Update on progress - change in plan...

The piece after burning. My intention was to make the interior darker but leave the outside natural. Once the stain was appplied to the interior it bled through so another plan had to be made.

 This is what I have done to cover the bleed through. The petals have been covered with some acrylic PVA. I will still have to touch up up the burning. It's what I thought of at the time - let me know what you think......

I have started the burning

I have started the burning. There are 18 flowers in all and I have done 6 so still a way to go.
Pardon the poor picture, I was testing my Samsung S3 photo capabilities.
Let me know what you think so far.........