Wedding glasses with ribbons. Lace and delicate. About the design of wedding glasses

A wedding celebration is inextricably linked with traditions and certain rituals. Since ancient times, to show the strength of marriage ties, the glasses of newlyweds were tied with a ribbon. Wedding glasses accompany the newlyweds throughout the holiday, are kept as a family heirloom in a conspicuous place, are present in photographs and videos. You can focus on such a symbolic detail by creating an original decoration for wedding glasses.

You can turn standard wine glasses into an unusual masterpiece with the help of a specialist or with your own hands. There is a wide variety of styles and options for jewelry of varying complexity. Some methods require only perseverance, while other methods involve creativity. Deciding to decorate the wedding with wine glasses for newlyweds of your own making, you should take the time to practice. Having practiced on ordinary wine glasses, there is no doubt about the success of the final creation.

It is not necessary to acquire the same attributes to create a well-coordinated duet. For the bride, you can choose a feminine model with an elegant thin leg and mouth-watering rounded shapes. The groom's glass can be more subtle and discreet. An important point is the harmonious combination of wine glasses with each other and the prevailing atmosphere.

How wine glasses are broken

One of the wedding traditions is the breaking of wine glasses. The action symbolizes the variability of family life, in which there can be both sorrows and joys. The ritual originates from ancient times, when people believed in otherworldly forces. The spirits came from the north and were afraid of the sound of breaking glass. At the wedding, the newlyweds drank wine from one glass, which then broke against the northern wall. The sound symbolized the beginning of a difficult time, in which not only happiness, but also failures will meet. Another version of the origin of the tradition is a modification of the standard pot-beating in Rus'. It was believed that if the future wife manages to break the pot, then the marriage will be happy. The number of years that the young were destined to live together corresponded to the number of fragments from the dishes. Today, many couples honor the tradition, in such cases, you can purchase glasses specifically for the ritual.

Glass resembles family ties with its properties. Fragile material does not withstand falls and blows, just as relationships are characterized by instability and delicacy. A broken wine glass cannot be glued or assembled, just as the life of the newlyweds will never be the same again.

The most popular options for breaking wine glasses:

• about asphalt. The method is traumatic and inconvenient. Flying fragments can injure nearby people, you will need to spend time collecting particles;
• the product can be pre-wrapped in a napkin or cloth. The safe way will save time and effort. The presented option allows you to crush the glass with a heel.

Options for decorating wedding glasses

• With rhinestones. This method allows you to create a wide variety of patterns on wine glasses: a heart, capital letters of names, graceful patterns, etc. By connecting your imagination, you can not only glue rhinestones to a wine glass, but come up with your own unique design.

• With lace. Lace details help to create a graceful and elegant decoration. Registration does not require special efforts and special skills. From the material you can make skirts, complement the design with satin ribbons, metal products.

• With the use of flowers. Floral elements give the wine glasses romance and tenderness. For decoration, you can use fresh or artificial flowers. You should choose high-quality products that will endure contact with glue and scissors. Petals based on fresh flowers will look spectacular, but not durable.

• Creation of thematic engraving. This method is within the power of specialists. On wine glasses, you can write oaths, engrave the initials of the young, draw portraits of the bride and groom. The design can be supplemented with ribbons, beads, flowers.

• Painting with acrylic paints. You can find a drawing on the Internet or come up with it yourself, carefully transfer it to a wine glass and color it. You can draw patterns, flowers, letters with acrylic paint, you just have to find a creative streak in yourself.

• With the help of ribbons. To decorate wine glasses, you will need satin or lace ribbons, from which you can create beautiful bows or flowers. You can add decoration with beads, rhinestones, etc.

• Use of polymer clay. With the help of plastic material, you can fashion charming flowers. Decoration can be diluted with painted patterns, rhinestones, beads.

• With the help of stained glass paints. In the process, you can use special stickers that are transferred to the glass. The next step is to paint the surface of the resulting pattern.

• With the help of thematic elements of clothing. The original idea is to create wedding glasses in the form of a bride and groom. To do this, you can make with your own hands a delicate dress or skirt for a women's wine glass, a tie or bow tie for a man's product.

