Materials
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Gold,
Silver and Red Wire
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Yellow crystal beads for flower center
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Red
beads, white and red speckled chalk beads for flowers
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Medium green beads
for leaves
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Green Tape
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Stem Wire
Flower Centre - Flower Centre contains 5 loops (loop petal)
with 6 yellow beads in each loop. This 5 loops must be done in a single wire.
Golden wire is used for flower centre. Cut the wire leaving 2" of bare wire.
String 1/2" green beads on the leg and twist the remaining wire. Spiral stem
and set loops into a cluster. Make 7 flower centres in the same way.
Petal
1 - Shape of the petal is pointed top and bottom (Pointed
Petal). The basic count of the petal is 1/2" in length . Each
petal has 5 rows. This petal must be done in speckled chalk bead. Make 14 petals.
Petal
2 - Shape of the petal is pointed top and bottom. The basic count of
the petal is 1/2" in length . Each petal has 7 rows and red in colour. Red
colour wire is used for making this petal. Make 24 petals.
Leaves - Leaf has pointed top and bottom. The basic count of the leaf is 3/4"
in length and each leaf has 7 rows. Make 14 leaves.
Arranging :
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Hold
2 speckled petals face to face and bend back the tips. Insert a center between
them and twist the hanging wires
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Place 2 red petals together face up and
2 face down. Twist all hanging wires together. Open the 4 petals into a cross
shape.
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Set the speckled unit into the centre. Twist all hanging wires
together.
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Press the 4 petals upward with the tips bent back. Tape the
hanging stems.
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Tape all leaf stems.
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Cut a long pieces of stem
wire.
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Tape the remaining speckled unit to the top of the stem with 1"
of stem exposed.
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Tape on 2 leaves, opposite each other, 1" below.
Leaves have 1/2" of stem showing.
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Tape down, adding 1 flower and
2 leaves opposite each other, 3/4" under one another.
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