progress on Cleopatra like head piece

So here is what was accomplished over the weekend on this headdress.  Sort of Cleopatra is the feel we are going for.  Because the play is sort of a modern twist on everything I mean Elvis is the king...

 

( the king of Egypt) if you have seen it then you know what I mean.  So this sort of has a 1920's feel to it more than an ancient Egyptian feel to it.  There still is a ton of beading to do on this.  The entire back and one side of the head isn't finished.  I think I am going to leave it with an open top more a headdress than a hat.  But in these photos it still needs one row to the top to make it lay flat against the head.  If time allows it then I may peyote stitch (brick stitch) the black band and make it more sparkly like the rest so that it picks up the light from the stage lights.