Decoration of wedding glasses with rose petals

The presented master class will tell you how to create beautiful wine glasses from artificial flowers. To decorate wine glasses you will need:

• several wine glasses;
• artificial roses of suitable color. It is important to choose high-quality products, with neat petals;
• glue;
• scissors;
• beads;
• paper;
• brush, pencil;
• means for getting rid of fat (alcohol, acetone);
• stained glass paints of several colors.

Making wine glasses with your own hands step by step:

1. Preparation of the work surface. To remove grease from the glass, you should treat the wine glasses with alcohol or acetone. Next, the product is thoroughly washed and wiped dry to a characteristic squeak.

2. At this stage, you should separate the petals from the stem, trying to act carefully, not to affect the surface of the product. Single leaves need to be rounded using scissors. When making roundings, you need to pay attention to the edges, leaving no careless parts. Small petals are glued in the first layer, at the level of the base of the glass bowl.

3. After the glue has dried, you can start creating the next tier. The size of the petals should gradually increase, and the level of the layer should drop. The task of each level is to hide the bare spots on the previous tier.

4. When all the petals are glued, a charming flower will bloom on the base of the wine glass. Decorate the second glass in the same way.

5. The resulting masterpiece can be supplemented with ribbons, rhinestones, beads. You can give the wine glasses individuality with the help of nominal inscriptions. To make the words smooth and beautiful, you should make a small blank using any office program. For writing, you can choose your favorite font and size, then print and use as a kind of stencil.

6. A wet sheet with inscriptions is placed inside the glass, at the level of future names. It is important that the paper fits snugly against the glass.

7. Using a brush, pick up some paint and carefully draw out the names. To make the glasses for the bride and groom different, you need to make the inscriptions in different shades. For a girl, you can choose a scarlet color, for a groom - silver. To make the inscriptions bright, the paint is applied in two layers.

8. In addition to inscriptions, you can complement the design with elegant patterns and symbolic drawings. You can also stick beads, after cutting them in half.

Decorating wedding glasses with ribbons

Satin ribbons can completely transform a simple product. A small detail that adorns the stem of a wine glass will turn standard dishes into an unusual masterpiece. In order to independently decorate the glasses with ribbons, you will need:

• work items;
• polymer clay;
• contours on glass in white and lilac, dry pastels of similar shades;
• beads;
• glue;
• thin satin ribbons (white and lilac);
• liquid for removing fat (alcohol, acetone);
• paper and a knife for cutting paper;
• scissors and nail file;
• brush;
• pin.

1. The first step is surface preparation. The glass must be wiped with a degreasing agent, thoroughly washed and wiped.

2. Cut off several equal parts from a piece of polymer clay, which are divided into 2-4 identical elements. Flowers will be molded from the resulting particles.

3. Roll each element into a small ball and lightly press it against the paper. From the resulting pancake you need to mold a petal. To do this, take a pin with a round head and roll out the particle, moving from the central part to the edges. The final look of the petal can be achieved by lightly pressing the product on one side, giving it the shape of a drop.

4. For one flower, you need to make 5 petals, fastening them together with a toothpick or a match.

5. The resulting flowers are baked in the oven for about 15 minutes. Cooled products can be glued to wine glasses. Everyone can create their own bouquet of ready-made flowers.

6. Using a nail file, you need to rub the dry pastel of both shades. Cover the flowers with the resulting material, you can add lilac strokes.

7. Graceful white patterns can be drawn on the surface of the glasses, which are diluted with lilac inserts.

8. Using a knife, you need to cut the beads into 2 parts and add them to the resulting decoupage of wine glasses.

9. An important detail of the created products is satin ribbons. You need to take two strips of different colors and fold them in the form of a loop. Pull one end through the middle and tighten. So that the edges of the products do not deteriorate, they should be burned a little. Glue the resulting bows to the top of the legs.

Decoration of wedding glasses with lace

Exquisite lace can turn any wedding attribute into an extraordinary masterpiece. To create a product, you need to prepare:

• glasses;
• lace fabric;
• satin or silk ribbons;
• flowers from ribbons to match (you can make it yourself or purchase it in specialized stores);
• glue;
• beads and rhinestones.

1. Bring the glass surface into working condition. To do this, it can be wiped with alcohol or acetone.

For lovers of stylish accessories, you can decorate wine glasses with rhinestones. Sparkling particles will bring a touch of luxury to the environment, regardless of the value of the addition. To decorate glasses with rhinestones, you need to take:

• wine glasses;
• rhinestones with glue base;
• satin ribbon;
• beads;
• glue;
• scissors;
• liquid to eliminate excess fat.

