Few people have even heard of Ganutell – of these people there are only a handful that know that the term Ganutell is also used to describe a type of spiral wire. This special wire is beautiful – comes in metallics and colors as well – and it’s used to embellish Ganutell flowers. Here’s a [...]
22 February 2013 
Major ganutell bling !
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I love ganutell. I love creating bead and wire flowers. I love bling. And this flower certainly has bling! All of my bead and wire flowers are made using techniques of ganutell, but often I enjoy creating flowers with a more contemporary, whimsical feel than traditional ganutell. I have to say this flower makes me [...]
Thoughts of Christmas in January
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Each year I enjoy participating in a Christmas art/craft show put together by the South Cobb Arts Association, of which I am proud to be a member. This is a wonderful show with lots of different art and fine crafts, and is well attended. My bead and wire flowers always do well at the show, [...]
12 February 2012 
Love that wire!
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Part of the beauty of a Ganutell flower is, of course, the prepared thread. Two strands of floss, spun with wire, make up this prepared thread that is wrapped around a central wire to create each petal or leaf. Using the same color thread and wire is great, and so is using contrasting colors together [...]
4 February 2012 
Wire, wire, wire ….
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Whether you’re working with french beaded flowers or ganutell, likely the subject most often discussed is …. wire. There’s lots of craft wire out there, but they’re not all created equal. You want a wire that’s workable, for sure. Especially for people just learning the craft, and for older folks like me, your hands can [...]
New Year – New Look
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It’s a new year, and a new look for Bead and Wire Flowers. I can’t wait to get started on some new posts – I have new designs I want to tell you about, and I’m working on another e-book. And the best news of all, we now have a Facebook page where we can interact [...]
8 January 2012 
What’s the point?
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I’m often asked about making different shapes on French beaded flower petals and leaves, and how to create a pointed petal is a common question. Here’s what I do: In the rounded petal, the working wire is brought across the basic wire at a right angle. For a pointed petal, slide down one or two [...]
19 December 2010 
Holiday Wishes
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It’s amazing to me to realize that we are nearing year’s end. This year has been loaded with change and challenges for me, including this blog and the website ganutellflowers.com. The positive feedback I’ve received has been most encouraging, and I’m looking forward to sharing even more in the coming year. There will be some [...]
5 December 2010 
Ganutell … let’s get creative!
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After months of preparation, I delivered the Ganutell flowers to the Christmas show this week. Ganutell is not well known, and it’s always a nice surprise to hear positive comments from people seeing these flowers for the first time. They even made a special place to feature them. The last flower I completed was truly [...]
26 November 2010 
Bead and wire flower – pretty in pink!
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Just a few more days to prepare for the Christmas show, and I’d promised myself I’d make some simpler flowers that could be priced a little lower. Then I spotted the pearly pink floss at the back of my stash. Who could resist it, especially when I had those lovely pink Swarovski crystals and teardrops [...]
