodness that bead is beautiful!!

[Chuckie]

That's just lovely. I may have to break down and buy that tutorial!

[Beadbug]

I have been waiting for this tut for some time. I can't wait to get it.

[Ashtonjewels]

Thanks ya'll! Ya know, I don't think I quite realized how tough that sucker was to create until I actually started writing it down. If you ladies need a challenge, this one will certainly give you that and more. lol

[Jane P]

I've got it - whoopee! Thanks so much Lydia for sharing such a wonderful "piece of yourself". I have been practising roses all day, but it looks like this is a completely different way than I have been doing it - and much more realistic. I can't wait for tomorrow so I can get on the torch again.
Thanks again.

[theglasszone]

Wow, Lydia!

How absolutely gorgeous!!! :) I love it! Quick question: Is the bead shown above "etched"? It looks like it - so soft and muted!

Thanks for offering such a lovely tut! I hope a thread will start with results, too...I wanna see what everyone does with this one!

De

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Jane! I'm so glad that you like it and I really hope you enjoy it!

De, thanks! Yes, it's etched.

Here's a picture of what it looked like before it was etched. . .
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[mewsicmama]

Absolutely gorgeous. I am looking forward to the day when I have enough knowledge and PPP under my belt to try something like this!

[LisaF]

Lydia,
I just got the tutorial and have read through it. It is fantastic!
Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[Beadbug]

I got it, I read it and have to say WWWWOOOOOOW. I have many tutorials, all tell you what to do but only a handful share the why of it. I am a why of it kinda girl, everything you learn can be used for something else if you know the why. I appreciate how you broke down each step so it could be practiced separately until it is mastered and then go on to the next section.

Thank-you for all your hard work and great photography. The photos are just the right size to get the point across and well numbered so the instructions are easy to follow. I can't wait to try this tomorrow.

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Shari!

Lisa, thank you too. I hope you enjoy it!

Tracy, I am so thrilled that you like having the "why" info. I too am a "why" kind of gal. I hear that is a common "right brain" trait. lol Hope you enjoy yourself tomorrow and thank you!

[Doolollies]

I think that is pure and simply one of the most beautiful beads I have ever seen.

Linda

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Linda!!

[theglasszone]

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...De, thanks! Yes, it's etched. Here's a picture of what it looked like before it was etched. . .159074

Thank you Lydia!!! Just for comparison, I'm posting them side by side here. I'm always chicken to etch something - for fear of messing it up! This really highlights the soft beauty that can amazingly enhance a bead with etching!

Just gorgeous!!!

De

[Carolyn M]

Got it. Now I will have to control my ADD and try to make a two hour bead. Holy crap!

[Carmen Isaacs]

Lydia your bead is spectacular! I just can't resist buying your tutorials.

[Ellen Black]

Beautiful !

[Over the Moon]

Gorgeous ~ as always, and a totally awesome tut!

[Ashtonjewels]

Thanks so much! I hope you all enjoy it!

[KAS]

Hi Lydia! Beautiful roses beads! Question: in order to make these beads, will we have to purchase lots of supplies (brushes, enamels, whatever) or are they made using just the "usual" glass and supplies that we probably already have? Thank you! Kathleen (KAS)

[Carolyn M]

Kathleen, in Lydia's first post you can get a preview of the tut which tells you everything you will need and the level of expertise needed (advanced)

[dla]

That is one stunning bead ! Gorgeous ! And the preview is wonderful ! I'm sitting on my hands now ! lol ! :-\"

[Rose Leslie]

OMG! Now you have done it. Please have them for a little while. I want one. Just have to wait for payday. Damn that is far away. Please keep this one around. I love it and love roses. So this is a must have. Beautiful.

[xiola blue]

This stunning tutorial is more than I had dreamed it would be! Thank you, Lydia, for giving so much of yourself to us. The bead in the tutorial is a work of art, and should inspire anyone who tries it to stretch and expand their skills!

