. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. long in the center. Lay on anotherpiece of wax and press firmly down. Now slip your leaf from the mold, andtrim the edges, if a little rough, with a small pair of sharp scissors. All leavesare molded in the same way. Three leaves are enough for one spray of but-terfly geranium. Group them together as near like the natural flower as possible. We are now ready for the flower. There are a number of varieties; whitewith purple spots, pink with
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. long in the center. Lay on anotherpiece of wax and press firmly down. Now slip your leaf from the mold, andtrim the edges, if a little rough, with a small pair of sharp scissors. All leavesare molded in the same way. Three leaves are enough for one spray of but-terfly geranium. Group them together as near like the natural flower as possible. We are now ready for the flower. There are a number of varieties; whitewith purple spots, pink with purple spots, and light canary color with pink spotsare the most beautiful. To Make the Flower,—Figure i represents the flower and leaf halfsize. The illustration is taken from a very fine specimen in the writers study. 672 WAX FLOWER MAKING Cut of the pink wax three pieces shape of fig. 2, one and one-eighth of aninch wide and one and a fourth long. Take out a small quantity of themagenta paint, mix it with a little of the purple and rub on the place designatedby A, then with your glass headed pin roll these pieces until they are a
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