Sunday, June 17, 2012

Bluebells

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Another inspiration from one the Japanese flower making tutorials is this stem of fantasy bluebells. I made them in intense blue, but would like to recreate in white and soft pink later on. I think they will look very nice in a bridal or a flower girl's head wreath when made in white (or even pink!). Here is the original piece I made:

silk bluebells, artificial flowers, faux flowers, handmade flowers


silk bluebells, artificial flowers, faux flowers, handmade flowers
And how do you see these bluebells? Maybe as a little corsage? Or...? Please let me know ☺

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Tiny silk roses on a stem

I have completed my first creation inspired by Japanese books, and although I am a strong believer that there is always room for perfection, the small roses do look rather cute. I was meaning to use them to decorate girls' headband especially that I need to create one for my little niece. Meanwhile here are some photos of the tiny roses:

silk roses, pink roses, artificial roses, silk wedding flowers, handmade roses

silk roses, pink roses, artificial roses, silk wedding flowers, handmade roses

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

What's new?

After having received 3 books on silk flower making by world famous Japanese masters in the post I was thinking with what to start. Well, I must admit, the lack of Japanese does not help when I try to understand sophisticated instructions having just a couple of photos at my disposal. So I decided to start from a stem of tiny little roses or even rosebuds. They seem to be OK to make, and besides i have been approached before by my friends who were interested in very small roses.
So far the petals are ready and they are tiny! Here is a photo of a pile of silk petals featuring Fimbriata our new garden rose as well ☺
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Monday, June 4, 2012

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

My dear friends, here I am participationg in another competition and in need of your votes ☺
My project is taking part in FUNDIT! V2.0 Funding Fair.  You can see my video pitch HERE, I start talking within 2 and a half minutes from the beginning of the video. In a few words, I'm trying my best to win the £500 for the camera I need to create a quality portfolio with to be able to merchandise my silk flowers better and wider.
Please vote for me on this LINK
According to Facebook rules you need to belong to the group to be able to vote. Please let me know and I can add you to the group for the time of the voting. Look for voting on the group page (usually one of the top posts). You can vote till 7 June 2012
My project is called Svetlana Faulkner - Developing a Professional Portfolio.
Thanks for all your support!!! ♥♥♥