Tutorial: sparkling wreath with crystal berries

This tutorial will teach you how to make a sparkling wreath decoration with crystal berries, as seen with my drum finish of Stacy Nash's Wonderful Life chart. The kits for Wonderful Life will be available on Tuesday, July 9 at 8:15 am PDT at katie-strachan.com/shop The practical instruction (after the introduction and overview of materials used) begins at 14:50 Supplies needed: Glue: tacky glue or archival PVA, and toothpick for application wire cutters and pliers Inexpensive scissors Your thread of choice for wrapping - I am using DMC 936 Multiple gauges of wire - I have silver tone craft wire in 20, 24, and 28 gauge For berrries: Round beads, 6-8 mm in size Small sequins for cap 15/0 seed beads for cap 28 gauge wire Details on items I used: I like the Apex scissors for all purpose (non silk) cutting: https://hoopandframe.com/products/apex-scissors?variant=43947866161402&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwgpCzBhBhEiwAOSQWQXfm953ScfmQcvEbRFRTQdmJ6VxGmrxMq6WBxUtquVQTsCTMslH9gxoC-5EQAvD_BwE I used 12 6mm rounds in Crystal Moonlight, and 11 8mm rounds. You can find Crystal Moonlight rounds here, although non crystal beads will be much less expensive: https://artbeads.com/prestige-color-moonlight/ 2mm sequins, color Bailey's: https://bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/small-sequin-dm2-05-baileys/ Miyuki 15/0 seed beads, 15-1882 dark topaz gold luster: https://www.caravanbeads.com/p/2999-15-1882-15/0-Dk-Topaz-Gold-Luster-Like-DB-115-Miyuki-Seed-Bead.aspx My drum is displayed on a small pedestal from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BSWROP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The specific leaves I sourced were from a local grocery store (Draeger's, if you're in the Bay Area) that has a large floral department with good fakes. I had trouble finding quality greenery, especially out of season. Crystal pearls come in a variety of colors, make for excellent berries, and are less expensive than the crystals: https://artbeads.com/prestige-article-5810-round-crystal-pearls/ Fire Mountain Gems is an excellent online source for many different types of beads - please tag me on Instagram @kstrachanembroidery with the variations you come up with! Wire brands I have used are Artbeads Designer Wire (their house brand), Bead Landing (Michaels' house brand) and Beadsmith (widely available at beading stores and on Amazon)