Things You'll Need
Dried flower petals
Translucent polymer clay, color of choice
Wire
Oven-safe dish or pan
Portable oven
Flowers are a part of many funeral traditions. They are often preserved as a memento of the event. The dilemma is what to do with them. Save the flowers from a loved one's funeral and make them into beads. These funeral flower beads can be fashioned into jewelry, charms, key chains or rosaries to share with family and close friends. Only a small number of flowers is needed.
Step 1
Crush a handful of dried flower petals into small pieces. Roses, lilies, carnations or any kind of flower are suitable.
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Step 2
Condition the polymer clay by working and kneading it in your hands until it is soft and pliable.
Step 3
Sprinkle a pinch of crushed flowers on the clay and knead to work it into the clay. There is no specific amount to include; the goal is to have specks of the flowers in the clay, not large clumps.
Step 4
Break off a small amount of the clay and form it into a bead. It can be round, square, disk, oval or pebble-shaped.
Step 5
Pierce the bead with the wire and leave the bead on the wire.
Step 6
Prop the wire across the oven-proof dish leaving the bead suspended over the dish to prevent a flat side from forming on the bead during baking.
Step 7
Form more flower beads and feed them onto the wire, leaving spaces between each bead.
Step 8
Preheat the portable oven to the temperature specified on the polymer clay package. Temperatures vary by brand.
Step 9
Place the dish with the suspended funeral flower beads into the oven and bake according to package directions.
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