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How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower

“That’s different, I love the leaf!” and, “You never see them with a leaf.” That’s how my customers react every time I make a dish flower with a leaf. It just adds to the whimsey of the piece and makes my artwork stand out. Sometimes, people who have never seen dish flowers before wonder what… Continue reading How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower

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Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden

Light-weight alternatives to using glass Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden. They are just as colorful and whimsical as their heavy, glass and ceramic counterparts. If you’ve wanted to make your own dish flowers, but found that working with glass dishes is a bit more than you really want to get into, then… Continue reading Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden

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Dances with Dish flowers: 28 creative ideas

There’s something uniquely captivating about dish flowers. Also called plate flowers, sun catchers or garden art flowers. Whatever you call them, they are one of the most interesting phenomena in recent years to ever grace a garden. As sculpture, which they truly are, dish flowers bring a delightful sense of whimsy wherever they are ‘planted’.… Continue reading Dances with Dish flowers: 28 creative ideas

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How to Paint on Glass Plates for Beautiful Dish Flowers

A Tutorial for Beginners UPDATED 2024 Note: This Tutorial only covers how to paint on glass plates. Not about making a complete dish flower. SEE links at the end for complete dish flower tutorials. What’s Covered? This might make you laugh, but when I first began seeing dish flowers on Pinterest–with those vibrant colors and… Continue reading How to Paint on Glass Plates for Beautiful Dish Flowers