Hiya Wendy!!
My holly leaves are kinda cartoonish, but this is how I make them.
I use a raw mandrel and melt a blob of dark green on it. Then I just grab other (any & all) shades of green and stripe, drizzle and wrap thin streaks around the dk green blob. Melt smooth (don't twist or mix) then pull into stringer.
To make the leaves, I just put a dot where I want the leaf. Heat the dot, crease w/ tool (makes the center line of the leaf), heat the dot again, use rake or pick to pull the "points" of the leaf. I usually have to reheat the dot for each point I pull. I think 2 and 3 leaves look good together, where the leaves are closest to eachother, I put 3 small red dots for the berries.
Here are some pics
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Holly Leaves?
