Glass Artists- It’s Springtime! Put Stamens in Your Flowers :)

It's Springtime, and everyone just loves Spring themes! Now we can talk about my favorite subject, encased Florals:) So here's a little tip for us glass artists on how to put stamens in the center of our flowers.

Start out with a clear glass rod. I use Vetrofond glass because it seems to be clearer and doesn't have as much junk in it to muck up my glass.

Put two streaks of yellow on the opposite side of the rod. I then apply clear in between the yellow streaks so that the yellow doesn't melt together.

Then Encase the yellow.

Apply your creativity! It doesn't have to be yellow, use coral, or sometimes I use blue.

If you want to make your stamen even more intricate, after encasing the yellow the first time, you can add yellow streaks in the opposite sides of the encased yellow, and re-encase it. You will then have four yellow stamens instead of two:)

When adding them, just melt the center part of your flower, and add the glass rod into the center of it.

I leave it slightly long, before melting the stamen. Then i slowly melt the stamen to the length I want it to be in the flower.

If you want it to look like it is extending, just leave a little longer, and encase with clear around it before encasing the rest of the flower.

Have fun ! Cianna

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