Wow! I thought I had never seen this craft before, then I realized I had! You are so much better at this then I have ever seen. You might consider trying French Flower Beading, it is rather a lost art these days. Here is a link from youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tRFNaIFcA
I've seen people use a heated flat iron to make the petals thinner and kind of cover the gaps in them. Might be worth experimenting with on a low setting and with a cheap or thrifted iron you don't care about potentially messing up
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