Calla Lily beads
Mazzie starts with a Skinner blend, rolled at a very thin setting and cut out heart shapes. Using a metal cake icing tip ( #2 or #3) as a form, place the tip of the cone between the lobes of the heart, leaving the point of the heart at the widest part pf the icing tip (bottom).
Fold over one lobe of the heart (always using the same side first). Wrap the second lobe around, mark where it will cover the first and trim away the excess clay from beneath the second lobe. Trim at an angle to create a smooth surface for the second lobe to lie upon.
Tap the tip of the cone so the hole is open and the top of the bead is flat. Bake clay lily for 12 minutes.
Assemble by placing enough beads on a long head pin so the end bead shows the way you want it to. I used one crystal tear drop, eight size11/0 clear beads and one size 6/0 bead, a second cone, one size 6/0 bead and a final size 6/0 bead and then formed a wrapped loop to finish. Hopefully this is understandable.
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