I love it when the medium of glass dances with painting, composition, color theory and gives us something akin to what "The Painted Rose" offers! This is the kind of tutorial that will push me beyond what I have done thus far...SO exciting! xiola

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[Meow Meow Beads]

WOW this is awesome!!!! Cant wait to try it!!!! Going out there now!
Thank you Lydia!!!!

[LisaF]

Xiola - Gorgeous!!

[theglasszone]

...This is the kind of tutorial that will push me beyond what I have done thus far...SO exciting! xiola Thus far...155247 154315 153188

Wow, gorgeous! Can I pick your brain a bit? How long have you been lampworking? And what kind of step up (torch, oxy, oxycon) do you have? Just wondering how different equipment may impact the success level of this bead...

Thanks for sharing! It looks fabulous!

De

[Troll Lover]

Thanks Lydia, this tut is a must have. I will be ordering one soon!

[dgg112]

Wow, gorgeous! Can I pick your brain a bit? How long have you been lampworking? And what kind of step up (torch, oxy, oxycon) do you have? Just wondering how different equipment may impact the success level of this bead...

Thanks for sharing! It looks fabulous!

De

Yeah what DeAnne said!! lol I'm so floral challenged it's pathetic!!!! lol Seems in the cobwebs of my mind, you're one of "those" people who make pretty flowers!!!!

[Ashtonjewels]

Thanks so much ya'll!!

Penny, your beads are beautiful!

Carolyn, thank you for helping too, btw. I apologize for not visiting this thread more today. I have been strapped to my computer for a month so I took a bit of a breather so that I could wash the dogs and tackle the dust bunnies. They were all beginning to get a bit rowdy. lol

[tiggybubba]

Lydia,
Were you going to do a tutorial of the rose murrini?

[Ashtonjewels]

Leslie, as much as I'd like to, I'm still struggling too much with the murrini making process... It's a real PITA. Hopefully I'll eventually get it refined enough to be able to pass it on in a way that makes sense. Seems like my murrini cane never turns out the same, even if I use the exact same process.

[simvet02]

And, of course, I had to have it. Those roses are so beautiful.

thanks Lydia, for sharing with us.

[PaulaD]

That looks pretty! Thanks for sharing your technique!!
Paula

[xiola blue]

Wow, gorgeous! Can I pick your brain a bit? How long have you been lampworking? And what kind of step up (torch, oxy, oxycon) do you have? Just wondering how different equipment may impact the success level of this bead...

Thanks for sharing! It looks fabulous!

De

Thank you De Debbie and Lydia! I have been working with glass for a bit over four years. I started on a hothead, then moved to a Carlisle cc and now use a Crickett with one oxyconcentrator. You can read a lot about my progress with florals on my blog. My beads are inspired by Kristen Frantzen Orr when I make raised cane florals, by Kim Miles' beautiful encased roses, Lisa F and Cynthia's floral beads,and of course, Lydia is my mega-mentor!

I use Bullseye and Reichenbach glass for the rose beads, because of the wonderful pinks and violets available, and because the 90 and 96 COE glass is nicely stiff and doesn't smear when it is encased. And of course, the clears are amazing. The first two beads are with Reichenbach and the third one, with the plunged lily of the valley flowers, is Bullseye.
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I had been inspired by two painters to try a different approach to flowers with the rose buds, which is a good beginning to Lydia's painting style. All the roses in the three beads are encased, and with a fair amount of clear between the layers of petals.

Lydia has shared so much information through her tutorials and her blog. There is also a lot to be learned by experimentation, and by serious looking, using what we already know to move to the next step. And LE is a wealth of information. This is a very exciting medium to work in. I am flattered by your questions and compliments beyond measure, and now I don't feel so bad that I just don't really get organic beyond the basics. I guess my heart is in the flowers...yes, I am one of "those" people....:grin: xiola

[upinflames]

Fabulous tutorial.

I LOVE that you share WHY you did certian things a certian way. It helps me to understand so much more than how you made that bead.

This tut is worth way more than $22.00.

Thank you!

[sislonski]

Love this bead, I had no idea you made a tutorial, where have I been?

