Feather Headbands

(Inspired by this week's Snapshot!)

Last winter my friend Alita took me to Anthropologie and I very nearly spent a fortune on a feather headband. Now last year's general headband craze barely registered in my interests, but something about the colors of pheasant feathers really sets off dark, wildly frizzy hair in a way that is so becoming. I was also inspired because they were an easy way to make me look a bit more like the iconic Isabella Blow (R.I.P.).

Luckily, Alita had the sense to pull me back from the impulse of blowing money I didn't have by informing me that feather headbands would be quite easy and inexpensive to make. We went down to the garment district in Manhattan and picked up some Aleene's Tacky Glue as well as some plain cloth-covered headbands sold in bulk at the wholesale retailers near Herald Square. Then we visited several millinery supply stores and found pheasant feathers- the kind we liked were sold on pads, from which we carefully pulled off individual pieces. You can also find feather pads on eBay. I won't tell you how cheaply I finally got my fix for, but check this:

If you're still too lazy to do it yourself, you can support my ever-resourceful friend Alita by purchasing her beautiful feather headbands at her Etsy shop, Charm School.

Posted by Jane in D.I.Y.
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