New Clay Roses

Restocking my rose beads! Out of all my beads, the roses are the most versatile and they are quickly used in a variety of products like chaplets, rosaries, necklaces, bracelets and earrings.  There is no better bead for rosaries since the rosary is a bouquet of roses for Mary!

Here is my new rose bead cane in progress:

Mountain of red. First, many shades of red were mixed and rolled. 

Next, I flattened into one big slab, from darkest to lightest. (you can see it on the right in this next picture)

Then I shaped the shades of red into petals (on the left). Finally, I put the petals together to form the rose (center).

The rose is finished! I made some green leaves to add to the roses at this point.

I sliced the rose in half to make two bead varieties- midnight roses and shabby chic roses.  In the next two posts, I have show them- or you can click on the links.  I made some green leaves to add to the roses at this point.