hair inspiration request!

[radcliffe]

Hello creative minds of LiveJournal

Comments

[clevermanka]

Did you ever make those feather headbands? I was curious (if you did) where you found the feathers. The ones at Michael's that I saw weren't quite right (IMO) for a daily-wear headband. They were all too fluffy and showy. Great for my costuming, but not so great for daily-wear.

[radcliffe]

Yeah, I did make some :-)

I did a double band headband with velvet leaves, in fall colors, a single headband with red and black curled feathers, and some flower barrettes. The amazing curled feathers were a Christmas gift from Kij, that I pulled apart into the individual feathers.

I have a boot box full of black ostrich boas that might come out to play, as well.

[clevermanka]

Oooo! Velvet leaves!

I'd love to see what you came up with...although, really, I think summer (what with the accompanying humidity and frizz) might not be the best time for me to be wearing feathers on my head.

[icprncs]

Girlgoth used to make ones like the first link (though hers were better, IMO). She no longer does it for a variety of reasons, but they're not difficult at all, just labor-intensive. Cut multiple strips of fabric (hers were about 1 inch wide by 5 inches long, but you could do longer or wider for a different effect), and knot them around a wide ponytail elastic (like the large thick ones here). You can use as many strips of fabric in as many different patterns/colors/types of fabric as appeals to you.

[radcliffe]

Yes! Those are the ones I was thinking of! Cupcakegoth wears them beautifully, and I was thinking of something similar but different somehow- Like on a barrette, or different materials or whatever.

I will play around with fabric, then, if girlgoth no longer makes things like that...

[silverfae]

I see you in a modified Gibson Girl hairstyle, wrapped rather than over a rat.. it's so easy to do and you have lots of hair to do it.

[robiewankenobie]

these look festive: http://www.trashties.com/