1. In wet greenware, leave the ball in the lower section of the mold. Use and Exacto knife to cut on a flower section to form a scallop shape. When dry enough to remove from the mold tap the bottom to create a flat bottom so that it will sit without rolling. Scrape to further fatten.
2. Fire to cone 04.
3. Thin FN-009 Black slightly, pour to the inside, roll to coat, pour out the excess glaze. Drain.
4. Brush on one heavy coat of CG-995 Spring Rain with CB-604 Soft Fan, brush on 1 heavy coat of CG-722 Sea Wind, using lots of crystals, brush on two coats of CG-962 Blue Azure with the fan.
5. Fill an AC-220 Detailer bottle with SC-15 Tuxedo, snip the top for a small hole, squirt the planter with lines of Tuxedo. These lines will spread and break up in firing.
6. Fire to cone 05/06