Going to buy it in the morning. The bead is fabulous!

[Ashtonjewels]

Ya'll are more than welcome and thank you!!

[dla]

QUOTE:"I use Bullseye and Reichenbach glass for the rose beads, because of the wonderful pinks and violets available, and because the 90 and 96 COE glass is nicely stiff and doesn't smear when it is encased. And of course, the clears are amazing."

Hmmmm, makes me think I should try these two coe's with encased flowers since smearing is a BIG problem for me. Only ever used 104 previously..........hmmmmmm

Your beads turned out lovely Xiola ! Great job !

[xiola blue]

I just made two painted rose beads with 104 glass. You don't have to worry about smearing or encasing on this bead, so do try it as described! Thank you for the compliments on my beads...they were made before this tutorial and are encased, so the techniques were different.

My only suggestion is that when Lydia talks about putting clear completely over the petals, be sure they are totally covered or the petal edges will creep up and bite you later, just like they do in encased beads! They get ragged and rise to the surface in a way you will not like.

The other problem I have, as usual, is that the flowers come out way too big for the size of the bead. There are actually ten layers of glass in the roses, and each layer increases the overall size of the rose as it pushes out the edges..you will see what I mean. So, TINY dots...believe me, you won't be sorry. I hardly had room for leaves. I didn't make the bead bases as large as Lydia said to, but the roses are huge no matter how big your bead! Have fun.
I will also try with Reichenbach or Bullseye, just to get different color schemes. I want to make a rosey yellow set too, and Caliente makes a beautiful peach glass that I like to use in my roses. xiola

[Jane P]

Thanks you Lydia, I am having so much fun with this tutorial. I got off to a rocky start yesterday by not paying attention, and adding way too many leaves so that they covered the buds. However for a first try it wasn't too bad. The second one, I just did a "sampling" of the elements on a smaller bead, and that looks so much better, and is a great way to start off - which I should have done in the first place! Today I took the various elements and made up a composition and applied that to some pressed beads - can't wait to see how they come out of the kiln. Pics soon.

[Ashtonjewels]

Jane, I bet you did a beautiful job. . .I can't wait to see them! :-)
Boy are you right. This bead wants every ounce of your attention and if you let your mind wander for a sec, your entire bead will be filled with big buds and roses. Once you get used to it though, you'll be able to judge how much each element will expand.

[theglasszone]

Thanks you Lydia, I am having so much fun with this tutorial. I got off to a rocky start yesterday by not paying attention, and adding way too many leaves so that they covered the buds. However for a first try it wasn't too bad. The second one, I just did a "sampling" of the elements on a smaller bead, and that looks so much better, and is a great way to start off - which I should have done in the first place! Today I took the various elements and made up a composition and applied that to some pressed beads - can't wait to see how they come out of the kiln. Pics soon.

HURRY!!! :) Can hardly wait...

This is such an amazing tut!

De

[Ashtonjewels]

De, thank you! :-)

[Ashtonjewels]

Over the past couple of days I've have questions about whether this tutorial will work for Reichenbach, Gaffer and Bullseye. Gaffer and Bullseye, I'm not so sure about as I've had little exposure to these glasses. However, I do have a nice sample order coming in from Gaffer and plan to do some testing over the next week.

Reichenbach. . .As much as I love this glass, it does not work well for this application. Their rubinos are so concentrated that they leave pitting on the surface of the glass. Reichenbach's opals are lovely, but they are too translucent and some of them also cause pitting issues. The only way to conceal the pits on the surface is to encase the entire bead with Gaffer clear. (Reichenbach crystal is worse than Moretti clear, even on it's best day.)

[pam]

Lydia, I have been meaning to post and tell you how incredibly beautiful that bead is. I used to paint flowers (my specialty - china painting) and what you have done with this bead is fantastic. Great work, and I know I will be ordering this tutorial very soon just to see how you did it! Fantastic bead!

