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Well, it's my day off :) Same day on all the photos, 18/03/2021 and only two hours difference between blooming spring at Geneva lake and snowy winter high in the mountains #winter #happy #wewillwin #loveflowers #joy   Testimonial on my PDF tutorial "Silk Rose":
https://www.silkflowerartist.com/rose-page-english "This tutorial is AMAZING and exactly what I was looking for : explanation and demonstration of colouring and shaping step by step for flower dummies like me Thank you for the good advice and even more for excellent work with this tutorial! I thoroughly enjoyed it, so much so that I will remake my leaves from satin fabric. I made my rose from habutai silk but leaves are made from cheap Indian silk, so they don't look as good as Rose. I really admire your way of working, your immaculately and the beauty of your flowers. I found all your videos, even demo very useful, very glad I found your site! " Best regards, Liudmyla Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower. www.silkflowerartist.com #thesilkflowerartist #rosebud  Handcrafted Silk Rose bud
You are interested in silk flower art and would you like to make your first silk flower. Great news! I'm just about to invite you to make your first silk flower with me Click the link to subscribe and get access to my Free tutorial Sweet Pea silk flower: www.silkflowerartist.com PS. At the bottom of the page with the tutorial you will find a short video how to make seeds for the "Sweet Pea" silk flowers - that is just a little extra help for your first Sweet Pea silk flower. Let me know if you have any questions on the subject of flower making - i'll be more than happy to help you Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower. www.silkflowerartist.com #thesilkflowerartist #rosebud  Recently I spoke with one of my new customers from the UK.
She bought liquid dyes and my video tutorial "Silk Peony" in which I worked with powdered dyes. She asked me how to achieve similar coloring using liquid dyes. I often have this question from my students, so I decided to share this information with you too. My advise : take a tablespoon of water, pour the water in a small jar then add a few drops of liquid dyes (depending on the final color you want to achieve). Dye a small piece of silk you are going to make petals or any other flower part in the dye you've just mixed. Let it dry. Examen it and then decide if the dye needs to be deluded or more concentrated. Add more water if you want to achieve lighter color or add more drops of dyes if you want to achieve more concentrated color. Get the idea? and another good tip - if you want a more intense color - place to dry petals (or any other flower part) on a solid surface like glass or a piece of plastic or a sheet of metal foil. When you dry flower parts on newspaper the dyes go through the silk into the paper but if you you dry colored flower parts on a solid surface the dyes more likely stay on the silk. If this was helpful please leave a comment below. Thank you G r e a t - n e w s ! If you find flower making art interesting and would like to learn how to make silk or leather flowers I have for you a great news! To become a Master of the art you need the right tools, "HOW TO" information and indeed inspiration. To get inspired simply go to a nearby flower shop. The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety. "How to" information is easy to get, the Internet is bursting with all sorts of courses and tutorials. Indeed, it can take some time to find the right source of information. If you looking for inspiration and detailed video tutorials in one place - organized, from Beginner to Advanced level - have a close look here: www.silkflowerartist.com/video-tutorials Flower making tools of excellent quality is a different subject. Let me ask you : - Do you know anything about flower making tools? - Do you know what's the difference between authentic and fake tools? Let me show you a simple difference between different types of flower making tools. Proper tools should be made from stainless steel and ONLY (!) shaping balls should be made from brass. There is a strong reason for that. Have you ever seen mechanical tools made from brass? I don't think you have and do you know why? It is because tools made from brass bend and loose their original shape easily and a specially tools heated with electrical appliances as soldering irons. Soldering irons are designed to reach a temperature range of 200°-480°C Can you imagine what your flower making tool will look like after working and pressing it against a flower making sponge? This week's offer (01/03/—07/03/2021) MASTER SET is the best opportunity to learn new skill which you can use to advance your career or purely for fun. Genuine flower making tools and clear instruction on how to use them is what you need to start your new creative journey Follow the link: https://www.silkflowerartist.com/ Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com/ #thesilkflowerartist #chrysanthemum   Pre-order Video Tutorial "How to make Chrysanthemum silk flower": www.silkflowerartist.com/chrysanthemumpink It is 10% off until the work on the video tutorial is complete. There are a few things for me to finish in this tutorial as : drawings, voice over, saving video parts in readable format for MAC & PC users and that will be it. Take advantage now.
