This highly decorative flower can be wired onto anything: Tops of gift boxes, hair slides, hair or tiara bands???as well as the lapel, or hat pin that you see created here. You can choose to make the flowers larger by increasing the amount of wire, and chunkier by using thicker gauge wire. Experiment with different combinations of colored wires to obtain attractive results! This beginner/intermediate project includes step-by-step photographs.
Required Materials: Wire, beads, lapel pin/cap. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, wire cutters. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework
Originally Published: Step by Step Wire Jewelry, Winter 2007