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Rose Petal Beads

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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:00 pm


	I am definitely going to have to try this: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Whole-Foods-and-Cooking/1983-07-01/Scentsational-Rose-Beads.aspx http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/cathy/rosebeads/

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:19 am


	I've heard that you need a LOT of rose petals for this project. Let us know how it turns out though, I'd love to hear about it. I ran across instructions years ago in an herbal but have never had access to enough rose petals to try it.

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Bookwyrme

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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:59 pm


	I picked about a medium-sized mixing bowl full of petals & have 8 beads drying now. Not too bad, since it just means they'll be made over time & there's' no real hurry. We'll see how they end up, though. Incidentally, I tried making them with an iron chain from wind chimes in the pan, since I don't own a cast iron pan OR any rusty iron nails, and it turned the chain black but the rose-mix is still brown. Doesn't look bad, though.

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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:44 pm


	Yes. We do not have the most strongly scented roses--Heirlooms would be better--but they smell pretty good. They look neat too--I made a bracelet with some of them last night & am quite pleased with the result.