This Renaissance-inspired headpiece is done with simple wire wrapping and twisting. You can never tell when you'll need a tiara - maybe Thanksgiving will turn into a feast that warrants such beadwear.
Required Materials: Fire-polished beads, leaf beads, nut beads, gold-filled beads, rhinestone beads, teardrop crystals, craft wire, headband. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Wire cutters, needle-nose pliers. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework
Finished Size: 8" across
Originally Published: Beadwork, October/November 2004