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GATSBY INSPIRED TIARA CONTD. METHOD OF WORK STEP1 Cut a piece of wire approx. 30cm long.Thread a 6mm pearl and 3 sew on stone flowers on to the wire. Holding the pearl in the middle of the wire, take the first flower about 1.5cm away from the pearl and bend the wire back on itself. Twist to create a ‘stalk’. Move the next flower along the wire and repeat this process, then do the same again with the third flower. If the stalks differ in length position the longest one in the centre, then wrap the end around all 3 stalks. Do not cut excess wire off. STEP 2 Thread 3 more flowers on to the wire on the other side of the pearl. Create 3 more stalks as you did in step 1. Wrap the end of wire around the stalks on this side. Do not cut the ends of wire. Place this piece to one side. 68
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STEP 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to create another 3 pearl and flower sections, so you have 4 in total. STEP 4 Take a piece of wire approx. 20cm long and use it to position the filigree flower around 15-16cm from one end of the double band tiara base. Wrap the wire either side of the filigree flower. It should help to separate the double band. Now use the ends of wire on your pearl and flower sections to position one of these sections to one side of the filigree flower and 3 to the other side. STEP 5 You might find that the decorations you have just added to the centre band slide around a little, don’t worry. Cut a piece of cupchin 30 cups long, and position it on the tiara base so the first cup sits next to the start of decorations on the band. Then take a piece of wire approx. 1metre in length and start September 2013