Here is what I do. I heat up the cane so it balls up a tiny bit and lay it down onto the bead in a downward swipe. The balled up end of the rod will lay down as if the petal is bent under a bit at the top if that makes sense. I lay a row of them, usually an odd number like three or five petals all coming down to a point. Don't worry that they are building up at the point part. Next, lay another layer over the first, slightly below the tops of the first petals and in between them. Keep on going until you have like one or two petals on the top left.
Heat the whole flower very well but gently as to not melt it completely together, then grab the bottom where they all come to the point and pull off all of the excess glass in a downward pull. You should end up with a very thin point and the flower should be finer looking and not bulky. Then lastly I add leaf can to cover the bottom point in the same way. Make the first leaf like a petal and the second one should drag all of the way down to the bottom forming the stem.
Get it?
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Originally Posted by jaci
Cynthia yes! I love the look, especially in a raised petal design 
What are some different methods of applying this beautiful floral cane? |