1. The initial stage is surface preparation. Clean and dry glass is much easier to work with.

When creating original wine glasses, do not forget about the general style of the wedding table. The harmonious coherence of details is extremely important when decorating any solemn event. The color scheme, the bride's bouquet, the clothes of the young should create an unforgettable impression. Wedding glasses require special attention, as their role is not limited to being present at the Great Event. Attributes will always be present in the family atmosphere, as a reminder of the strength of the bonds that once connected hearts.

Glass or crystal goblets have been bought, but it looks like the crockery is missing something, perhaps the original decor.

An excellent solution is to decorate glasses with your own hands, this is how you can make a real work of art out of ordinary dishes, moreover, in a unique design.

A wedding is undoubtedly one of the most important events in the life of any person. On this amazing day, I want there to be a fairy tale around the lovers that will be remembered for a lifetime. Traditionally, special wine glasses are prepared for the bride and groom on their wedding day, from which they will drink champagne. Decorated glasses will remain as a keepsake in the new family, delighting the spouses on every anniversary.

For the bride and groom, decorating wedding glasses with their own hands can be one of the best moments of preparing a wedding event together or a pleasant surprise.

Unity of style

Usually the entire wedding ceremony is prepared in the chosen specific style and color, this is followed by a guest designer or a bride who decides to do everything herself and her close friends. That is why the design of glasses for the ceremony should also be in harmony with the overall style. Glasses and a bottle of champagne for the table of the newlyweds, decorated in the same color, look beautiful.

Traditionally, wine glasses are chosen, which are the same in shape, although a couple of different glasses look no less interesting, for example, for the groom - narrow and thin, for the bride - lower and round.

Modern stylish decoration of glasses with your own hands involves the use of various materials: lace, paints, flowers, beads, pearls, ribbons, feathers, etc. There are endless options to make glassware unique.

Lace luxury

Lace decoration looks elegant. Do-it-yourself glasses can be decorated even by beginners in needlework. Such glasses will look great in the hands of the newlyweds.

Advice! For decoration, lace of any color is suitable - white, cream, scarlet or turquoise, preferably in the tone of the bride's dress, hall decoration or in contrast with them.

To glue the selected lace braid, you must:

1. Degrease glass. To do this, you need to wash the glasses, dry them, wipe them with alcohol.
2. Try on the lace braid on the glass, cutting off the required length and adding 2 cm to it.
3. For gluing, both special glue for glass (sold in needlework stores), and traditional silicone or waterproof super glue are suitable.
4. At least 1 cm must be retreated from the edge of the glass so that toxic glue does not get on the lips even after drying.
5. Glue is applied around the circumference of the glass, a braid is immediately applied, which is not pulled tight. The glue is applied carefully so that it does not get on the fingers and is not smeared on the lace.

Such decoration of glasses looks interesting, with their own hands the dishes are decorated not with braid, but with a cut out separate lace fragment, for example, a large flower or a bouquet. Beautiful convex braided lace gives aristocratic nobility even to plain glass wine glasses.

Lace is complemented with rhinestones, beads, pearls, satin ribbon bows or flowers. They are usually either sewn on or glued on.

If there is little lace, it would be useful to decorate the stem of the glass with a satin ribbon bow to match the lace, securing it with an elegant knot or sparkling rhinestones.

The lace skirt on the base of the dishes looks original. To make it, you need to take a small piece of lace, the same as on the glass itself, and baste it on one side. Then the basting is pulled together, the resulting skirt is applied to the leg and sewn together. For additional fixation, the skirt is put on glue, then it can be decorated in the same way as the decor of the glass itself.

On a precious day - precious dishes

Do-it-yourself decoration of glasses with rhinestones will bring not only an original result, but also give a charge of positive mood during needlework.

1. Rhinestones can be placed over the entire surface of the glasses arbitrarily or in a certain order, leaving only a glass border at the edge (otherwise it will be inconvenient to drink). Then on the holiday all the brilliance and radiance will go to a couple of lovers!
2. Combining rhinestones of different shapes and diameters, a variety of patterns are laid out on a glass surface, for example, hearts or rings.
3. Wine glasses will be unique, on which the initials of the bride and groom are written with rhinestones.

