Custom Crowns

This pair of stefana was a departure form the usual band like crowns I make.  It was a labor intensive crown which took me several days to complete.  All those hours were well worth it because I am pleased with the result, and more importantly, the bride liked them as well.  The bride was looking for stefana with some height to them, more like a crown.  I gave the stefana height by braiding three sterling silver wires together and leaving space between them.  I soldered the wires at every point that they met.  This resulted in a solid crown that had height but also remained light weight.  The bride also wanted crowns that weren't too feminine so, I did something similar to the His and Hers Stefana and weaved ivory freshwater pearls into one of the crowns.  Her colors were ivory, charcoal, and yellow.  I incorporated these into the design by using ivory satin and charcoal organza ribbons to attach the stefana to each other.