[dgg112]

Just bought mine! OMG this isn't just a bead tutorial, it's a complete art lesson!!! wish someone would come clean my house so I could go try it!! lol

[kathleen milligan]

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Lydia, I just bought this tutorial-and the encased floral panel tutorial. I don't usually do florals, so this will be challenging. Your painted roses are so appealing, and well, painterly! They also remind me of sweet cotton print dresses my mother wore when I was little.

[Ashtonjewels]

Pam, thank you! I have always wanted to learn to paint china. There's a place nearby that teaches it and I've actually been thinking about taking a class. By the way, my grandmother also painted china. Her pieces were so lovely and even though she's gone, the memories of them inspire me. I wish I had understood her talent when I was kid. Unfortunately, we were never close in life, but I feel that she's directly responsible for my taste in art. If you have grandkids, I sure hope they realize how special you are.

LOL! Debbie, if you find someone to do that for you, please send them here when they are done.

Kathleen, thank you too! Awwwww. . .I remember those sweet cotton dresses. My grandmothers both wore them. Those vintage prints were always so lovely. "Sweet" is definitely the best descriptive word for them.

[Carmen Isaacs]

Your tutorials are just the best, thanks so much Lydia for taking the time to do them and this one is wonderful.

[Hayley]

I was gifted this tutorial by a dear friend - it's amazing! Packed with so much valuable information in addition to the step-by-step tutorial! Thank you, Lydia, AGAIN for a fantastic piece!!!

Now I have ALL your tutes!

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you, Hayley! You too, Carmen!

Btw, Hayley, have a safe trip and a happy birfday!

[Hayley]

Thank you, Lydia!!!

[Jane P]

These pictures aren't the greatest, as I just snapped them lying on a blanket. I also think I will try etching one of the beads to see how I like it.
This first set of three is BLT (before Lydia's tutorial). As you can see - the middle bead looks like the eye of a pink tornado. I also need to work on my shaping - but that is another story.
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These two are ALT (after Lydia's tutorial), and I was trying to get all the elements into one bead - mistake to start out that way. The bead to the right has less design elements in it, as I decided to scale back until I got used to the process. I also had trouble with the colour and shape of the leaves.
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These next three beads are pressed and then decorated with just a sampling of the various elements, and I changed the colour of the leaves and the way that I did them. I prefer the background colour of the bottom two, and I'm not sure if I like the "pyjama blue" background of the top one. It is one of these that I think I will etch to see how it looks. It will take a while to get things where I want them, but it is a great tutorial, and I am sure having fun with these beads - Thanks Lydia!
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[theglasszone]

Jane, I think all of them are gorgeous!!! You seem to have an affinity with these...I definitely see a progression! I think the roses in all of them (before and after L's tut, that is) - even with what you call a "tornado" - shows your skill!!!

You've definitely got the leaf thing worked out in the last set...and I'm looking forward to seeing what etching does. I like the Pajama Blue background, IMHO - it gives a more definite contrast to the leaves and I see a tinge of purple in the rose, too!

Thanks for sharing! Will you please show us how the etched one turns out? :)

De

[EmbellishYourself]

Jane, those are gorgeous!

[dgg112]

WOW Jane ALL your beads are gorgeous, before just as pretty as after!!! I love the pink tornado, it's beautiful!!!!!!

[Ashtonjewels]

WOW Jane! All of the beads are beautiful! I especially love the background colors that you used in the last two beads. Gorgeous work!!!

[fyrebeadz*]

just ordered one Lydia! Thanks for pouring your heart into this one! And for sharing!

[moonbeads]

Thanks so much Lydia! I can't wait to get one.

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Donna. . .Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you too, Linda!

[SLY Creations]

Oh Lydia, thanks for the tutorial. I also have a background in tole painting. Realistic painting is my favorite.

I love how you have it linked for instant download after you pay for it. I just finished reading it and cant wait to try this. I have had great success with the other tutorials I have purchased and expect to be making beautiful roses soon. You are an excellent teacher.

[madelyn1]

\\:D/Thanks for another wonderful tutorial, Lydia! Downloaded very quickly and I can't wait to try it!!

