A little gift

Today I finally set to work making the gift for the gift exchange at my main job. It took about half an hour to design and assemble all the parts, then another couple of hours to make it by hand. But it turned out really cute!

Rose Tiara

 What you'll need for this project is:

craft lace
braided ribbon
a fake rose
jewels (tones of pinks and purples)
hot glue gun with glue sticks
pins
scissors
styrofoam head

Most of these items you can get at a craft store like Micheals, but I did find the head at Value Village when their Halloween stock comes out.

 First thing I did was wrap the craft lace around the styrofoam head, pinning it in place. Then I cut off the excess lace.

While the lace was pinned in place, I hot glued the braided ribbon along the top of the lace, removing the pins as I went.

Next, I cut off three of the leaves from the fake rose. I glued those in a "T" formation at the front of the tiara. Then I cut off the head of the rose and glued it on top of the leaves. I cut off the last two leaves and glued those on top of the rose head, hiding the base of rose head.

Lastly, I adorned the lace and the rose with jewels that where glued into place.