question for Rosemary

[minij]

Please can you tell me what ceramic flower making is, I havn't heard about it before

[RosemaryH]

I will have a go. Basically I make flowers out of a ceramic/porcelain mix. I make this up myself using ingredients including something toxic which is the setting agent. Myself and a few of my friends were taught this last year, the flowers can be from very tiny to fairly large and then you make them up into a display such as these.




Or if they are very tiny you can decorate hair slides or brooches like this.



I enjoy making the very tiny ones, roses and carnations the most.

Rosemary

[mags]

Oh how gorgeous are those. I love them.
Don't think I could do anything like that- I was never very good with plasticine

[minij]

Thanks for that Rosemary, they are gorgeous, you are very talented. Do you just do it as a hobby or do you make them for orders for people? Also were you taught this in Spain?

[godzoned]

oh my goodness they are awesome.
hubby asked if they were made out of icing!

[agi]

Oh, this is really beautiful!

[RosemaryH]

Thanks for that Rosemary, they are gorgeous, you are very talented. Do you just do it as a hobby or do you make them for orders for people? Also were you taught this in Spain?

This is purely a hobby. I have made some as Christmas presents for my neighbours because they are all so friendly. Yes I learned this in Spain with a very limited knowledge of the language so lots of signing and arm waving as well.

Rosemary

[minij]

Sounds like loads of fine. I keep looking at them they are sooooo beautiful

[Rose]

Wow what a wonderful talent you have they look fabulous!!!!

[~threadbear~]

Oh Wow Rosemary! These are amazing.
Do you paint them as well?

[RosemaryH]

Most of the colour is paint put into the pastel prior to making the flowers but all the rest of the details I paint on after they have gone hard.

Rosemary

[~threadbear~]

Well they look amazing! You should be really proud of such lovely work. I'm sure you must really enjoy doing this Rosemary. It's all beautiful.

[SusanF]

Gorgeous work Rosemary. I've tried a little bit of sugarcraft in the past and know how difficult making flowers is - I could never quite get the hang of it. You've got a real talent for this.

[freelady]

WOW. WOW. WOW. I love those flowers. You are so talented. Thank you for posting the pics for all of us to drool over.

[coffee_freak]

those are great! I make similar things, flowes aren't my best..lol, out of sculpey clay
http://www.sculpey.com/" target="_blank
found in the US it comes in sooo many colors and you bake it to harden it.

your flowers are lovely! i could never get mine lifelike..more cartoonish..lol

[Mabel Figworthy]

Such delicate work, it is absolutely gorgeous!

[RosemaryH]

those are great! I make similar things, flowes aren't my best..lol, out of sculpey clay
http://www.sculpey.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank
found in the US it comes in sooo many colors and you bake it to harden it.

your flowers are lovely! i could never get mine lifelike..more cartoonish..lol

Sculpey is less malable than the pastel that I use and because of the baking process I presume that it would be difficult to get it fine enough without it breaking when cooked so that is probably why you had problems with flowers.

Rosemary

[burgundyice]

Ooh how gorgeous are these I love the hairslide one.

Louise

[Busy_B]

Thoes are beautiful! I only make flowers out of icing (buttercream, not fondant--haven't worked withit much). In fact, I have a cake with lots of flowers to decorate today.....better start it soon.

[Cockneystitcher]

They are gorgeous.