Scepter

I’ve finished the scepter!

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I took a picture of me in a mirror to give an idea of dimensions. The large ball at the top and the smaller one on the bottom are both hollow. This thing is not as heavy as it looks! I rolled a piece of thin poster board (tag as it is called in NY) and wrapped it with paper tape for an armature. The two colors are extruded strips, with a bit of curve. The gold beads nestle in the slight fold.
The tricky part was getting the three parts of the top to stay together. Part one, the hollow gold ball. Part two, the surround. Part three, the staff. In the end I used plumber’s putty and drilled thru all three parts to insert a support wire.
After a couple of days curing I drilled a hole and passed thru a wire to suspend the accent strands.
The scepter will fulfill its mission in the spring.

Valerie