Make and Share Craft Tutorials
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My journey into rose making started mid last year when I saw beautiful handcrafted realistic roses made from clay online and I was really amazed by this beautiful piece of art. So I told myself to give it a try, I started making miniature roses but they weren't pretty at first. I went through a lot of research and gathered all the useful tips, finally I am happy with what I have achieved and discovered and now would like to share them. This is just a quick walkthrough because it was also my first trial out for a larger scale rose, and I just took photos of my steps. I hope you find this helpful, please leave a comment if you would like to share your own experience in making clay roses.
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Instructions
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First, curl the wire into a small loop and shape a tear drop with your clay.
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Place a small ball onto the cooking paper.
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Roll into a thin oval as a petal for your rose. You need to repeat this step many times, the petal will become larger as you work through.
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Hold the petal lightly, use the weight of the chopstick to roll around the edges of the oval shape.
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This is what it should look like, the top of the petal should be thin.
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Press your thumb gently in the middle of the petal to create an 'U' shape, and curl the top of the petal backwards using your fingertips.
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Wrap 3 petals around the tear shape to create the flower bud.
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The trick to make roses is that you need to warp the petal starting from the middle of the previous petal. The two petals will over lap each other.
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Start wrapping the rose in a pattern. Work in one direction only.
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The side view. The rose should be tightly pressed at the bottom and let the petal 'fall down' naturally.
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You can also pinch the middle of each petal between your thumb and second finger lightly to make it look more realistic.
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And now it's done!
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