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Basic "Cold Porcelain" 
Miniature Flower Making Tutorial

Making the flowers - Part 2

1/12th scale Apple Blossoms

Our flower is just starting to progress.  Now we will add the petals to the stamen
that we made earlier.

Your ball stylus, tacky glue, stamen and a steady hand will be needed.
A magnifying lamp will be helpful if you find it difficult to see tiny things well.



Carefully place a heart
cutout on your index finger.
Use the ball end of the stylus
to cup the petal and use
the pointed end to add tiny
detail lines.
This is a good time to help
thin out the petal if needed.



Gently dip the pointed end of
petal in tacky glue
(or you can add tacky glue to 
the stem).
Lightly press the pointed end
to the side of the stamen.
We want the stamen to stick up
so be sure to place petal near
the base of the stamen.



Repeat the cupping and 
forming with the next petal.
Add it to the stamen overlapping
the first petal.
We will continue going around the
stamen to add 5 petals total.
Each time one edge will overlap
the last and the other edge will
go under the next petal.



It is hard to see in this photo
but there are 3 petals in place.
Each one overlapping the
previous petal.
I don't know about you, but
this is exciting to me!
Our flower is really taking shape.



Petal # 4 continues it's journey 
around the stamen.
As tiny as this flower is, you 
can really see the small details
helping to create the illusion
of a real flower.



Petal # 5 is now in place.
You can see clearly in this photo
How each petal overlaps the last one.
Now we will just set this 
flower aside to dry a bit.
It can be just a couple of hours
or overnight.

 

 



 

© Gina C. Bellous 2001 - 2006 - All Rights Reserved

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