Hi Touch,

I have not posted my flowers yet. I'm new and have also done a few projects. A pot person, tipsy pots, and lots of flowers. I have a BB that I just painted black and will try that next. Anyway about the leaves. I used copper wire I got at Home depot. They will cut you as much as you want.
I just wrapped it around with one long length and made two leaves w/tendrills. That way the copper stem and the leaves will turn green verde togehter over time. A touch of clear silicone glue to hold it in place.
What was that about centers you have? Your flower is wonderful.
Diana

That flower is GORGEOUS. I can't wait to get my set of centers from you....check's in the mail, as they say. LOL.
Thanks for your instructions. And your tip, Diana, on making leaves.

hugs, Karen

Yes please post a picture of the individual parts. I am having trouble finding the flange part. Yours is beautiful. I did some ts shopping yesterday... found plates to break but no pretty glass for flowers.

Thanks for showing your beautiful flower and telling how you're doing them. Wow, that's so pretty!

Has everyone noticed how the plate flowers are developing each time we see them? They're getting prettier and prettier, and that's hard to believe!

Great job! Waving back! Daisy

JUST AWESOME, TooMuchGlass! Keep up the good work!
Copper wire for leaves would look awesome, too, I think!
I like the idea of maybe winding some of it around a dowel
or something...to make curly tendrils. Jeanne S.

I've been making the flowers also. For the leaves, I started out using copper wire, drilling a hole thru the copper pipe "stem" and soldering the joint, curling the wire for the leaves. Since copper's soooo expensive I've started using a green clothesline wire instead of the copper. It can't be soldered so I just drill thru the pipe and bend a couple of inches up wrapping with some 18ga copper wire to hold it in place before I curl the wire. I kinda like the green with the copper now.

I bought some green clothesline,too ! I knew there was a way to use it . Now my brain is a hummin' !!! Thanks !

Touchofglass,
How do I purchase some flower centers?

Diana

hi all am a newbie here am in love with the plate flowers am collecting alot of plates and saucers. your's is beautiful thank you for sharing

toomuchglass,
love your glass flowers! Do you sell them and may I ask for how much? They really are unique and everyone loves them!! I am making them for a garden show in June, we had great success with them last year and hope for the same this year.

Very Pretty!

What beautiful flowers you are making!!!!!!! And great helpful hints! Since we posted about the dish flowers in the fall, we've collected a ton of dishes! Your hints and ideas are inspiring! Bear Hugs! Kirk

Toomuchglass,
Would you mind posting the pictures please piece by piece? Thanks! halley_rose

I just saw this post I guess I missed it the first time. Anyhow just wanted to say how beautiful your flower is!!! And great ideas too!!! What a beautiful Mothers Day present these would make!!!!!(-:

what other substances could be used for the stem? people are stealing anything that even LOOKS like copper around here at an alarming rate!

Has anyone tried pvc pipe that could be mounted on top of rebar pushed into the ground or even just pushed into the grount itself? I remember someone using pvc and painting it to look like copper or you could paint it green.

Luna, I was just thinking I wanted to try PVC pipe and paint it green. Of course I still have to find the right plates, GW isn't being co-operative since I've been looking specifically for plate "flowers".

hugs, Karen

I just use some metal piping that used to hold a canvas canopy up the wind tore it up and I saved all the metal pieces just cut them to the right height and paint green also to make leaves I thought about using aluminum cans and cut leaves and attach this way you are recycling and making something useful just a thought