Delicate Wreath and Bouquet of pearly Wild Roses
Materials
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. 4 mm and 6 mm diameter brass, copper or aluminum rods, or knitting needles of this size (forming the wire)
. 0.3 mm coated copper wire, rose gold (colored brass, silver, plain brass – try different ones)- flowers
. 0.26 mm fine wire - wrapping the wreath (silver)
. Paper-covered floral wire, light green (stiel-dr) – stems leaves
. 1 meter x 32 mm silk ribbon, green (S-18, or S-16 or S-08)
. White silk thread size 100 (B-100-3-114) – binding for wreath
. 1 meter x # 25 rayon-covered bonnet wire – basic wreath
. Flower centers 210b
. Stamens, with glass beads (stamens-glass)
. Nail varnish, pearlized, white, light pink, darker pink
. Nail varnish, blue (get various colors, if you like making these flowers)
. If you have glass paints, try those as well. Some work really beautifully, others don’t. They give a translucent look, like a stained-glass window.
. 1.5 mm pearls or beads – flower centers
. Foam board
. Awl
. Medium liner brush, artificial hair – painting the varnish
. Small brush (like a lip brush) – removing excess glue
. Small mixing containers (plastic shot glasses)
. Corn starch - calyx
. Green dye - (like liquid silk dye) - calyx
. Toothpicks
. 2 clamps (hemostats, small ones)- twisting wires
. Wire cutters
. Spray glue
. Jewelry glue
. White glue – wood glue (not Tacky glue)
. Hairspray Super-Hold
. Coloring pens (like Stabilo felt-tip pens, series 68, color 89)- coloring leaves
. Gold liner (like Maribu Metallic Liner, gold or a metallic felt-tip pen, gold) – leaves
