icelandic poppy centres

Exclusive tutorials on Patreon

As part of FLORA FAN creative club membership on PATREON each month I prepare and share a mini video tutorial with my clubbers. Please note that this is only one of the benefits of being a member of the Club.
Below you will find an overview of these mini tutorials, so you know what you are getting when you are joining my Patreon Creative Club. These exclusive video tutorials are available immediately upon joining and get added to monthly. These exclusive tutorials are not available anywhere else at the moment, only on Patreon.

August 2023

TBA…

fabric echinacea tutorial cover

 

July 2023

Fabric Echinacea Purpurea

A member of the large Daisy  family, Echinacea purpurea flowers are instantly recognisable. In this video tutorial I am sharing a new technique of making a 3D centre for this and other similar flowers as well as a realistic way of attaching the petals.

NEW this video tutorial can be purchased separately on my Patreon here

 

silk stephanotis closeup

 

June 2023

Stephanotis aka Madagascar Jasmine

Summer is not only about races and garden parties. It is also a popular wedding season. Learn to make fabric stephanotis, an iconic wedding flower that can be used in boutonneres, wrist corsages etc. in this 30+ minute video tutorial.

NEW this video tutorial can be purchased separately on my Patreon here

 

silk peony bud video tutorial

 

May 2023

Silk Peony Buds

 

This month is dedicated to one of the flowers in season, or rather its buds. Meet realistic silk peony buds complete with complex calyxes and leaves, all explained and demonstrated in not-so-mini mini video tutorial of 60 minutes.

 

silk petunia

 

April 2023

Silk Petunia Foliage

 

Following a live demo on Silk Petunia Flower Earrings this month the exclusive mini video tutorial focuses on the petunia foliage. Use it to make petunia corsages, brooches and other pieces wih this popular and recognisable flower.

 

 

stylised fabric feathers

 

March 2023

Stylised Fabric Feathers

This month enjoy an exclusive video tutorial + template on large stylised fabric feathers, which can be used for trimming hats and headpieces.

 

 

 

 

icelandic poppy centres

 

February 2023
Icelandic Poppy Centres

 

This month enjoy a new mini video tutorial on how to create delicate centres suitable for Icelandic (and other) poppies.

mix viva magenta colour

Let’s mix Viva Magenta, Colour of the Year 2023

How can we mix Viva Magenta, colour of the year 2023?

viva magenta colour
Silk Rose Chokers in Viva Magenta

 

Pantone’s Colour of the Year has been going for 24 years, influencing products across fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design.
For 2023 Pantone has chosen Viva Magenta, a nuanced crimson red tone that presents a balance between warm and cool.
Viva Magenta is brave and fearless, a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration, it is assertive yet not aggressive.
It is a shade rooted in nature descending from the red family, Viva Magenta is a perfect colour for many flowers and since we are going to live with it for the whole of the year 2023, I thought it would be helpful if I shared my ideas on how to mix Viva Magenta colour using Procion MX dyes for fabrics.

 

How I have mixed Viva Magenta using Procion MX dyes by Jacquard and Colourcraft

 

Please feel free to share your questions, ideas and successes in mixing Viva Magenta colour in the comments below this blog post.

 

Other blog posts on dyeing you might find useful

 

Colouring stamens for flowers

3 ways to dye silk petals to achieve the intensity of colour

 

How to dye silk flowers: white flowers

How to dye velvet leaves

 

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