Rose Tutorial Demonstration How-To

Hello again!


Holy cow! I did it! I finally completed the rose tutorial. It's pretty large so instead of loading the blog up with all the photographs, I thought I'd include a link in this post (below or click on the rose photograph). I will also have a link in the right sidebar, on this blog.

I hope you all find this to be helpful. It's not too different from most rose polymer clay how-to guides, but there are a couple things I do uniquely that make this demo worth a look, at least.

The Rose Tutorial

Thank you for visiting and reading the demonstration! Please tell me what you think.

Polymer Clay on Blown Egg

Polymer Clay on Blown Egg, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Hello!
Sorry I haven't completed many projects. This small piece was the last of my china blue millefiori cane and wanted to do something different (for me, at least).

This piece is polymer millefiori canes sliced and applied to an actual blown egg. Shown unpolished. Small, but it was a fun project and good practice at cutting canes better.

I have been graciously been asked to write a tutorial on how I make my roses. Thrilled, I spent the weekend busily working on simplifying my notes so it can be a good blog post, although the tutorial may be a separate link.

Thank you for visiting!

Polymer Scrap Barrette

Polymer Scrap Barrette, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

This one was made from millefiori scraps. It looks really neat because the background green and yellow colors are canes created with translucent and they have a nice soft quality. The pink flower cane was made without any translucent clay and it is sharp and clear.

Thinking this one will NOT make it to my Etsy shop but instead be in my personal collection! LOL!

Group Of Polymer Mirror Barrettes

Group Of Polymer Mirror Barrettes, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Here is a group of barrettes made from scraps of millefiori canes. I call them Mirrors because of the way the slices are reassembled.

Along time ago, I figured out this technique because of all the wasted clay and my need to be frugal! Now my waste is kept to a minimum!

Large Millefiori Cane

Large Millefiori Cane, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

This is a huge millefiori cane. I am terrible at cutting consistently thin canes. So, I figured if I cut more than one at a time (or a bunch of canes made into one) I'd have better luck.

Small Rose Millefiori Cane

Small Rose Millefiori Cane, originally uploaded by CraftyPease.

Millefiori is approximately 1" wide and 2" long. LOVE roses and love making roses.

PS
CraftyPease is me!!! LOL! It's my Flickr username. Look for me on Flickr. I am honored to say I am part of a group or very talented people; Millefiori Canes.