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• Making Wooden Flowers #7: Making a Leaf/Flower Stem - 05-17-2014 04:01 PM | 1 comment

  Wire SizeIn making flower stems, I use several gauges of galvanized wire, ranging from 14 GA to 3...

• Making Wooden Flowers #6: Adding Sepals (the Calyx) - 05-17-2014 01:11 AM | 2 comments

  If you have been waiting for the next instalment of this tutorial, I apologize for the delay! ...

• Making Wooden Flowers #5: Adding the Final Rows - 03-26-2014 11:05 PM | 1 comment

  Assembling Rows Four to Seven Adding rows 4 to 7 follows the same procedure as described in th...

• Making Wooden Flowers #4: Starting the Assembly - 03-24-2014 02:24 AM | 6 comments

  Step Four – Assemble the Centre Petals I prepare the petals by soaking them in water for...

• Making Wooden Flowers #3: Cutting the Petals - 03-24-2014 01:02 AM | 3 comments

  Step Three – Cut out the Flower Petals If you wish to make a rose like the ones in m...

• Making Wooden Flowers #2: Flattening the Shavings - 03-23-2014 09:38 PM | 4 comments

  Step Two – Flatten the Shavings The shavings need to be flat so they are usable for flow...

• Making Wooden Flowers #1: Making the Wood Shavings - 03-23-2014 09:15 PM | 3 comments

  Some people have asked me how I make wooden flowers like the ones in my spring bouquet. I hope th...