rbytsdy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hi folks, I am working through some tutorials (SusannaT's are next) to make some flowers for my roombox; the glad tut is from glad tutorial. For you gardeners out there-- how can I make it better? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachpeach Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 its coming along great! i'd just keep addin petals and then the leaves and you've got a real winner there! good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 You've chosen lovely colours for your gladiola. More flower petals and more leaves; otherwise, it's perfect. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJEP Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 It is really coming along. I agree with the others comments. More petals and leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Wow, I really admire your handy work! I tried the flower thing and failed!! :groucho: Yours are Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Great job on the glads! They really look nice.....as BeachPeach says, just keep adding things! These would look super in the garden around the base of the dollhouses.....great job! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Oh, I've been wanting to try that tutorial ever since I bookmarked the site! I like how yours are coming along.I tried the flower thing and failed!I have failed at so many things the first few times I tried them! Don't give up, go back later & try again. Not everyone can do all things in the pressure of a class, sometimes you just have to go somewhere quiet with your scissors, glue and paper (or whatever) and play around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I want that color in my RL flower garden!. Looking good and keep adding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Beautiful colour - you're doing a great job. :groucho: Thanks for posting the link - I saw it once (a long time ago) - and couldn't find it again. Now I save interesting sites when I first come across them - I've learnt that they disappear into a black hole otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks for all the great comments, folks! I have been chugging away-- adding more, and looking up glad leaves on the internet... Mom is a big glad fan (these are for the Mother's Day potting shed roombox I am working on) so I will work on another trio before I put them all into pots-- I found a great pic of some yellow glads with red fringing, but I think that I will try those with tissue paper instead of the coarser coffee filter paper that I have been using. I found where someone had posted a link to a site that I had been looking for with no success-- mini picotee begonias (some nice tuts also for peace lilies and roses). After a trial run or two, I figured out the "trick" (you have to tie the string just about right where the petal cut starts) and voila, the little guy on the left. (Which you can barely see actually... He needs some buddies...) Hey, that was pretty easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniamature Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 They are really beautiful. I agree about the color, lovely :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Great Job!! Your glads are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank you for the begonia link, I've bookmarked the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachpeach Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I found where someone had posted a link to a site that I had been looking for with no success-- mini picotee begonias (some nice tuts also for peace lilies and roses). After a trial run or two, I figured out the "trick" (you have to tie the string just about right where the petal cut starts) and voila, the little guy on the left. (Which you can barely see actually... He needs some buddies...) Hey, that was pretty easy! that begonia tut was easier than i thought it would be, except mine turned out to be roses too. and that little bit with the thread wrapped around does cinch the petals down tightly. i did the peace lily too and that was actually simple and i was very pleased with the results. i posted pics of mine in my gallery as i cant seem to upload pics in posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidiiiii Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Speaking as a glad grower, they look marvelous. Too bad the real ones dont stay that lovely for very long in the garden. The bottom flowers start to shrivel up while the top flowers start to bloom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 They look beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecats Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Looks great! i love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4vrYoung Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Just lovely. I'm anxious to try my hand at mini flowers so I appreciate the links!! Keep up the good work. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Well these turned out more red-orange with hints of yellow than yellow with red-orange fringe, but that is OK; here they are in various stages of coloring: I used yellow tissue paper this time, and got some cheap water-based markers to touch on the red-orange because I figured that they would bleed pretty well into tissue paper when I brushed water on 'em. Well they did: Now I am thinking that maybe I will have to make another trio with white or some such, because these two trios have such similar colors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Wow! They're gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I definitely think tissue paper is the way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueUni47 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 your flowers are beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbytsdy Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I definitely think tissue paper is the way to go! I do too. That coffee filter paper is just too coarse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy Spirit Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 They're really lovely - and realistic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 You did a great job on the flowers, the colors are beautiful. Thanks for the links, I bookmarked them also and give them a try when I finish some of my other projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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