Senior maiko ume kanzashi

I can't believe I did it!
I've been dreaming of making a large, senior maiko ume blossom for quite a while now... (actually before I even starded to make kanzashi )

So here it is! My pride Made with white lining fabric (I didn't want to spoil too much silk in case of disaster as I still pity those poor worms and my lack of experience)
I had to make my own prongs, but it was a quite simple task, I have to say that the most difficult part were the branches with red stamens

As usually I used plenty of rice glue for the flower and to put the golden thread on the wires, but to put everything together- hot glue is irreplaceable

Size:
Flower 8.5cm (!) in diameter
In the widest place it measures 13.5cm, and the rest ~9.5cm .
The prongs are 13cm long- I'm wondering if they aren't too long?