How Do You Make Dried Flower Beads?
The old practice of turning flower and rose petals into beads to make necklaces, earrings and even rosaries, has yet to see a decline after thousands of years. While there are still methods that involve boiling petals for days and weeks, as the early Romans did, there is a simpler method which uses a blender. Once you have created your own handmade beads, you can enjoy making one of a kind jewelry for yourself, as gifts, or for craft shows. Collect a couple handfuls of flower petals. You may want to experiment with using the same type of heavily fragrant flowers first, before working with mixtures of different flowers. As you make sets of beads, take note of which petals yield the best result as far as shaping, drying, color and scent. While any flower petals can be used, the strongest smelling red rose seems to work the best. Place the petals into the blender. Add enough water to cover the petals. Blend the petals on high using 10 second pulses at a time. Blend until the petal mush re
