Thranduil's Crown craft

In my Stage craft class at school we were told to create a prop or costume and tell what kind of play or scene it could be used in. It was individual but of course my friends and I brainstormed. One of them said she would make Gandalf's staff, which I thought was a good idea however I wanted to do something more complicated. In the end I decided to make the Elvish crown Thranduil wore in the hobbit.

How I would make it, I had no clue. Luckily I found a great  tutorial on youtube explaining how to use oven dry clay and wire. I went to Michael's for the supplies but if you can I would suggest somewhere less expensive. This was the end result...

sense this was my first attempt of trying anything "artsy" I was so pleased at how simple the strategy was. The clay and wire can be used for so many other things involving cosplay or prop building if you take time to plan it out. I hope I make more crafts to share with you guys soon.