Shirley

[Silver Moon Lampwork]

You did a great job Lydia! I haven't tried it yet, but I looked through it and drooled over the photos. If I don't get any further it was well worth the money.

[Ashtonjewels]

Lynn, Shirley and Sly, thank you all so much for the compliments and great feedback! Hope you all have fun at the torch!

[Pat]

Penny and Jayne your beads are wonderful. This is the first one from me, I can see where I need improvement with the bead and taking pics. I made the canes the day before and it still took 1 hour and 15 min just to make one.

The question I have Lydia is I'm using a Mikie graphite tool to press each layer, is the marving after that just for the petals you are working on or are you marvering the whole bead....I assume just that part you added. Also I don't think I have alot of depth to my bead. Thanks for the great tut.

[Jane P]

Pat, your bead is gorgeous! You have done a fantastic job.
Yes, it took me over an hour to make them too - even the "simpler" ones. I wonder if it will get easier (less time) as time goes on, and we don't have to keep referring to the written tutorial.

[Ashtonjewels]

Pat, I think your bead turned out beautifully!
To answer your question about marvering. . .After each set of dots is added to the bead, I marver only those until they are flat. I don't really marver the entire bead until after I've finished with it, and then, I marver the bead in sections to "true-up" it's round shape. As for the depth, the next time you make a rose bead, pull the rubino a little thinner and use less of it. Don't worry if the rubino goes clear when you apply it. You are heating and reheating so much that it WILL get it's color back by the time you've finished the bead. Hope this makes sense. . .My poor head is still trying to absorb the morning coffee.

[Carols Glass]

As soon as I get color ink for my printer I am going to purchase this amazing tutorial!!!

Just asked my sweet hubby if he would be so kind as to get me some color for my

printer. I usually only keep replacing the black cartridge to print paypal shipping labels

but I sure wouldn't want this tutorial in black and white. I told DH that and he says

"Why"? lol

[flamemoth]

What a superb piece of art Lydia, I had to purchase to give this a try...I'm excited to do something a bit different today!\\:D/

[Pat]

Yes, that makes perfect sense, Lydia. And I will use less rubino, thanks. It's a wonderful tutorial.

[Ashtonjewels]

Carol, I think that's because most men are pretty much color blind. At least that's how it seemed to me the first time that I ever walked in to my husband's "bachelor pad". lol

Thank you Deborah! Hope you have fun at the torch!

Pat, thank you!!!

[s38hyler]

What a lovely bead, Hopefully one day I will have skills enough to attemp this.
Sandra

[Jane P]

I finally got around to etching one of the beads that I made from the tutorial - I'm not sure if I like them better shiny or etched - both work for me.
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[Ashtonjewels]

Ah, Jane! You're bead is beautiful. I liked it before too, but it's so much softer now that's it's etched.
I just made a set of these buggers and they took me two days to finish. They are pretty small and I think I might have sprained my eyeballs. lol

[Carolyn M]

Beautiful Jane! I bought this tutorial when it first came out and I have been too lazy to sit down and try it. I'm such a set girl, the longest one of my beads takes me is 20 minutes, I'm pretty intimidated by the 2 hour thing!

[Ashtonjewels]

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I finally had the chance to test Gaffer for these beads and I am thrilled to say that Gaffer works! These beads were made with Gaffer ruby pinks on a celadon and clear base. The little flowers are primrose. I am very excited about this because I had been trying to make these beads with Reichenbach and totally stressed myself out in the process due to all of the pitting. The beads were beautiful but the pits were a nightmare. I experienced ZERO pitting on the surface of the glass when I made these and the color is so rich and vibrant. These beads are etched too, btw.

[Jane P]

Wow - it certainly does work -that's enough to make a girl a convert! Those are stunning Lydia, I really like the colour of the little flowers too.

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Jane! I still have a lot of glass to test, but so far I am very impressed with Gaffer. I haven't been this excited about a specific glass in a long time.

[Pat]

Pretty....they look very crisp and soft at the same time.

