I’ve posted about creating Ganutell flowers with wire before, but I wanted to share again the lovely flowers that can be made using only wire. If you don’t have the tools or the time to make the wire and floss thread used in traditional Ganutell, it’s fine to use wire by itself. This flower was [...]
11 May 2013 
Mounting Ganutell – Part 2
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I’m still working on finding ways to use Ganutell floral arrangements, preparing for the Christmas show later this year. I used some of the flowers in a wreath here, and in a clear shot glass in last week’s post here. I’ve long used crystal candle holders, and you’ll find lots of photos of these throughout [...]
4 May 2013 
Mounting Ganutell Flowers – part 1
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The delicate beauty of Ganutell flower arrangements lends itself to wonderful decorations for your home. Most of the flowers I make are sold for this purpose, and that means I must be creative in finding ways to use them. I recently did a post (here) showing a wreath I’d decorated with an arrangement, and I [...]
27 April 2013 
Peachy Keen Ganutell
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Likely the most commonly used thread when creating Ganutell is DMC floss. There are different types of DMC floss, though, and this flower is made using the satin finish. This finish comes in several colors, and is slightly heavier than the regular floss. This flower has three basic petals in the center, and the inside [...]
14 April 2013 
My incredible shrinking workspace …
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In addition to ganutell, I love to work in several art mediums. While I spend most of my time creating bead and wire flowers, I often create vintage jewelry, or do a mixed media canvas, or play with glass in a kiln. This requires keeping lots of tools and supplies at hand, but I am [...]
7 April 2013 
I’ve got the blues! (the Ganutell blues, that is)
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In anticipation of the Christmas shows, I’ve been working with new shapes and colors for my Ganutell flowers. I’ve found some interesting mounts and vases, and have been experimenting with leaves. It’s lots of fun – that’s an understatement! – and I’ve been pleased with most of the results. This one is a very light [...]
30 March 2013 
Experimenting with leaves!
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I’ve done lots of experimenting lately, trying to find a process for making leaves to use with Ganutell flowers. I actually love leaves made in the Ganutell style, especially when I use the light green metallic floss spun with the same color wire, but I wanted to come up with some leaves that were a [...]
23 March 2013 
A Ganutell Wreath
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I’ve always loved mounting ganutell flowers into crystal candle holders, as evidenced by all the photos on the blog! Lately I’ve wanted to work with different ways to use bead and wire flowers, though, and here’s an example of what I’ve been doing. Years ago, during my cold porcelain phase, I found lovely rattan wreath [...]
16 March 2013 
Rose of Ganutell
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What a great week! Spring is on the way, and this weekend they’re predicting sunny and warm temps. This past week I was inspired to create a ganutell rose, and here it is! I’ve used three pearl stamens in the center, basic petals surround the pearls, and T-petals for the balance of the flower. The [...]
9 March 2013 
Springtime bead and wire flowers
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This week I’ve been wanting to use some really bright colors in my bead and wire flowers. Spring is definitely upon us, and I’m loving the daffodils blooming in all the gardens. I prepared some bright yellow thread and created several different petal shapes with it. The larger flower uses square petals with rhinestones and [...]
