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Karisse VanWingerden

Where to Shop:

• Etsy - The Crafty Bou

• Facebook: The Crafty Caribou

• Phone / Text: (907) 203-4775

About the Pieces:

Grey and Silver French Beaded Roses: Each French beaded rose is made using glass seed beads strung onto sturdy silver wire and wrapped using different French beading techniques to form each petal and leaf. Each individual petal and leaf is secured to a thick piece of floral wire and formed into the rose then wrapped tightly with green floral tape. Our vase is made from a plastic canvas, we hand stitch it together with metallic cord. These roses are very top heavy and need to be counterweighted using some sort of pebbles, glass rocks, etc. at the bottom of your display vase to prevent them from tipping over thus we include a piece of felt along with floral rocks to weight the vase and keep the roses in place.

Black and Red French Beaded Roses: Each French beaded rose is made using glass seed beads strung onto sturdy silver wire and wrapped using different French beading techniques to form each petal and leaf. Each individual petal and leaf is secured to a thick piece of floral wire and formed into the rose then wrapped tightly with green floral tape. Our vase is made from a teal plastic canvas, we hand stitch it together with metallic cord. These roses are very top heavy and need to be counterweighted using some sort of pebbles, glass rocks, etc. at the bottom of your display vase to prevent them from tipping over thus we include a piece of felt along with floral rocks to weight the vase and keep the roses in place.

French Beaded Alaska WildFlowers: Each French beaded fireweed, chocolate lily, forget-me-not, wild geranium and iris is made using various colored glass seed beads strung onto sturdy silver wire and wrapped using different French beading techniques to form each petal and leaf. Each individual petal and leaf is secured to a thick piece of floral wire and formed into the rose then wrapped tightly with green floral tape. Our vase is made from plastic canvas, we hand stitch it together with metallic cord. These roses are very top heavy and need to be counterweighted using some sort of pebbles, glass rocks, etc. at the bottom of your display vase to prevent them from tipping over, thus we include a piece of felt along with floral rocks to weight the vase and keep the roses in place. All of these flowers are Native to Alaska, thus where it got its name.

Purple French Beaded Hydrangeas: Each French beaded hydrangea is made using glass seed beads strung onto sturdy silver wire and wrapped using different French beading techniques to form each petal and leaf. Each individual petal and leaf is secured to a thick piece of floral wire and formed into the hydrangea then wrapped tightly with green floral tape. Our vase is made from plastic canvas, we hand stitch it together with metallic cord. These hydrangeas are very top heavy and need to be counterweighted using some sort of pebbles, glass rocks, etc. at the bottom of your display vase to prevent them from tipping over thus we include a piece of felt along with floral rocks to weight the vase and keep the hydrangeas in place.