Corinne: Hello ThreadBanger! This week, I am going to show you how to make fancy beaded tiaras, because no matter what time of year it is, you should be able to feel a little fancy.
Male Speaker: Intermediate
Corinne: For our tiaras on the cheap, we are using a skinny plastic head band, some 24 gauge floral wire I have, wire cutters, and plastic beads. Start by cutting a piece of wire that's about 6 inches long take one round bead and slide it on to the wire. Bend the wires slightly in the middle, then bend it over the bead like so. Now give it three good twists. Try go get the twists as close to the bead as possible. Straighten out the wire ends, then slide another bead on to the doubled wire. Push it all the way up to the first bead covering the twist. Then separate the two wire ends and put three beads on to each wire. Twist the wires together right under those beads.
Straighten the wires out again then slide another bead on to the doubled wires. Separate the wires once more and add five beads to the wire this time. Again, twist the wires together right under those beads, and your first piece is complete. Make sure to leave the extra wire on the end. That's how we connect each piece to the head band. Next, cut another piece of wire and take out three bicone beads, that's what this shape is called. Slide all three beads on to the wire. Bring the wire together to create this shape, and make 8 twists under the beads.
Repeat this process five more times to create six little flower buds. Now, cut another piece of wire, slide one round bead to the middle, and bend and twist the wire under the bead. Straighten out the two wire ends and take out eight smaller beads. Slide seven of them on to the doubled wire, then separate the wires, put the last bead on to one wire, and twist the wires together under that bead. Repeat this process five more times for a total for six points.
Time to add your pieces to the head band. Take your first piece, find the middle of the head band, and place the piece behind the front. Wrap one wire tightly around the band. Then repeat with the second wire warping it in the opposite direction. Do this for all of you pieces. Now, cut a long piece of wire and take out a bunch of brown beads. Put one bead in the middle of the wire and position the wire and bead in the front middle of you tiara. Wrap the wire around the band a couple of times up those sides of the beads to secure it.
Take another bead, add to one of the wires, position it closely to the first bead and wrap the wire on to one side. Do this until you have the front covered with beads. When you reach the end, just wrap the end of the wire around the band a couple of times to secure it. You can use these techniques to create many different tiara styles. Just use your imagination, then go wrap your inner princess.
So we obviously love the art of DIY, especially in the kitchen.
Rob: Well our good friends over Hungry Nation TV just launched a whole new cooking show called the Working Class Foodies. It's all about making your own food while keeping it cheap and sustainable.
Corinne: So pretty much like ThreadBanger, but with the food. So when you start getting hungry after all that DIY, check them out at hungrynation.tv.
Welcome back! So there are many ways to make a tiara. I found some awesome inspiration over on Etsy. Let's have a look. EJP creations make them out of clock hands, perfect for the golf princess in you. Jezebel Charms created this awesome Steampunk inspired look and Parrish Relics crafted these beautiful antique recreations. But one of my personal favorites are the simple nature inspired bands from Head Case By G. And over on the forums, I found some great tiaras uploaded by our very own Thread heads.
Muffy_Stopheles made this fancy one for her wedding and BOO_its_brittany made these for mad tea party. Emotional-crafter made her Sailor Moon Tiara and Glitterimage2 made this adorable beaded one. Well, that's it for this week show. Thank you so much for watching. And remember to send in pictures or videos of the stuff you have made. We love to see and so does everyone else. And leave a comment below telling us what you want to see made for the winter holidays. Till next time, see you later.
Speaker: Hi Thread Bangers! This is the mask that I made in Response TV Masquerade Mask tutorial. As you can see this is the one that I lined in green crushed velvet, so it would be comfy. I used ribbons to make ties because I did want to hold it on eyes. It did not take very long. I did use paper mache. It ties on and tie and it fastens in the back and it looks really marvelous if I use it for myself.
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