[xiola blue]

I love these beads so much...I am working on other styles adapting what
Lydia has taught in the Painted Rose tutorial, but here, meanwhile, are two done with Bullseye glass...and an adaptation in Moretti. xiola


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[HubCityFlame]

Lydia, all I can say is WOW Wonderful tutorial's, cause I'm still picking my chin up from the floor. I got all the tutorial's you have done, and was a very quick download. Now the printing on an epson printer took all evening for all the tut's. I also printed them on high gloss photo paper. I started out printing them on just plain white photo paper and was not as nice as high glass photo paper. Now I can have the tutorial's at the bench while I attempt to make the beads.
If anyone is wondering about the tut's, you will not be disapointed at all.
Lydia's tutorial's were the first tutorial's I have bought and I Love them all. Top Notch Artist and tutorial's. Easy to read and understand. You wont be sorry.
Thank You Lydia, you are truley an amazing Artist and tutorial author.
Amelia

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Pat!

Penny, your beads are beautiful! I wondered if this would work for Bullseye. . .Thank you for showing us that it will!

Amelia, thank you so much for you kind words!! I'm honored!

[xiola blue]

Thank you, Lydia! :-D xiola

[dgg112]

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I finally had the chance to test Gaffer for these beads and I am thrilled to say that Gaffer works! These beads were made with Gaffer ruby pinks on a celadon and clear base. The little flowers are primrose. I am very excited about this because I had been trying to make these beads with Reichenbach and totally stressed myself out in the process due to all of the pitting. The beads were beautiful but the pits were a nightmare. I experienced ZERO pitting on the surface of the glass when I made these and the color is so rich and vibrant. These beads are etched too, btw.

I want to grow up and be like you!!!!!!!!!!! Those beads are amazing!! :jawdrop:

[dla]

Absolute beauties you guys ! Wow ! I have the tut, still waiting on the vent install ! lol ! Great job ! =D>

[glass_affair]

Okay, been wanting this for awhile... and I just caved in! Printer will be tied up for a bit.. thank you very much Lydia!

[Ashtonjewels]

Thanks for the compliments ya'll! I needed them this morning. . .Especially since everything I made yesterday amounts to a pile o' ugly!! lol

Glass Affair, thank you and I hope you enjoy it!

[klcbeads]

Lydia that must have been the alignment of the stars. Everything I attempted yesterday on my torch was muck as well. Something tells me that your muck was a lot better than mine but hey, I'll blame it on the stars just the same!

[Carols Glass]

Lydia, I finally got ink for the printer and am printing your tutorial right now, yay!

[Carols Glass]

Well, now that I have your Painted Rose tutorial I want all your others, too!

[Ashtonjewels]

Thank you Carol!! :-)

[Carols Glass]

Lydia,

You're welcome :-).

I hope to get pictures of my attempts at the Painted Rose Beads soon, but in the meantime I am printing out your Encased Floral Panel tutorial. After that, of course the Classical Garden trio tutorial.........I don't know if I can wait, I may go ahead and get that one today. This is so exciting, your tutorials are excellent and inspiring and I want them all!

[Carols Glass]

It was finally sunny today!

I would like to say a few things. This bead took me at least 3 hours. The first one I made took me from midnight till 4 AM. I can't seem to place leaves or rosebuds correctly and I can't get the bead rounded out very well at the end but I love making these beads. I made many but the first 5 or so I would never show anyone!

I also want to etch it and see what that looks like.

[DayDream Beads]

Carol, your painted rose is beautiful.

[Ashtonjewels]

Carol, you did a fantastic job! Don't be so hard on yourself because you don't deserve anything less than huge kudos for a job well done. If it makes you feel any better, it took me a year to REALLY get this design to turn out the way I wanted it to. A few months ago, my failure rate on this bead was probably one successful bead out of every three that I made. After a great deal of practice, it became easier and now I really no longer have a failure rate. So, since you are doing this well after only having tried to make five of them, you're doing exceptionally well!

