Article: For this project, you will need wire cutters, floral wire, and floral tape. You will also need to purchase and array of silk flowers. You may choose any kind of silk flowers that you would like. Roses, baby's breath, peonies, poppies, daisies, dahlias, and lamb's ear are all great options!  Consider going with a seasonal theme. For example, for a Fall-themed crown, use lots of reds, oranges, and yellows. Try to include some maple leaves, sunflowers, and marigolds. Consider going with a holiday theme. For example, if you want to create a Halloween themed crown, consider using dark purple and black flowers. Roses, mums, and dahlias. Place the crown atop your head. Enjoy the silk floral head piece for years to come!
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Gather your supplies. Wear the crown.
Article: Stack mats and do kickovers off of it. As you do it, lower the mats. Finally, try it on the ground. You really have to push all your weight onto your hands to get to the other side. That is the biggest tip of learning a backbend kickover.  Point your toe as you lift your leg up straight. Keep your shoulders directly above your hands. If you're nervous about kicking over with both legs straight, keep your lead leg bent the entire time. This will make it easier for you to kick off the ground with the other foot and give your body more control as it lifts up your legs. Once you’ve mastered the kickover with a bent leg, try it keeping both legs straight. Gain momentum from your foot that’s still on the floor so that as you push up with the foot, you’re able to lift both legs over you. Keep both legs straight once they’re off of the ground, and don’t worry if you’re not able to do it on the first try.  If you’re able to move into a split handstand from the backbend, that may help you get your legs over your body. Use your hands and shoulders to support your body as your legs move. Keep your arms straight the entire time. Get into the bridge position with your hands on the ground and your feet placed on the raised platform. The extra height will make it easier for you to swing your legs over your body and get used to the movement.  This could be something like an ottoman or chair, though it’s important to make sure the surface is stable and won’t move. Try the kickover without a raised surface once you feel more confident. The leg you lifted into the air first will come to the ground first, and the leg you used to push off with will follow. Keep your hands planted on the ground and your shoulders squared to give you additional strength.  The leg you used to kick off will come down a little bit behind your lead leg. If your feet touch the ground close to the same time, this is also okay. Once both feet are back on the ground, stand up straight, lifting your arms straight up in the air for a gymnastics finish. You’ve successfully done a backbend kickover!
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Try your backbend kickover off of heights. Bend your lead leg to give you more control. Use your grounded leg to push your legs over your body. Start on a raised platform to make it easier to kick over. Land on your lead leg with your other leg following. Stand up straight once you’ve stuck the landing.
Article: You may need to use a letter opener or similar tool to help you prise open the stuck down edges of the envelope. Lay it open and flat on a sheet of cardstock.  Choose an envelope of the size you want the gift envelope to be. It's a good idea to have a few envelopes to open up, in case you rip any when trying to create the template. Do so using a pencil, as you only need to follow the lines and don't want the design marring the end result. Note that for the sake of clear demonstration, this article's example has used a black marker. Once you've drawn the outline onto the cardstock,  keep the template for use later in these steps. It's also useful to keep it if you intend on making more gift envelopes for other people. After removal, draw the inner fold lines for the envelope. These are the lines that form the inside of the envelope, its inner rectangle shape. See the image accompanying this step for clarity. Drawing the inner lines can be skipped if you have a steady eye for keeping a line as you score (indent mark) the rectangle in the following step. It is recommended though that you add the lines if you're a beginner or find it hard to keep straight lines when drawing or cutting. Scoring here means to make a small "almost" cut that is actually an indentation. This is made to aid with making the folds on the stiff card. Do the scoring using scissors; gently run the tip of one of the scissor blades down each fold line. It is important to do this lightly as you're only making an indentation, not cutting the card.  Once you've scored the rectangle, gently bend to create the folds of the envelope. This isn't needed for the gift wrapping outer part of the envelope because gift wrapping is far more flexible than the cardstock. Go slowly and carefully to ensure the cut is even and neat. Discard the edge pieces (or keep as scrap paper for reuse in craft projects).
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Gently pull apart a standard envelope. Draw the outline of the standard envelope onto the cardstock. Remove the template envelope. Score the fold lines that you drew in the prior step. Cut out the external edges of the envelope following the template lines drawing on the cardstock.