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j2canoe 2010-06-02 8:30am

Free and Easy Tutorial for Hydrangea Beads
 
This is a down and dirty quick look at how to make the hydrangea beads. I am assuming that the lampworker possesses basic skills and knowledge of safety procedures.....

1. Make a base bead of a glass of your choice with the footprint being about as wide as you want your finished bead to be.

2. Marver this bead into a cone shape, adding more glass at the larger end until the shape pleases you.

3. Add dots around the bead about 1/4 of the bead's length back from the mandrel on the small end of the cone. Melt in slightly.

4. One at time, heat and press each dot until it has a uniform flat top - Try to make all of the dots the same size and height.

5. Add clear (or a complimentary transparent) over the top of each dot to cover the surface.

6. Once again, heat each dot individually and press until a flat top is achieved. This completes the first row.

7. For the second row - add your base dots as before in the spaces between and just to the back of the first row dots. Melt in slightly and repeat steps 4 - 6 until finished. Add each subsequent row in the same manner until you have as many rows as you would like.

Your bead should now look something like this:






8. Take your pick and gently heat and pull out each of the first row petals individually. Do the same with each row - working from front to back.

9. Add your leaf dots (if desired) around the base of the bead on the shoulder near the mandrel. Cover with clear/transparent and heat and pull these out until you are happy with the shape and appearance of the bead.

After making a few, you should now have something that resembles this:





10. By pulling the tips of the "leaves" up/down/longer/shorter you can alter the appearance of your Hydrangea to make other types of flowers.


Laura B 2010-06-02 8:53am

Beautiful. I always wondered how those are made.

rosebud101 2010-06-02 9:35am

Wow! Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

j2canoe 2010-06-02 9:41am

Thanks! I would love to see everyone's flowers if you would want to post them here!! :)

blong2001 2010-06-02 9:54am

Looks great! Thanks for sharing your hardwork!

LightwingCreations 2010-06-02 9:57am

Thank you for sharing! Love those little flowers!

HONEYBUNNY72_99 2010-06-02 10:24am

Cool I am headed to the torch room to try this!

Beadanna 2010-06-03 1:10am

Ooh I saw these in the Clio thread and marvelled at your technique.
THanks Joan!

j2canoe 2010-06-03 4:48am

Thank You Anna!:love:

KJJames 2010-06-03 6:21am

So kind of you to share Joan. Thank you!

jessicajane 2010-06-03 6:36am

You are a sweetheart to share this! Thanks! I love your beads, they are beautiful!

alb6094 2010-06-03 6:42am

How sweet you are to share this. Wonderful tutorial, thank you!

glasshobbit 2010-06-03 7:38am

Thank you

Beadbug 2010-06-03 7:42am

Thanks so much I love these beads and can't wait to try them.

Puddy Tat Glass 2010-06-03 7:43am

I love these flower beads, thanks so much for the great little tutorial.

j2canoe 2010-06-03 8:27am

Thank you all so much! :) They are lots of fun to make and look great in jewelry! Tons of different color combos to try out too!!! :) I would love to see pics if anyone makes any! Cheers! Joan:)

JanithS 2010-06-03 9:54am

What a great tutorial - I'll be giving it a try this weekend when I get to my torch. Thanks so much, the tutorial is wonderful and it gave me many ideas to make it my own.

ROC 2010-06-03 11:25am

Very cool, Joan. Thanks so much for sharing your technique!!

HONEYBUNNY72_99 2010-06-04 8:33am

first try didn't go so well.I am gonna try again today

PattyK 2010-06-04 8:39am

Thank you Joan! I love these beads - can't wait to try this out! :)

j2canoe 2010-06-04 9:38am

What part are you having trouble with HoneyBunny?

HONEYBUNNY72_99 2010-06-04 12:49pm

I used the wrong color for my base and it was too soupy.Gonna try again with something a little less runny LOL

Nitadee 2010-06-04 1:48pm

Oh Joan, these are wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing the how too's on these :)
I just came in from the torch looking for some inspiration, and now...well I'm back out to try!
Thanks again for your generosity!
Hugs
Nita

cakelady 2010-06-04 3:33pm

Thank you, cant wait for the garage to cool off some so I can try it.

Gillianbeads 2010-06-04 4:50pm

What a great tutorial....so generous of you to share it with us!

I can't wait to try it out...thank you!

Imaglassgal 2010-06-04 5:30pm

Cool, thanks for sharing!

effemess 2010-06-08 4:30pm

Thank you so much for sharing this tut Joan.. you're a star !!

j2canoe 2010-06-09 5:04am

Has anyone made any flowers yet?? I would love to see them!! :) Anyone need any help with the technique?

starlightforge 2010-06-09 6:58am

Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to try it...

Judith Billig 2010-06-09 7:09am

Those are lovely! Thanks so much for sharing.


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