[Carols Glass]

Thank you Diane and Lydia, I will definitely keep trying. I am looking for a better rake or dental pick as all I have is a knife. Know where they sell any good ones? I have a rake which is way too big that is about 1/8" but I want a 1/16" one.

[Ashtonjewels]

Carol, do you have a Harbor Freight in your area? That is where I get mine. I use their stainless steel dentil picks.

[Carols Glass]

yes, I do have one near so I'll check into it.

Thanks!

[Pat]

You can use a stringer too.

[Carols Glass]

Pretty beads, Pat, I got my dental picks at Harbor Freight for $2.90 on sale :-). Now, I just need time, lots of time and make some more of these painted rose beads!

[Pat]

Thanks Carole, have fun. I have to take a break. My daughter is in labor and I have to fly out fri to help her out. Puts a damper on my roses. LOL

[truegem]

Lydia, is there a place we can go online and view some of your paintings?

[Ashtonjewels]

Pat, love your beads!!! Sending your daughter wishes of a safe and healthy delivery.

Patti, I sure wish I still had pictures of my paintings but most of them were sold and I didn't take digitals of them. I just started painting again recently and I'm hoping to show some of my work in my blog. I've been working on a small sunflower painting over a month now. I'm beginning to wonder if it's every going to be finished.

Oh, I just remembered. . .I do have one picture of a painting. It's OLD and the photo quality is pretty bad. . . It was my first rose painting. Well, sort of mine anyway. I had purchased a booklet to learn to paint roses at Michael's. I used one of the layouts provided by the author but instead of painting it the way the author did, I used Flemish techniques. My glassy career put a halt to my painting, but I'm finding myself itching to get back to the canvas again.

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[Carols Glass]

Pat, how exciting, congratulations on the baby!

Lydia, that is a beautiful painting!

I have my oil paints and canvases out and ready to go. One painting is an impressionistic style painting I've already begun a while ago and one is a painting my son wants. It must be something in the air that makes us all want to paint again :-).

I'm nowhere near as talented as you are though, Lydia!

[truegem]

Oh it's beautiful, Lydia! Your glass roses look just the same!

[Pat]

Oh Lydia your roses are very realistic and soft. The baby was born last nite. She had her au-natural. Elizabeth Anne. Thankyou for your kind thoughts.

[angelfilms]

I loved making them. It was fun and quite the challenge to adapt this to make a blown vessel. I didn't put the rose buds on but will work on that in the future. Thanks for writing the Tut.

[Sarabella]

I have to chime in Lydia - even my first bead (sorry, no pix, I traded it for some handknit really cool socks) was pretty. You are a generous and beautiful soul.

Sals

[msritaa]

Oh Lydia, what a beautiful bead. I can't believe I'm just now finding this. I used to do china painting and your bead is just like some of the 'studies' we used for the paintings. I've been looking for techniques to get this look in glass and thank you so much for offering the results of your wonderful creativity. I can't wait to try it.

[afina]

Hi!
Got my tut and tried it, but I had to substitute some of the colours. Here are my first results:
http://www.glasperlenwerk.at/images/stories/2009eins/romantic1.jpg
The smokeblue was too dark and it pitted, so I think I will etch it.

Then I tried another one yesterday:
http://www.glasperlenwerk.at/images/stories/2009eins/romantic2.jpg
Here I used Reichenbach Pink Lady instead of Rubino Oro - that's why the roses are crisper. Not sure if I like this effect...

[Carols Glass]

Verena, that is so beautiful!

[Ashtonjewels]

Angel, I love the vessel. Someone else recently sent me a pic of one and I think this style is divine for little perfume bottles and the like! I'm glad you enjoyed the tut!!
Verena, your beads look fabulous! Like you, I like the rubino the best. It allows for a better dimensional effect. Pink lady is really stiff so it doesn't spread as well. Still a beautiful bead though!

Pat, Patti, Carol and Rita, thank you all for the compliments!! :-)

[afina]

Thank you Lydia and Carol!
I etched the darker bead and then showed it to my mum - didn't get it back :-))

Thank you so much Lydia for this great tut!