[LyndaJ]

Well, this is what I'd do

-base bead
-add four dots - not too near the middle, bottom dots smaller than the top
-with a brass flat tool, heat each dot and then flatten it
-add your top or transparent color to each flattened dot.
-melt those - on at a time - in JUST ENOUGH for the top color to round out, and flatten again (DO NOT melt in completely)
------while you are flattening this time, you can push in toward the center slightly if you need to to get the dots where you need them
-now, heat the outer edge of one stacked dot, and pull to the edge. For the top wing, I'd pull straight out and then pull up at the end to get the shape good. If the shape was pretty good to start with, I'd just pull at 45°.
-repeat for the bottom

Add the body with a black stringer, and melt in only enough to prevent it from coming off the glass.


Don't forget to heat the back.

This is one of those "controlled" heat exercises. Too much will melt things in too fast and give you blobby-ness.

For more realism, the head is not connected to the wings, nor is the abdomen.