Friday, February 10, 2012

The Flowers are in Bloom

The canes are reduced and unwrapped and the results are in. The flowers turned out just as I wanted them to and in the case of the turquoise and tangerine, better than anticipated!

I have them all individually wrapped and in my Artfire studio. They will go on Etsy and on my website tomorrow. I have three projects scheduled for my canes and there will be beads, a bracelet and a pair of earrings soon. I will post them as they are finished!

I am currently having a sale in my Artfire studio, so these will be on sale for a limited time. These canes are limited, so if you like them, get them before they sell out. Each flower will take you to the Artfire page where you can find the raw canes.

 

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We have come the full circle – from the blends to the finished flowers.

Hope you enjoyed your journey.

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If you are interested, the drawings in the photo of my work table will become my next kaleidoscope canes. Watch for those.

Julie and Blu

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Are They Ready?

This is the part that makes me a little anxious. Here are all my flower canes; all packed up with translucent and ready to reduce. But – did I pack them right?

Are the petals separated the way that I envisioned them? Are the petals lined up?

Did I put the right amount of translucent between the petals to keep the lines straight? Did I put too many small noodles in between the petals that will cause them to ruffle where I didn’t want a ruffle?

Did all the little pieces wrap and reduce as one? Argh!

Oh, the suspense!!

 

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I think I will let them sit for the evening and tomorrow we will reduce them and slice them to see if they came out the way that I wanted them to.

Oh, the suspense :)

Julie and Blu