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If you’ve ever wandered through a craft fair or artisan market and wondered whether or not you could make their gorgeous little creations for yourself, we’ve got great news—you absolutely can (at least when it comes to feather hair accessories)! These two separate DIY hair accessories projects were inspired by designs we saw at a local market, but we made them here for half the price and double the fun.

If you’re looking for wedding hair accessories or just another fashionable find to add to your wardrobe, give these chic DIY projects a try! Here’s how:

Supplies

• Feathers. We used peacock feathers and a rustic feather mat for our headband piece.
• A basic thin headband in a coordinating color
• 1/2 inch ribbon in a coordinating color
• Jewels to match your feathers
• A hot glue gun

To create your own feather headband…

Step 1: Measure the Length of Your Ribbon

The ribbon serves as a sleeve through which you will slide the headband, so make sure to position the ribbon lengthwise on your feathers. This will ensure that the feathers are securely fastened to the headband without flopping to one side or sliding around.

Step 2: Carefully Attach the Ribbon

This step can be a little tricky. Make sure to glue ONLY the outsides of the ribbon to give the headband a channel to pass through. If you glue the entire ribbon down, there will be no way to get your headband through!

Step 3: Secure Headband & Enjoy!

Once the hot glue has dried, gently slide the headband through the ribbon on the back of the feathers.

The best part about this DIY project is that you can create several different attachments for the one headband, from flowers to feathers, fabric and more! Simply slide off one look and replace it with the next.

To create your own peacock hair clip…

Step 1: Trim the Peacock Feather

Clean up the ends of your peacock feather, but don’t trim it too short! There will be time to perfect the finished product later.

Step 2: Prep the Hair Clip

We couldn’t find hair clips that were already prepped for attaching the feathers, so we simply used our handy hot glue gun to attach ribbon to this clip. Otherwise, we were afraid the feather might not fully stick to the limited surface area on the original clip.

If you add ribbon backing to your clip as well, be sure to trim the edges for a clean and crisp look.

Step 3: Attach the Peacock Feather

Once the hot glue on the ribbon has cooled and dried completely, use your hot glue gum to firmly attach the feather to the ribbon backing. Press down for several seconds and wait for everything to dry.

Step 4: Add the Finishing Touches

We added a single gold button to the base of our clip using the hot glue gun, then trimmed the extra length at the bottom.

As a finalstep, we added three rhinestones in teal and turquoise hues for an extra touch of sparkle.

Et voila! Two finished hair clips ready for anything from your walk down the aisle to your grand entrance at your rehearsal dinner. Aren’t they fun?

Did you try out this DIY project at home? Send photos to blog@weddingpaperdivas and we’ll be happy to feature your handiwork!

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