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Page 3
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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© Gina C. Bellous
2001 - 2006 - All Rights Reserved
This tutorial
is for your personal use only.
NO portion of this tutorial may be
reprinted without permission,
copied for sale, or to be taught as your own.
Thank you for your
cooperation
Enjoy!
 Video Professor
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