Tulle Flowers with Pearl Accents

Before we get started, don?t worry: there?s no sewing involved in this project and there aren’t any tricky patterns to follow. These no-sew beaded tulle picks can easily replace (or supplement) the flowers in your bouquets, your boutonnieres, and even your corsages. And because they?re so lightweight, you can even make a few extra to decorate your cake or incorporate into your veil. All you need is some tulle, some beads, and a little bit of a patience.
Supplies
Tulle
Scissors
Pliers
Wire
Wire cutters
Beads
Note: Make sure your wire is thin enough to fit through your beads. Some large-gauged wire is too thick to fit through small seed beads.
Step 1: Cut your tulle into small square or square-like shapes of varying size. Aim for something between 2 to 4 inches and don?t worry about making your shapes uniform or perfect.
Step 2: To create the ?stem? for your tulle flowers, use your wire cutters to cut a piece of wire about 24? long. String one of your pearl beads onto the center of the wire and fold the wire in half around the bead. Grasp the two strands of wire with your pliers approximately 1? below the bead and twist them together. This will hold the bead in place.
Step 3: Add two additional beads to either side of your first bead, leaving about 1? for twisting the wire to hold them in place once again. I prefer to vary the finished height of each bead, making some stick up further than others. By doing this, you?ll create a small cluster of beads resembling th...
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