Materials
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Gold
or Silver wire
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Crystal Beads - Pink and white for flowers
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Light
green beads for Flower centre
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Light and Dark green beads for leaves
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Stem
Wire
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Brown Tape
This flower has five petals with a small centre
piece. You can increase or decrease the number of beads used for each petal depending
on the size of the beads and how big (size) you want your flower to be. The measurements
given are for one single flower.
Flower Centre - Here the Flower
Centre has 6 loops with 6 green beads in each loop. This 6 loops must be done
in a single wire. It looks like a small flower. (Loop Petal)
Petals - The basic wire or Basic count of the petal contain 7 beads. Each petal has 5
rows including the basic wire. The rows other than the basic wire must have enough
beads to fit parallel to the top of the basic count. The colours used are pink
and white. Shape of the petal is round at the top and pointed at the bottom (Round
Petal) . Make 5 petals.
Leaves - The basic wire of
the leaf contains 7 beads. Each leaf has 9 rows including the basic wire. Shape
of the leaves is pointed at the top and round at the bottom (Pointed
Petal). After completing 7 rows with light green beads complete the last
two rows with dark green beads.
Arranging :
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Place the
petals on top of one another, twist all the wires hanging down together. Fan out
the petals to form a circle. Petals can be shaped with front sides up or down
according to your taste to give it a natural look.
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Slide in the flower
centre in the middle and twist the wires hanging down once again.
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Using
the brown tape, tape 1 flower to the stem wire
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Tape two leaves under the
flower, opposite each other.
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Continue to tape down the stem , adding 1
flower and 2 leaves 1" apart.
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