How to Turn Dried Rose Petals into Beautiful Beads

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A complete guide to what you'll need and do to make rose beads for jewelry or craft projects

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Last Updated: November 16, 2024

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Rose petal beads are a delightful way to exude the scent of roses wherever you wear them. By turning the beads into a necklace, the warmth of your skin will bring out the rose scent as you wear it. This article provides two methods, the first one using rose petals, the second one using rose oil.

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Alternatively, if you are familiar with oven or microwave drying, you could substitute these methods.

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There needs to be a little moisture left to help with the moulding.
Put the petals through a mincer or through a blender until there is a mince of roses that appears ideal for forming into beads. You can test this after each mince or blend by rolling in your hands. If the mixture stays together in a bead shape, the mixture is ready to work with.
Do this firmly so that the little bead balls stick together well. Remember that the plant material will shrink as it dries to half the original size, so make account for this in your bead size. Continue until you have made as many beads as required.
Use a long hat-pin, a thin skewer or a piece of wire to create a hole through each bead. Leave the beads to dry on this to ensure that the hole remains stable and of a good size as the beads dry.
Place in a warm, dry and well-ventilated place to dry.
Take the dry beads and thread them onto a necklace thread. Intersperse with a gold or silver bead between each or every 2-3 rose beads for added effect.
The necklace will keep well for many years. The scent can be retained and heightened by storing the necklace in a small wooden box that is closed and fairly air-tight. Keep the lid closed when the necklace is in storage.

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This is a variant of Elizabeth Walker's in her book Making Things with Herbs . Use the materials set out below. It doesn't use petals but relies on the oil for the scent.

Set the beads out to dry on a wire rack. They should not dry completely - just enough that you can handle them.
Allow each bead with a hole to dry completely.
See instructions above for remaining steps.

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Can glue be used so that the rose petal doesn't come apart?

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Use of glue, especially one that is waterproof, could cut down the rose scent. A little beeswax mixed in would help hold the petals together and still maintain the rose scent.

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It is really worth splashing out on good quality beads to go with the rose beads; the rose beads can last up to 50 years if looked after well

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If wished, you can gather other colours of roses; however, be sure to choose the true rose scented roses and to avoid the tea-scented varieties.

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Try making a bracelet or an anklet to match the necklace.

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Method 1:

Rose petals from true scented roses; you will need at least 2 cupfuls of petals, depending on how large a necklace you wish to produce
Rusty tin sheet
Mincer or blender
Long hat-pin, skewer or piece of wire
Gold or silver beads
Necklace thread
Storage box