15. Now get your florist's tape out, making sure to leave it on the roll that it comes on.
16. Starting at the base of your bouquet were your small piece of wire secured the petals and center together, start wrapping the tape around all of the pieces of wire.
17. If necessary, depending on how long your want your stem, trim off excess wires.
18. Finish wrapping to the end, and then trim off the tape.
There are all kinds of ways to incorporate the flower into jewelry: glue it on to a pin back; attach it to a comb or barrette; use it as a center piece for a necklace; or attach it to a memory wire bracelet. Dimension can be created by adding more petals and using more than one color of seed beads. I hope I’ve inspired you to grow your own bead and wire flower.
