Weddingbee Blog

Hair fascinators…they are so pretty! I knew I wanted to wear one for our wedding day. I spent some time perusing Etsy looking for the perfect flower for my hair. I never quite spied one I was in love with, though. Most of the fascinators I saw included feathers, and I wasn’t sure I wanted that. I thought about approaching a few vendors who had something close to what I was looking for to ask about a custom order, but as I started thinking about it more I realized that this would be one project I could tackle myself.

I envisioned a hair flower made out of layers of silk that matched my dress, layers of tulle, and maybe with a touch of French veiling since I won’t be wearing an actual veil. Perhaps a vintage rhinestone brooch in the center? Perhaps something like this??

The first step in this project was finding the perfect rhinestone brooch. Mr. Gazelle and I were up in Edmonton way back in October, perusing the Old Strathcona Antique Mall. I spied the perfect one in a jewellery cabinet. It rang in at $10.45—not a super-duper bargain, but it was exactly what I was looking for.

I used the hankie that came with my dress to find a beautiful off white silk at the fabric store that matched almost exactly. From there, the next question was what kind of flower did I want to build? Martha Stewart came to the rescue with her peony template.

I followed Martha’s tutorial as a guideline, but I’ll take you through my steps in the next post!

Did you decide to DIY a project because you couldn’t find exactly what you were looking for?