Like lace, rhinestones are glued with glue, but you need to work especially carefully so as not to leave glue smudges and stains.

The radiance of the stones looks beautiful in photographs both under artificial lighting in a restaurant and in daylight in nature.

Ephemeral beauty

Recently, it has become extremely fashionable to decorate glasses with flowers with your own hands.

Delicate natural flowers on the dishes harmoniously resonate with the bride's bouquet, pleasing to the eye and giving aroma. To arrange glasses with fresh flowers, you will have to put in a lot of effort, you need to do this just a few hours before the ceremony.

1. The selected flower, which is planned to be placed on wine glasses, is placed in water. The flower should absorb as much moisture as possible.
2. Then the flower is cut off, leaving the stem as short as possible. A piece of cotton wool soaked in water is attached to the cut using a floral tape.
3. Flowers are attached to the dishes with teip tape.
4. Flowers look beautiful, shaded with greenery and small artificial flowers or beads, rhinestones, pearls, which are fixed with glue.

A video of decorating glasses for a wedding with fresh flowers will help you do everything right. Such decor, of course, is short-lived, but it is extremely effective and original.

Important! It is better to choose flowers that are resistant and those that are convenient to attach, for example, orchids, medium-sized roses and chrysanthemums, irises.

If there are concerns that fresh flowers on wine glasses will not survive the ceremony, you can use artificial ones. They paste over the entire glass, leg, or lay out a pattern of small flowers. Rhinestones glued to the petals look like dew drops.

Glasses that look like magic bouquets look interesting - they are decorated with artificial flower petals. How to make glass decoration with your own hands in this way?

1. A flower of the desired shade is selected. Beautifully look having a lot of petals - roses, peonies.
2. The flower is disassembled into individual petals.
3. The petals are glued one by one. You need to start from the top, gradually going down to the leg. At the junction of the glass with the stem, the flower is decorated with ribbons, feathers, rhinestones. The stem of the glass can be dyed to match the flower.

The tenderness of painted glass

Painting with acrylic or stained glass paints gives the dishes an unusual charm, because traditional champagne will sparkle in it with all the colors of the rainbow!

Performing such decoration of glasses with your own hands, you can study the photos of master classes in advance, or you can follow the step-by-step instructions directly during the creative process. However, you need to stock up on materials ahead of time, they are easy to find in stores for artists. The following things will come in handy:

• alcohol for degreasing;
• thin round brushes;
• stained glass or acrylic paints;
• stencils for those who cannot draw, or a prepared sketch;
• varnish for fixing;
• spray paint in cans;
• stained glass outlines.

A few nuances:

1. It should be remembered that the first stage of any type of drawing on glass is always the degreasing of thoroughly washed dishes with alcohol.
2. During the process, you should try to shift the dishes less in your hands so that fingerprints do not remain.
3. It is better to leave a couple of centimeters unpainted at the top of the glass, which touches the lips. No one needs allergies or poisoning on a holiday.
4. Stained glass paints are more fluid, liquid and transparent, acrylic paints are thicker and more opaque.
5. For stained glass paints, a contour is required, the paints are then poured into the resulting cells. Acrylic can be painted without a contour.

You can depict on the glass everything that your heart desires! Here are just a few options for decorating wedding glasses.

Simple and elegant

1. The glass is completely covered with spray-paint, then the dishes are decorated with patterns of rhinestones, beads, flowers.
2. When applying paint, the can should be kept at the same distance, gently turning the glass by the leg.
3. When the top is dry, spray the glass leg in the same way. Completely gold and silver glasses look beautiful.

Painted happiness

1. From the inside, the selected stencil or prepared drawing is glued to the glass with adhesive tape. Most often these are rings, initials of lovers with crowns or names, wedding date, roses, just beautiful fantasy patterns. However, the drawing can be anything, even portraits of the heroes of the occasion, it all depends on the artistic skill of the performer.
2. Outside, the pattern is repeated by a stained glass outline. After the contour dries (it is at least 2 hours), they begin to paint with a brush and paint. It is necessary to work carefully, in case of flaws, excess paint is removed with a cotton swab.
3. Drying is accelerated with a hair dryer, but in any case, the products must stand for at least a day in order for the paint to fix.
4. Then you can complement the drawing with a variety of decor, decorating glasses with beads with your own hands, glued as separate accents, is perfect.

