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Okay, so mine isn’t as big as Mrs. Perfume’s, but I still love it! Especially since it’s semi-homemade!

I purchased my peony fascinator from Etsy Seller EnchantedlyYours for only $16.50 shipped, but I wasn’t really feeling the rhinestone center when it arrived.

So I decided to do something about it.

I found some cheap (like $2!) crafting beads at Michaels that included white, ivory, and light pink pearls in a variety of sizes. I chose the variety pack because I didn’t know which color or size I would end up liking.

First, I carefully removed the rhinestone center using a spoon to pry it from its hot glue setting.

After I had removed the rhinestone, I played around with different bead colors and sizes to see what combo I liked the most. I used the now empty center to arrange them before committing to the glue gun. I ended up choosing the white pearls because the light pink didn’t look like what I had pictured in my head. Good thing I went with the variety pack!

Once I was happy with an arrangement, I made a pool of glue in the center.

I had to work quickly to set the pearls in place. I used tweezers to place the beads in positions so that their holes (for threading) wouldn’t show.

I didn’t like the simple 6 pearl setting, so I added some of the smaller beads until I had something I liked.

All done! I used 6 big pearls as the base, then built on it using another layer of medium pearls (5), then one small pearl at the center on top.

And because I did this right after a workout, there was no way I was going to take a picture of my semi-DIY fascinator in my nasty hair. Luckily, my yellow Labrador, Dixie, was sitting nearby. She became my reluctant model.

But she’s camera shy and quickly ran off to hide under the coffee table…

I love my big arse hair flower! And I saved about $45 over some comparable hair pieces, like the one below!

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What are some other fun materials you could add to DIY hair flowers to jazz them up?