Making the headress.

So as my main accessory I chose to make my own headdress as I knew I wouldn't be able to buy what I wanted from anywhere. I had been looking through many images over the past few weeks and finally got an Idea of the shape and structure that I wanted. I also had it clear that I wanted it to be white in colour and a strong structure with regards to the feathers, mixed with soft structure. 

After drawing up my design Ideas and how to make it, I took a trip to Hobby craft to see what I could find. I bought a plain white headband, different sized and textured feathers, gold beads, a glue gun and some glue sticks.

Method:

1. I cut a piece of cardboard into a round shape, with a lip to attach to the back of the headdress. This would support the feathers and allow me to attach them to something. 
2. Once this was attached I grouped together my string on feathers and arranged them on the cardboard. Once I was happy with the arrangement, I glued them in place.

1. I then layered about 10 fluffy white feathers on top of these to create a different texture.
2. I then layered some shorter, harder white feathers to these to clean up the front and make sure it looked neat and symmetrical. 
3. i then individually attached single golden beads to the head band piece to add a different texture and colour to the headdress and make it pop.
4. I then had some beads left over so I attached these to the front feathers to create a little extra sparkle and blend the beads in.