Thursday, September 27, 2012

Peacock Hair Clips for a Wedding

A co-worker of mine’s daughter is in a wedding this weekend, and upon hearing the bride was interested in peacock feather accessories she told her about “this girl I work with who makes things and LOVES peacocks”. I agreed to make the hair clips and even though my specialty is jewelry, I jumped at the chance for a challenge.
  Feathered hair adornments are so popular now, so I started thinking about similar commercially made hair pieces and what I didn’t like about the quality and what could I do to improve that. Without giving away too many of my secrets, here are a few important tips that went into making these.
  I used a stiff felt as the backing for support, and sewed a hair clip to it for extra security.
My feathers were collected from a friend who owns peacocks, so I think they are especially plush and colorful.
  I just love how these turned out – they have such a vintage glam look to them. They are going to look gorgeous with their chocolate colored dresses! And I love that the bride wanted a dash of color on hers too!


5 comments:

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Wow! They look fabulous Heather! The bride definitely chose the right person for this job! :)

Kim K.

SummersStudio said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

gorgeous!

kristin said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

I love these! So pretty:)

Lorelei Eurto said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

oh my gosh. i love it! can you make me one of these to wear to my sister's wedding!? it's in June. I just love it!

Lucy said... Best Blogger Tips[Reply to comment]Best Blogger Templates

omg i love these!!!!! i am sharing on pinterest :)