Friday, October 22, 2010

SVU Mini Marathon and Crepe Paper Flowers

I LOVE to watch Law and Order SVU and tonight was a mini marathon night, so I was glued to the tv.  I decided to try something different while watching the shows.  My first 4 or 5 flowers were not floral looking at all and I tossed them into the trash right after my son said "umm, what are they, I hope not flowers"  That was enough to toss, LOL  I had a horrible time with the glue.  It was soaking my crepe paper and destroying it.  So, I decided to try something different.  I used a glue stick to form the petals and my Glossy Accents to glue the petals to the circle form.  I made a hot mess with the glitter glue and the glitter around the edges so I think if I try it again I will use my Zig Mini Glue Pen. It doesn't put out enough glue to soak the crepe paper and it is a thin line so the glitter will come out much nicer!  But, Here is my first completed flower that actually resembles a flower.  With all the glitter and white crepe paper, it is almost hard to tell the difference in the petals!  I wonder if I ink the edges before shaping if that will help?  *Hugs*

12 comments:

  1. It's beautiful, and it look like a flower, great job!!

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  2. Alicia,
    What a great flower! Your efforts definitely paid off.
    {{Hugs}}
    Andrea

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  3. Hey, I love your flower and yes, it looks like a beautiful flower....great job! Diann

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  4. Very pretty and yes...it looks like a flower!

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  5. Well I think you will try anything once.............maybe twice..............LOL
    But the effort sure pays off.............I love your latest flower creation! Great Job Girlfriend

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  6. Great flower. I think that inking the edges would bring out the flower more.

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  7. Beautiful--let's make up a whole bunch of them--when are you coming over? hahah1 I say that because I've been making up felt ones--minus the glitter--great minds!

    hugs,
    kandrew

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  8. Another gorgeous result, Alicia! Very well done, and well worth all the effort. This flower is really pretty.

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