Just in time for the best holiday! This hungry flower will be happy to dispose of left over trick or treaters!
Materials:
Black glass (I’m using a black glass plate from the 80’s, don’t you dare call it vintage!)
Cutting Tools
Pattern (at bottom of page)
metallic sharpie
glass cleaner
Glass Glue
Mica or Glass Paint (I’m using Red Mica, Silver/Pearl Mica and Ice Green Mica)
Drill and glass bit
small phillips head screw driver
6″ bowl mold
small stainless steel shot glass
shelf paper
Step 1: Print out the pattern ( full size at bottom of page), trace and cut out the flower pieces.
Carnivorous Pattern
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Glass tools and materials
Glass Tools and materials for part 1
Prep pattern
Print and cut out pattern to trace on glass
Trace pattern
Trace pattern with marker
Traced pattern
Trace pattern lines onto plate with marker
Score pattern lines
Cut flower pieces from black glass
Run
Use running pliers to separate pieces
Clean Up Details
Clean up the edges with grozier pliers
Step 2: Customizing the flower using glass paint or mica. Be sure to clean all of the marker from the glass before starting this process
Materials for steps 2-4
Step 2 Materials: Mica
Ready to Paint
Flower parts clean and ready to add details
Paint dots with mica
Paint dots on large petals with ice green mica
Painted large petals
Polka dotten petals all finished!
Materials for mouth
Materials for painting mouth details
Paint lips
Using the pattern as a guide, paint in the lips
Mica lips finished
Finished lips, let dry completely before adding teeth
Add teeth
Using the pattern as reference, add teeth using silver/pearl mica
Teefs!
Finished Teeth
Step 3: Slump Flower parts into shapes:
Nip Petal Edges
Nip pointed end off of each petal to leave center open
Flower Center in Mold
Place Flower center in the middle of the bowl mold
Add glue to center circle
Add glue to flower center to hold petals
Add Petals
Add large petals to flower bottom, space evenly
Ready to Fire
Flower ready to go to the kiln
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Flower post fire
large flower petals tack fused and slumped in same firing
Fold Shelf Paper
Fold shelf paper in half
Fold again
Fold shelf paper in half again
Fold again
Fold shelf paper diagonally
Small Stainless Mold
Add shelf paper on top of stainless shot glass
Center paper on mold
Center shelf paper folds on stainless steel shot glass
Center glass on paper
Center lips on stainless steel shot glass with mica side DOWN
Slumped Flower Center
Flower center after slumping
Carnivorous Firing Sched
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Step 4: Drill and Assemble the flower
Diamond bit detail
Diamond bit used for drilling these flowers
Drilled Flowers
Flower parts ready to assemble with stem kit
Drill with H20
Always drill glass under water, silicone cake pan and rubber drilling mat
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Drilling petals
Drill center of large petals
Drill flower center
Drill the flower center
Assemble Flower: Black Flower Stem kit, small phillips screw driver
Washer Assembly
Assemble washer and central screw
Add to flower center
Thread the assembly through the flower center
Add Petals
Add flower petals to assembly
Add Stem
Using the small phillips screw driver, screw the flower stem on
Stem added
Stem securely attached to washer assembly
Inside Flower
Inside of flower before adding cap
Add cap
Glue black cap over washer assembly
Carnivorous Flower 1
Carnivorous Flower 2
Carnivorous Flower 3
Carnivorous Flower 4
