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Recipe: Rose Petal Beads (Ros-Ary)

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ROSE PETAL BEADS (ROS-ARY)

Make rose petal beads for the rose-ary from the most fragrant roses you can find. Often, city parks and botanical gardens with rose gardens will allow you to go with workers who are dead-heading and let you collect what they take off of the bushes. Gather petals early in the morning if possible, before the sun gets hot but after the dew has dried. Use scissors to trim off the tough white part of the petal at the base.

Grocery sack full of fresh , fragrant rose petals, with tough white base parts cut off.
Food processor, meat grinder or large mortar and pestle
Large black cast iron skillet
Fork
Essential Oil of Rose
Stainless steel T-pins or hat pins
Block of polystyrene
Jewelry bead thread, button thread, clear fishing filament or silk cord

Using the food processor, meat grinder or apothecary, grind the rose petals a finely as possible. The finer the texture of the pulp, the smoother and more refined the beads will look

Place the pulp in a black cast-iron skillet and with the fork, p the pulp against the bottom and sides of the pan so that as much of the pulp as possible comes into contact with the iron skillet surface. Let sit for 3-4 hours, then stir the mixture thoroughly. Re-place against the sides and bottom of the skillet. Let sit overnight.

Repeat stirring and spreading out daily for two weeks. This is the aging and curing process. Continue until al the pulp is a consistent dull black color. To keep pulp moist, add a little Rose Oil and keep covered with plastic wrap.

Add 5-6 drops of Essential Oil of Rose to the stirred pulp and mix thoroughly.

Form the beads slightly larger than the size you want because they shrink. Roll the beads between your fingers or in the palm of your hands until smooth. To keep the pulp moist and workable, add a little rose oil to your hands as you work.

Pierce the beads through he center to make a hole for stringing by placing each bead oin a large pin and sticking it into the polystyrene. Alternatively, string them on dental floss using a threaded needle. Be sure to space them with knots so they don't touch. Hang the string horizontally to dry. Drying time is 4 days to 2 weeks, depending on humidity and temperature fo your drying area.

Once the beads are dry, string them into a Rose-ary and use a Star Anise to finish.

If the beads lose scent after a while (a long while usually) just polish then with a soft cloth and some more Rose Oil.

Source: The Rose Book by Maggie Oster
MsgID: 181311
Shared by: Betsy at Recipelink.com
Board: Crafts and Hobbies at Recipelink.com
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