US 8,075,822 B1Granted

Stone-hard, mold-free, scented, and decorative bead and similar article, and method of fabrication

OwnerLynne A. Strollo, Christine Fasanoinventors

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Abstract

The method of fabricating a stone-hard, mold-free, scented and decorative bead includes the steps of drying flower petals, finely chopping the dried petals, simmering the finely chopped petals, cooking off excess fluid from the simmered petals and straining to form a pulp, spreading the pulp and placing in a food dehydrator on low setting to form a dried pulp, milling the dried pulp m a flour mill on highest/finest setting to form a petal powder, mixing the petal powder with gum arabic solution and either flower oil or olive oil to form a clay composition, using either a form or hand rolling the clay composition to form a bead, piercing the bead with a pin, rotating the bead on the pin to form a dned bead, removing the dried bead from the pin to form a pierced bead, determining if a smoother surface is desired, if so buffing with final finish sandpaper, and determining if a shiny bead is desired, if so touching lightly petroleum jelly onto the pierced bead and wiping off to shine.

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Dependent claims

A method of fabrication of a stone-hard, mold-free, scented, and decorative bead, comprising the steps of:

a) drying out petals from flowers so as to form dried petals;
b) chopping the dried petals so as to form finely chopped petals;
c) simmering the chopped petals so as to form simmered petals;
d) cooking off excess fluid from the simmered petals and strain to form a pulp, and spread the pulp out so as to form a spread pulp;
e) placing the spread pulp in a food dehydrator on low setting so as to form a dried pulp;
f) milling, using a grain mill for flour, the dried pulp to a powder so as to form a petal powder;
g) mixing gum arabic powder and water so as to form a gum arabic solution;
h) mixing into a clay, the petal powder, gum arabic solution, flower oil and/or olive oil so as to form a clay composition;
i) using one of a form or hand roll the clay composition to a desired bead size or so as to form a bead;
j) piercing the bead with a pin;
k) rotating the bead on the pin so as to form a dried bead;
and
l) removing the dried bead from the pin so as to form a pierced bead.

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