My granddaughter, age 4, loves to dress up and what little girl doesn't like to have princess clothes.
Her mother suggested I get dress-up clothes for her for Christmas.
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| Me wearing the tiara |
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I wanted to make something but didn't have the time to pull out my sewing machine. While visiting a friend she showed me an interesting child's tiara which won't break as easily as a plastic one.
Here's how to make a tiara.
Cut off a long length of wire. If you run out of wire before the end just add another more wire.
You take and ordinary hair band and wrap flexible jewelry wire around it. (fig 1, 2)
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| Fig. 1 Hair Band |
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| Fig 2 Wrap wire |
Then add some beads about 2" from the end of the band. I added eight beads. Fig 3. The 2" start allows the band to sit on a head comfortably.
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| Fig. 4 Crown Beads |
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| Fig. 3. Eight Beads |
Next I added 3 larger beads for the point of the crown. Fig. 4
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| Fig. 5 Bead Twist |
Twist the wire under the three larger beads to form the point of the crown. Fig 5 and 6.
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| Fig.. 6 Twist Beads |
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| Fig. 7 Eight Beads |
Add 8 more smaller beads, same design, size and color of the first 8, for the down side of the crown. Fig. 7. Then wrap the wire around the band about and inch away from the first point. Fig. 8.
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| Fig. 8 Second Wrap of Wire Around Band |
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| Fig. 9 Start of Second Point |
Start the next point adding the same amount and same type of beads. Fig. 9. Repeat the pattern you have created for the tiara to about 2" from the end.
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| Fig. 10 Wrapping Ribbon |
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| Fig. 11 |
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| Fig. 12 |
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| Fig. 13 |
To finish off wrap a ribbon around the band making sure you cover the ends of the wires. Fig. 11 to 13
Wrap the last to loops around the band loosely so you can duck the end of it under the loop. Then pull it tight. I added a dab of glue to the end of the ribbon to prevent it from coming out.
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| Fig. 15 Double Wire |
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| Fig. 14 Single Wire |
Be creative and make your own design. In fig. 14 I used one wire. In fig.15 I added a second wire and made a lower row.
Supplies Hair band, cosmetic beads, flexible jewellery wire, ribbon, glue
