Weddingbee Blog

One of the first craft projects I took on besides the save the dates was making a feathery, flowery clip to wear in my hair on our wedding day. I know you haven’t seen my dress, but I’m keeping it a secret as Mr. Macarons checks the blog and has almost become as bad as me when it comes to surprises. So my accessories and other frilly things will just have to do for now.

Anyway, I had a love affair with Fay and Lyla by Lo Boheme.

{Image via Lo Boheme on Etsy}

{Image via Lo Boheme on Etsy}

Their softness and simplicity won me over, but their cost didn’t. They looked pretty straightforward, so with the help and guidance of many a bee, I gave it a shot. Please note: I didn’t take any pictures during the process, so these were taken after the fact.

I purchased both kinds of feathers from Etsy and the fray check, chiffon, and netting from Hancock Fabrics. The ivory felt I had left over from making our cake topper. I made a template in two different sizes, pinned it on top of my fabric, and got to cutting. The fray check helped some…maybe I didn’t use enough? Once I cut out a sufficient amount of petals in each size, I stacked them with placement of each petal slightly off.

I did a quick stitch in the middle to hold them in place, and I was halfway there. Then I pinched and twisted and stitched different petals and layers together so it began to gather and gain some volume. The final step was to sew a few wispy feathers to a circle of felt, glue it to the back of the flower, and attach it to a clip.

But to me it was missing something. Maybe some pearls or a sparkly center? More feathers? More pouf? I couldn’t figure it out. It sucks when you’re so gung-ho about a project only to be underwhelmed by the results. What’s a bride to do?