Decoupage technique will come to the aid of those who cannot draw. Required minimum materials:

• decoupage glue on glass;
• brushes;
• clear nail polish.

When performing the decoupage technique, the drawings are taken ready-made and in the right scale. They can be chosen from special napkin motifs, rice paper, or printed on a laser printer.

1. The pattern is not cut out, but neatly cut off, since uneven edges stick better.
2. Glue is applied to the drawing or glass in the place where it will be placed.
3. The pattern is applied, then smoothed from the top with gentle movements from the center to the edges.
4. After drying, the glass is treated with varnish, additionally decorated with contour painting, shiny stones, pearls, ribbons.

Glitter and chic

It is elementary to do, but the use of sparkles in the design of wedding dishes looks incredibly bright.

Sequins are applied to wine glasses using stencils. A finished drawing is applied to the glasses from the inside, fixing it with adhesive tape. The image outside is repeated with a brush dipped in glue. Until the glue dries, sprinkle the glass with sparkles. Shake off excess glitter after drying.

Two - or several?

The bride and groom need 2 glasses for the wedding. However, a wedding, like any solemn event, implies turmoil, no one guarantees that the necessary dishes will not be broken or lost at a crucial moment. Therefore, when decorating glasses for a wedding on your own, you should prepare a spare set or make a second option specifically for a wedding photo shoot.

In stores today you can buy any wedding accessory, including glasses for the newlyweds. But if you want to keep memory for life and besides, to have one-of-a-kind glasses at your wedding, consider decorating them yourself.

There are a lot of options for decorating wedding glasses. You can use practical any materials - from satin ribbons to sparkles. We have prepared the main options for decorating wedding glasses.

Such glasses are becoming more and more in demand by future spouses. Perhaps the reason is that these wine glasses can decorate the interior of the house and serve as a reminder of the happiest day.
It is not difficult to make such glasses. Take white ribbons and wrap one of the glasses to the middle. Do the same with the second one, but use black ribbons. Glue on the bride's glass along the top edge lace, and on the glass of the groom - light collar and bow tie. Decorate the legs with bows.

Satin ribbons

In the design of wedding glasses with satin ribbons, the flight of fantasy can be limitless! We chose the simplest option: stick ribbons of different widths and colors on the top of the glass, decorate with a simple bow. With the second glass, repeat the same, but glue the ribbons closer to the bottom of the glass and can be diagonally.

Rhinestones

Rhinestones perfect for decorating wedding glasses, they will reflect the light on your holiday and shine with all the colors of the rainbow. In addition, if you buy self-adhesive rhinestones, the process of decorating will be quite simple.
You can glue rhinestones in a chaotic manner, or you can lay out hearts. Many decorate with rhinestones only the legs of wine glasses, while someone lays out a strict strip of them in the middle of the glass.

sequins

Sticking glitter on a bridal glass is as easy as shelling pears. Take a glue stick, smear the glass in those places where you will apply sparkles, roll the glass in sparkles. Wait a bit for the glue to dry and shake off any excess glitter. You can fix the result with transparent nail polish.

Polymer clay flowers

This method will require you lots of time and patience but the result will delight both you and your guests. Roll the polymer clay of the desired color into small balls. Cut each ball in half with a toothpick and form flowers. Bake them according to instructions. Cover the flowers with clear varnish, and until it is dry, decorate with sparkles or beads. Glue the resulting flowers onto wine glasses. If desired complement the glasses with lace and ribbons.

Engraving

You can order glasses with engraving from professionals, or you can do it yourself, but you will still need certain materials: stencils and liquid to simulate glass etching. Glue the adhesive-based stencils to the glass and cover the glasses with liquid, following the instructions. Rinse off the liquid, peel off the stencils - your frosted engraved glasses are ready!

In the old days, before the wedding, the bride was always tested: can she sew and embroider, keep the house in order. Now the requirements for brides have become much softer, but what kind of girl refuses to boast of her skills!

And one of the most successful ways to demonstrate good taste, and at the same time ingenuity, patience and perseverance, is to decorate wedding glasses with your own hands, turning them into real works of art.

Usually such things are carefully stored for many years and taken out of the treasured box for the next wedding anniversary.

Preparation

Since glasses are still supposed to be decorated by hand, you can buy the simplest glass wine glasses. Moreover, they do not even have to be of the same shape: for example, for the groom you can buy a thin, strict wine glass, and for the bride - a wider, squat, imitating a female figure.

