Comments on: Traditional Rosary Beads Very Different From Rose Petal Fimo Beads

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:41:14 +0000

@Mary: Hi Mary, did you read the article above? There are links to 5 other articles about the rose & flower beads. I checked the first one, and it has some ideas about adding color, like adding a pinch of colored clay to your mix. Check the articles and the comments as well. I think there are more ideas about adding color (I think I remember something about inks?)

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:03:19 +0000

I make beads from roses, I blend the roses til they make a powder. Do you know how could color them?

By: Cindy Lietz@Scented Polymer Clay

Cindy Lietz@Scented Polymer Clay — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:07:58 +0000

The best way is to add the oil to the clay Michelle. I wrote an article about it awhile ago. If you click the link by my name you can read it and learn more. Also if you type ‘scents’ into the search box at the top of the page, more articles will pop up.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:23:26 +0000

What is the best way to add essence oil to the beads so they smell like roses or any other flower you have used?

By: Cindy Lietz@Keepsake Jewelry

Cindy Lietz@Keepsake Jewelry — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:55:16 +0000

**PHOTOS ADDED: Some project pictures have just been added to a Spotlight Feature article showcasing Mollie Hubenak and her flower petal beads. Mollie is a supportive member of this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the “Keepsake Jewelry” link by my name above to have a look.

By: Cindy Lietz@Flower Petal Beads

Cindy Lietz@Flower Petal Beads — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:05:47 +0000

**PHOTOS ADDED: Some flower petal bead, jewelry project pictures have just been added to a Spotlight Feature showcasing Marsha Nelson, a member who is very much appreciated here at this supportive polymer clay community. Click on the “Flower Petal Beads” link by my name above to have a look.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial - Crackled Gold Leaf

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Tutorial - Crackled Gold Leaf — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:13:52 +0000

@Diane: I am so sorry Diane, I somehow missed your question. Hopefully you are subscribed to the post and you see this. You are either putting in too many petals in the clay and it won’t hold together, or you are not baking long enough. Make sure to only use a strong brand of clay, like Fimo, Premo or Kato clay. Bake at 265F for 1 hour and you should be fine.

@Katherine: Wow it sounds like you’re having fun! Yeah that is weird how the prettiest white petals turn so icky! Must be an oxidization thing. I like your idea for adding fool coloring… clever!

By: Katharine

Katharine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:17:58 +0000

I have just started making rose petal beads the traditional way. I love every step of it, from collecting the fresh petals to stringing the dried beads. Texture is important to me and I love the feel of the fresh petals, the feel of the paste as I roll it into beads and the stringing. I love the deep mahogany color of the natural beads. There is a creative challenge in finding good colors to complement and “show” mahogany well. Also, since people like other colors, I use a good (Grumbacher) acrylic paint to create many other colors of beads. I am even making some very glittery Mardi Gras (for next year) beads, by mixing generous amounts of glitter in with the paste before rolling it into beads. The same does not work with pigment. One must paint them after they have dried. By the way, if you use only fresh white petals, they turn the nastiest shade of rot yellow. So I added some yellow food coloring to make it a pretty yellow. Nooooo! They turned a lovely, deep forest green instead. I strung those up and mounted an Opal as the center bead. My favorite necklace. Cheers to all.

By: Diane Lange

Diane Lange — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:52:23 +0000

Hi Cindy,

I am making the flower petal beads per your instructions, but the problem is some turn out wonderful and some break apart and crumble. Right now I have an order for 3 rosaries and I feel like I am re-doing half of my beads.

What am I doing wrong? Please help me. Thanks Bunches.

Diane

By: Cindy Lietz@Funeral Flower Jewelry

Cindy Lietz@Funeral Flower Jewelry — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:16:39 +0000

I received an email question from a subscriber (Paula) who saw some “…beautiful jewelry beads made from rose petals, sterling silver findings and Sawarovski crystals. One of my favorites are little angel pendants which are popular as mementos from funeral flowers. All of the articles I have seen explain the process, but say the beads will all turn out dark. Some beads I’ve seen are obviously treated with a lacquer, but they are also the color of the roses used. I believe they may be using a polymer – any other possible ideas of how to keep colors intact?”

Paula sent me a photo to look at and here is my response…

First off Paula, be sure to read the article above if you have not already. It discusses how the traditional rosary bead making technique differs from how polymer clay rose petal beads are made?

The texture of the beads in the photo you sent, leads me to belief they there are traditional rose petal beads that have been painted with the original color of the flowers. It does not look like she is using polymer clay.