Looking for best and easiest way to attach your dish flower to the post? Here are some ideas to consider from an artist who makes and sells dish flowers.
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Why Do Dish Flowers Come Apart All the Time?
Dish flowers can be problematic. All too often they fall apart and break. Why? What went wrong? This short article answers those questions.
E6000: When Not to use it for Garden Art
Arts & crafts are as much about problems as they are about creating. When it comes to dish flowers, glue is a key factor in the success or failure of the art piece. By being willing to learn and try again, we only get better at what we do!
Make Your Best Garden Art Flowers with ceramic plates
Develop an eye for colorful and unique plates that make your art piece the star of the garden.
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
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
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
Easy Christmas Dish Flower Without the Post
Make your own beautiful Christmas flower with decorative plates. No need to be put on a post to enjoy. So simple, anyone can do this!
How to Paint on Glass Plates for Beautiful Dish Flowers
A Tutorial for Beginners 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? Selecting glass dishware for garden art Prepping glass before painting The right paint Easy paint techniques, ideas and inspiration Bake-cure process… Continue reading How to Paint on Glass Plates for Beautiful Dish Flowers
A Visit to the Studio
Thanks so much for dropping by my little studio. Take a look around…this is the view from the driveway. You’re here in mid-June. A Smile for the Garden I like to think of my art work as a smile for the garden. And that’s what I want my dish art to do for my customers,… Continue reading A Visit to the Studio