Roses everywhere

Violet and Sky blue

Although tedious, I have once again started on the surface decoration for the white queen which means lots more hand made ribbon roses. Following the same process as before I have found that when you reach the stage of pulling the tail of the rose, if you use the other hand to twist the petals slightly it comes out more realistic and rounded. This saves having to use the glue gun to tuck in the sharper corners. So far I have used 57meters of ribbon for the roses and shall be using about the same again to finish the roses. Where each is hand made, it has become quite time consuming and I have found I'm having to make them during my spare moments such as on the bus and waiting for dinner to cook. However if I continue the way I am doing I should hopefully make enough to cover the areas needed in the design. I have also got some volunteers who have said they will help make some on the condition I do a workshop on how to make them first and the health and safety aspects. (Lighters are used so masks need to be worn to make sure that fumes are not inhaled, lighter safety etc)

The colours that are being used are:

• Dusty pink
• Baby blue
• Lilac
• Sky blue
• Violet
• Silver
• White
• Easter yellow
• Peach
• Turquoise
• Antique Gold
• Rose