Raised Petals

[DawnT]

Can anyone give me some tips about making good raised petal flowers? I've tried every tool I can think of to get that pretty crease and the outside flat and I just can't figure it out. They just look like dots with a line in the center LOL ](*,) .

[Lisi]

Can anyone give me some tips about making good raised petal flowers? I've tried every tool I can think of to get that pretty crease and the outside flat and I just can't figure it out. They just look like dots with a line in the center LOL ](*,) .

I would like to know too, and what tool are best for this?

[Rhapsody Fire Beads]

Hi Girls,
I use this little razor. I start in the center of the petal and kinda rock the blade out to the outside edge of it. Forgive my dirty bead!!
For the flower on the Doll, I just use a butter knife to press them gently against the bead while it is not terribly hot!! Hope this helps!
~Suzy~
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[suzanne]

That is the one I use as well. I got mine from Amy ( zooziitools) and it works like a charm. You could also try using a dental tool

suzanne

[Curly Irish Girl]

Not sure what you mean by they are "flat" = are you melting the dots all the way into the base bead? Melting about 75% has usually worked for me - then the razor thing. Good luck!

[Venessa]

she's not melting them flat, but pressing them flat while warm, using a butter knife.

[Rhapsody Fire Beads]

Do mean me? The one's on my Doll above, about the melting flat? I barely heat them, let them cool a few seconds then hold the bead above my knife and gently press the petals against the knife, and not too hard!!
Hope this helps!
~Suzy~

[Rhapsody Fire Beads]

Then I add the center dot, press it the same way, and just barely flame polish the flower.

~Suzy~

[DawnT]

OK so now I'm wondering if my starting dots are wrong somehow. I'm not understanding how to get them to lay out in a petal shape. They seem to just be round dots with a line down the center. So can ya'll tell me how you place your petal dots?

[Shawn T]

OK so now I'm wondering if my starting dots are wrong somehow. I'm not understanding how to get them to lay out in a petal shape. They seem to just be round dots with a line down the center. So can ya'll tell me how you place your petal dots?

Dawn if you take a round dot, flatten it first like Suzy suggested. Lightly heat it and than use the razor blade tool it will spread it out into a petal shape like the pic she has showed you of her flower bead. Remember to start in the center and work towards the edge of the petal, to make it look more realistic. Than cover the center of them with another dot of a different color.

It's also neat to put down an opaque color and than a transparent color on top. Neat effects can be made by only useing the razor tool on one or the other of the dots. Or you can do both. Just some ideas to throw in the mix. ;-)

[jessie]

Melinda Melanson has a great tutorial on making these.
http://www.cauldroncreations.com/raisedflowertt.html

[DawnT]

Thanks! I will try both of those.