Look at this photo. Can you see two beautiful Anemone silk flowers? These flowers created by one of my talented students Venissa www.silkflowerartist.com/anemone If you are interested in creative crafts like silk flower art this is what you will need to start you on this amasing joyrney. In love with “ANEMONE” silk flowers: www.silkflowerartist.com/anemone Video tutorial "ANEMONE" available for PC / MAC / and SMARTPHONE USERS. In this video you will learn how to make these pretty silk flowers from scratch. I will show you how to make Raspberry Pink and Pale Purple Anemones (on the photo): WHAT YOU GET : Creative on-demand video tutorial with spoken & written instructions in English. Unlimited lifetime Lesson access on desktop, tablet, mobile Correspondence with tutor to answer lesson questions Ready? Let's begin! www.silkflowerartist.com/anemone Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com #silkflowerartist #inspiration   This is my new hand crafted silk soft pink Chrysanthemum.
I made a few improvements in the process of creating this stunning flower and I'm happy with the new version. The story of this project and information about the latest video tutorial "Chrysanthemum silk flower" you can find here: https://www.silkflowerartist.com/chrysanthemum.html Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com #thesilkflowerartist #chrysanthemum ... and as French say voilà! This is my hand crafted with love and heart Chrysanthemum silk flower. I tried to make my first silk Chrysanthemum in early 2012. Now looking at the photos of that flower I can't hide a smile : )) I didn't have enough knowledge and indeed experience. Today, almost nine years later, I decided to re-create this beautiful flower and I'm pleased and happy with my new version. I decided to make the flower bright to remind myself and cheer myself up that better days are coming. Do you like Chrysanthemums? Would you like to make a Chrysanthemum silk flower? Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com #thesilkflowerartist #chrysanthemum     Before I start a new project I buy a real flower from a flower shop, examen it carefully, trace the leaves, petals of the flower to make patterns and then start experimenting with coloring, with different types of silk for leaves, petals and every flower part and finally shaping techniques using flower making tools. and this is a first sample of my silk Chrysanthemum bud ; ) I've found a new way to make the center of the flower. Usually you do it using a plastic ball or cotton wool. You'll never guess what material you can use to make a center/bud of most of the flowers. Everyone of you has that at home. It is cheap and easy to work with. It has a perfect shape memory. Any ideas before I reveal what material I used to make the flower center of my Chrysanthemum bud? Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com #thesilkflowerartist #chrysanthemum  What two colors make green? This guide to green color mixing, will introduce you to what colors make green and how to mix a variaty of different shades of green colors. Watch my short video "How to mix Green" Was it helpful?
Easy to understand and to follow? Write a few words below this post if you learned something new. Thank you !  Working on the new project this weekend, I thought that I should start with something simple like leaves : )
I mixed the dyes for the green flower parts and the first lot of the leaves is already: dried, cut out and even shaped and I'm quite satisfied with the result : ) The second lot of the leaves (slightly different color and made from a new silk) is still drying : ) Did you know that you can achieve different coloring results with different silks? The same dyes could look brighter and almost pale on different silks. For example, these leaves (on the photo above) made from Substitute of velvet /9/: https://www.silkflowerartist.com/silk They look less bright than the same dyes on the leaves made from satin. and bare in mind that the same concentration on dyes will look different on the right and the wrong sides of the same silk. and one more tip: if you dye two or more layers of the silk in one stack, remember that the bottom layer usually looks lighter than the top layer. Was that helpful? Leave a comment if you've just learned something new : ) Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com . #thesilkflowerartist #millinery #crafts  You might know chrysanthemums, or mums, as a many-petalled flower found all over the world in garden beds and flower pots. Chrysanthemum blooms range from palest yellow to bright red, with a few varieties in green and purple.
They reminds me of my childhood, we had a lot of these gorgeous flowers in our garden. My grandmother was a true lover of Chrysanthemums. I tried to make my first silk Chrysanthemum flower in early 2012. Now looking at the photos of that flower I can't hide a smile : )) I didn't have anough knowledge and indeed practice. Today, almost 9 years later I would like to re-discover Chrysanthemum and make it from silk. Would this new project be interesting for you? Would you also like to make a Chrysanthemum silk flower? Let me know by adding a comment below this post and I'll do my best to guide you through the process of creating your first Chrysanthemum silk flower Get inspired. Learn new skills. Make a flower www.silkflowerartist.com |
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