Flower pot !!!

Hello Every one,

This is the work I had done for one of the "Fevicryl Hobby Ideas Contest" 2 years back!
This is probably the first work I had done. Since they said, its Rs.1 lakh contest, I couldn't keep quiet! You see I'm a contest freak!!! :biglaugh

As a known fact, I dint win, but I learnt that I too could bring out something!
I would like to say that its not necessary to use wax. I also feel that it looks more good without it! I have just used it for Contest's sake :biggrin2:

FLOWER POT​

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MATERIALS FOR POT PREPARATION​

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Mud Pot (bowl shaped) 8” diameter ​

Fevicol MR White Adhesive​

Fevicryl All Surface Acrylic Colours - Orange & Dark Green​

Fevicryl Crackle Medium​

Fevicryl 3D Outliners - Pearl Yellow, Pearl Metallic Gold & Pearl Metallic Rust​

Fevicryl Glass Etching Stencil GES-4​

MATERIALS FOR FLOWER MAKING​

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Tissue Papers (Pink Colour) 22cm x 23cm - 30nos. (5 x 6)​

Tissue Papers (Yellow Colour) 27cm x [FONT=Symbol, serif]30[/FONT]cm - 5nos.​

Fevi Stik Glue Stick​

Green Floral Tape, A pair of Scissors​

Prime eezytear Clear Tape​

Fevicryl Candle Making Kit​

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OTHER MATERIALS ​

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Fine Art Tecklon Hair Brush Flat No.7​

Mixing Palate, Plastic Glass, Water​

Sand Paper​

Pencil, Safety Pin​

Sponge - 4cm x 4cm x 4cm ​

Double Tape​

Waste Cloth, Newspapers​

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POT PREAPRATION :​

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1. Soak the pot in water for six hours. Dry thoroughly.​

2. Spread Newspapers on the working area. Use pieces of Sand paper and scratch the pot to get a​

smooth surface.​

3. Wipe off the dust with waste cloth and wash with water. Dry it.​

4. Priming : Mix Fevicol MR White Adhesive & water in 1 : 1 ratio and apply all over the pot using ​

flat brush. Dry for 30 minutes.​

5. Mix Fevicryl All Surface Acrylic Colour - Orange with water in 1 : 2 ratio and apply all over the ​

pot.​

6. Pour Fevicryl Crackle Medium on the pot little by little and apply it in the horizontal direction.​

Note : The coating should neither be thick nor thin.​

Dry for 20 minutes.​

7. Mix Fevicryl All Surface Acrylic Colour - Dark Green with water in 1 : 2 ratio. When touched ​

the Crackle Medium should come as threads, then apply the colour in horizontal direction.​

8. Cracks will appear. Dry for one hour.​

9. Measure the circumference of the mouth of the pot with a thread and measure it in a scale. Divide it into ​

four equal parts. Mark four points using pencil.​

10. Place the Fevicryl Glass Etching Stencil on the outer side of the pot, by positioning (with ​

respect to the pencil mark) the bottom design of the stencil and paste it lightly.​

11. Draw the design with a pencil.​

12. Remove the stencil carefully.​

Note : An old used Glass Stencil was taken & pasted lightly, so it did not peel off the All ​

Surface Acrylic Colours, when removed.​

13. Draw the design using Fevicryl 3D Outliner - Pearl Metallic Rust.​

Note : If any mistake is made while making the design with 3D Outliner, use a safety pin to ​

remove it immediately.​

14. Make three more designs in the same manner, alternating with Fevicryl 3D Outliner – Pearl ​

Metallic Gold.​

15. Draw double lines at the outer surface of the pot (at the top) with Fevicryl 3D Outliner – Pearl ​

Yellow.​

FLOWER MAKING :​

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1. Take five tissue papers (pink colour) and line one over the other. Gently press with hands in the same direction.
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2. Hold two corners of the paper with both hands and go front & back to make folds, as done for ​

making Paper Fans. Press firmly.​

3. Fold that into half and stick the folded end with Fevi Stik Glue Stick.​

4. Now, bring the outer layers from both sides together and stick.​

5. Hold the base firmly to make the stem.​

6. Holding the base tightly, separate the layers on top, by moving the middle papers to the centre ​

and the papers at the circumference to the outside, to make petals.​

7. Firmly wind the Green Floral Tape around the stem. Secure it with Prime eezytear Clear Tape at the end.​

8. Repeat to make five more pink coloured flowers and one yellow flower.​

9. Melt wax, from Fevicryl Candle Making Kit in the double boiler over hot water.​

10. Dip the flowers, one by one (only petals) into the melted wax and shake off excess droplets of ​

wax. Allow it to harden. Leave it for one or two days.​

Note : Dipping in wax not only gives a translucent effect, but also hardens the petals, so that ​

they don't get damaged.​

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FINISHING :​

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1. Make a small hole at the centre of the sponge and insert the stem of the yellow flower into it.​

2. At the base of the sponge, stick a piece of double tape and stick at the centre of the pot.​

3. Stick small pieces of double tape for all the six pink coloured flowers at the junction of petals-stem.​

4. Position the pink flowers around the yellow one and stick on the pot with the double tape.


Comments Please !!!
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Hello Pavithra,

Thanks for coming with the first feedback!

 

Hello Yashikushi,

Thanks for the comments. I tried to change my file to jpg, I couldn't ! Can you please suggest some other option. I shall also try....

 

Thanks for the feedback Sandh! Ya, I'm trying to load a smaller file.... will try to do it soon. Thanks for letting me know.