{Bead Flowers - Creative Possibilities Without Limit}
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The art of creating flowers and flower arrangements from glass beads strung on wire may have come into being as early as the 1300’s in Germany, when metallic wire was first brought to market. The simple looped flowers that were probably made in those simpler times were the forebears of a visually stunning collection of original and uniquecreations which continue to come to the fore in the current day.
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French bead flowers are appropriate anywhere you might choose to use silk flowers or fresh flowers. However, unlike living flowers, or even silk flowers, bead flowers can look fresh for many years, or longer. They are ideal for bridal bouquets, corsages, hair barrettes, and bridal headpieces, to cite just a few uses.
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Recognizethese names? Princess Grace of Monaco, Princess Caroline, William Randolph Hearst, Patricia Nixon, Napoleon’s Josephine, Marie Antoinette. Do you know what they have in common? All these people owned and treasured French bead flowers.
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French bead flowers can be constructed with many styles and kinds of beads. For a marvelous accent, some beaders use rhinestone centers in their flowers. Beads can be matte or pearly, colorlined or unlined, opaque or transparent. The number of possible combinations is nearly infinite.
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The best thing about bead flowers is that the artist’s creativity can be unlimited. Would you like to construct a black rose? Go to it. Do you have in mind an outsized version of a very tinyreal flower? You’re welcome. Would you like to create a flower that looks like it came from a distant planet? Of course. There are no rules here. After all, new hybrids of real living flowers are being developed all the time. A “clone” of your out-of-this-world bead flower could appear in a garden store near you soon.
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