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Listenup 2011-01-03 6:42pm

Bumping this one up so I can remember to do a few of these.

SilverRiverJewelry 2011-01-03 6:52pm

This is awesome I will be trying some of these the next time I get a chance to torch! Thank you so much for sharing!

Kevan 2011-01-03 7:06pm

How is it that this tut has been around for 3 years and I missed it? I have always wondered how you made those beautiful beads! I'll have to try it. Thanks!:-)

MaryBeth 2011-02-27 4:34pm

Another bump!

Lizzydee 2011-02-27 5:32pm

thank you!~~~ great tut

SilverRiverJewelry 2011-02-27 6:27pm

Okay I was playing a bit, and totally forgot about pulling the points and covering them with clear so I ended up with cabbage roses instead of pine cones lol but it was fun and I learned a lot! Next time, I will follow the tut more closely (as in print it out and take it to the torch next time instead of winging it from memory!). Here is what I ended up with.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/...f03dac53_m.jpg

PolychromeBeads 2011-02-27 8:20pm

Those are so pretty Sonja! The pale pink ones are especially lovely, and the red ones are very striking. I hate working with red - it's so dark when molten that I can't see what's what!!


Aimee

Tillie 2011-02-27 10:03pm

Aimee, in looking at the beads, do you use a lighter color on the petals and then a darker, smaller dot on top of each petal? I love the bubblegum pink beads. They remind me of Confederate roses.

PolychromeBeads 2011-02-27 11:52pm

Gosh, I wrote this tutorial SO long ago - I keep meaning to write an expanded, updated version...but life just keeps getting in the way!!

The first thing I want to say is there's no right or wrong - trying something slightly different is how you create new styles!! When I do these I usually have an opaque dot covered by a transparent dot. I often use white, but sometimes layering a transparent color over another color will give you a cool color gradient. And I've also done smaller layered dots, just the way Sonja did, for a nice multicolor effect.


Aimee

Tillie 2011-02-28 10:05am

Thanks!

SilverRiverJewelry 2011-02-28 1:01pm

Thanks Aimee! They were fun and I will continue to play with this and see what else I can come up with!

Mitosis Glass 2011-02-28 10:03pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevan (Post 3349221)
How is it that this tut has been around for 3 years and I missed it? I have always wondered how you made those beautiful beads! I'll have to try it. Thanks!:-)

Ditto!

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I can't wait to try it!

georgie_girl 2011-06-29 7:08pm

Thanks Aimee, great tut. I have wanted to make these for such a long time.

glassymom 2011-06-29 7:26pm

cool, can't wait to try these~
Thank you!!
Sue

Mountain Snail 2011-07-03 8:39pm

Thanks for this. I am going to try this this week. :)

G.L.McBead 2011-07-30 1:11pm

So cool,I have always wanted to know how to do this.
Thank You,
G.

Gail Joseph 2014-04-17 4:43pm

Bump!

Mina 2014-07-11 3:15pm

Bump

queenofsheba52 2016-03-08 2:30pm

Aaaand another bump.

Great tut especially when it's been winter forever!

--Helene

glass butterfly 2016-06-03 8:30pm

Great tut, so another bump.

Margram 2017-07-18 8:11am

🌺 worth bumping:wave:

Moucnicka 2017-07-20 6:37am

Awesome bead. Thanks for nice tut. moucnicka

Beatrix 2017-07-31 10:43am

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Just wanted to add onto the thanks for posting this! I modified it a bit and made a pretty nice bead first try!

lotusbunny2009 2017-07-31 1:13pm

Nice Beatrix! Love the ethereal lavender!

PolychromeBeads 2017-07-31 7:06pm

That's an excellent first try Beatrix! Good job!! \\:D/


Aimee

Beatrix 2017-08-03 9:42am

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Second attempt wherin I discover Slytherin spread thin doesn't look like leaves anymore, but like a shadow. I made the core half yellow and half clear green to push the look of it being a flower, and used white dots with red overlapping to make the petals. Next time I think I'll do a solid wrap of clear around the yellow to give it some space from the first row of petals.

Eileen 2017-10-24 11:05am

Bringing this to the top for the challenge I just posted in the game room.

EmeryLawson 2017-10-24 6:39pm

Thank you!

Ressee 2019-03-22 4:00am

Artichoke Bead
 
That is beautiful. I'm new and love the written tutorials because I can read while I work. You are very generous to write the tut. I'm hoping to get better day by day. Trying my first flower today. Mastered the donut and other shapes. I couldn't find a class to take so as with everything else I'm teaching myself along with people like you sharing your work. Thank you very much for being generous. Any tips or guidance is welcome anytime:)

Boathouse Beads 2020-01-09 1:38pm

Another bump for this most generous tutorial. Thank you!!!


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