Here is a list of the items needed to do this tutorial!

34 Gauge Gold Beading Wire

Sobo Glue

Knitting needle or Dowel for the size of petal you want

Paint brush for glue (larger)

Paint brush small

Fine Point tweezers for shaping your petals

***Important*** Always twist wire in the same direction! Very Very important

1. Place your dowel in your left hand, spool of wire to the right.

2. Lay the wire in the front of the dowel with your stem length in front of dowel.

3. Lay wire up and over the dowel to the back of dowel this is the continuous length of wire from the spool.

4. Pinch the two pieces of wire together tightly.

5. Give the dowel one twist. I go clockwise.

6. Go back over the dowel, 2nd loop, pinch tight and twist.

7. Repeat one more time. After your last twist, twist the stem. Cut off.

This will be your bottom petal. Grab ahold of the last loop and twist out and down, even with the stem wire. Do the 2nd and third loops the same. Remember to twist the same way you twisted the wire orginally. Shape the petals like an iris. Do not let any of the petals touch other petals. Bend these wires down.

Set aside.

Repeat the above steps for the up part of the iris. Bend these petals up.

Take your paintbrush and glue and lay the glue onto each petal. This is a little tough but you will get the hang of it. It is easier to go from the sides. Fill each petal. Set aside and let dry til the glue is clear.

Paint. Let dry. Add the yellow to the top of the bottom petals from the inside out. And just do 3 dots on the upper petals.

Let dry.

Set the upper petals onto the lower petals and twist the two stems together. Paint the stems green (the same color as your leaves), and let dry.

Leaves. Cut a piece of cardboard into 3 step like patterns. The first step would be just below the height of the flower, the next step slightly shorter and then shorter again.

Place wire on the top step leaving a 3/4" stem, wrap, twist two times, do one wrap around the second step, twist two times then do one wrap around third step, twist two times then twist the stem.

Now, you need a second set of leaves but this time just do two smallest leaves. Shape these with pointed tips using your tweezers. Lay in the glue, let dry. Paint. Let dry.

When the leaves are dry. Place the 3 leaf set behind your flower stem and twist stems together. Place the 2nd set of leaves in front of your flower stem and twist all together.

You should have an awesome iris at this point! Have fun......

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