It is advisable to purchase at least six pieces: glassware tends to break at the most inopportune moment.

For the same reason, it’s better to decorate not two glasses, but at least four, or even all six: two are designed for the young to drink a sip of champagne at registration, two more will be waiting for the newlyweds in the restaurant, and the last two will serve as spare and can be used for photo shoot.

You can literally decorate wedding glasses with anything: beads, beads, rhinestones, artificial pearls, lace, ribbons, artificial flowers, feathers.
And if you decide also, then the glasses will need to be decorated in the appropriate style and color.

The most important thing is to thoroughly degrease the glass before working with alcohol or acetone, then wash it and rub it to a shine with a soft cloth.

How to decorate wedding glasses with lace?

The easiest way to decorate glasses is to carefully cover them with lace.

The style of the glass will depend on what kind of lace you choose. White lace or lace with silver lurex thread look elegant and solemn.

For Wedding in the style of Tiffany turquoise lace is perfect.

If a wedding is planned in shabby chic or bohemian style, then colored ones will be quite appropriate: scarlet, purple, blue lace or lace with golden lurex.

Well, for the wedding Rustic style it is better to choose embossed lace in beige or cream colors.

You can stick lace with:

• glue gun;
• PVA glue;
• silicone glue;
• instant adhesive for ceramics and crystal;
• super-glue (high-resistant instant glue.

Lace can be glued around the glass, retreating a centimeter from the edge.

You just need to remember that instant adhesives contain substances that are not safe to breathe for a long time. Therefore, it is better to work in a ventilated area.

The lace "skirt" worn on the leg of a high wine glass looks beautiful. The combination of a lace "belt" on the glass itself and a lush, gathered lace frill on the base will also be very effective.


If embossed lace of the Vologda type is used for decoration, then individual elements (flowers) can be cut out and glued on to the glass of the glass.

Lace is usually sheathed with beads or pearls. The leg of the glass can also be decorated with lace or satin braid.

For a richer design, you can combine lace with rhinestones.

Painting with paints

For painting glasses are used acrylic paints. In order for the drawing not to be erased or washed off, after application it should be carefully covered with a special varnish, which is sold in needlework stores.

You can paste over the edge of the glass with construction tape so that the edge of the tape protrudes slightly above the glass edge: this is done so that, when picking up a vessel, you do not smear the paint that has not yet dried. Then the entire remaining free part of the glass is covered with a continuous layer of paint (usually gold or silver) using a sponge.
You can also use gold paint for drawing contours of drawings or ornaments.

Looks very elegant on wedding glasses monogram young or other drawings (pigeons, hearts).

To depict something truly spectacular on thin glass, it is not at all necessary to have the talent of Raphael: just print the image you like on a printer, then glue it on the inside of the glass and circle it on the outside.

Decorating with artificial flowers

Artificial flowers can be glued to the surface of the glass or to its leg.

The composition looks beautiful when the stem of the wine glass is one continuous flower, above which the reservoir rises. To create such beauty, it is enough to disassemble a large artificial flower (rose or peony) into petals, and then, row by row, paste over the stem with them, starting from the top.

Each subsequent row of petals must be glued just below the previous one. The remaining free leg of the glass should be draped with green silk or guipure.

For greater showiness between the petals, you can glue a few feathers of the same color as the petals.

Decoration with ribbons

There are many options for decorating wine glasses with ribbons - from very simple bows to complex compositions and draperies.

Satin, silk or gauze ribbons tied in the form of a bow on the stem of a glass look very elegant.

Artificial flowers can be made from specially folded satin ribbons. Such flowers are usually glued to the surface of the glass: small, from narrow ribbons - closer to the edge, large, from wide ribbons - at the base.

Petals of artificial flowers from ribbons are embroidered with beads or pearls. Instead of stems, narrow green ribbons or threads are glued.

Decoration of wedding glasses with rhinestones

Rhinestones glued to them will give sparkle and solemnity to the glasses. Rhinestones will look especially impressive, having the same shape as the pebbles with which the bride's dress is embroidered.

Rhinestones can be glued to the surface of the glass in a checkerboard pattern: closer to the edge - less often, near the stem - thicker. Rhinestones glued to the petals of artificial flowers imitate dew drops.