Fascinatoring!

One of the accessories I love to make the most is a fascinator and I will look for any excuse to wear one just so I can make one. I think the most satisfying aspect is the fact that they are so expensive to buy and yet very cheap (and easy!) to make. Plus you are guaranteed a unique piece bespoke to you and your outfit - no fear of turning up with the same as another fascinator fan!

A wedding in a chateau in France was all I needed as a prompt to make my favourite creation to date:

Bespoke Handmade Fascinator

Materials:

Sinamay Tear Drop base (Ebay £1.89)
Fascinator Crocodile Hair Clips (Ebay £1 pack of 5)
Fabric Roses (Hobbycraft £1.99 for 6)
Black Feather creation (Ebay £2.89)
Millinery Netting (Ebay 99p per metre)

TOTAL: £8.76 (with some bits left over for another couple of fascinators!)

I had a fair idea of how I wanted it to look in my head, so I played around with the placement of things until I was happy and then glue-gunned away! I hand stitched the netting and, well, that was that! Around half an hour of my time and less than a tenner got me a unique handmade, homemade fascinator :)

Handmade allows easy matching your headgear to your frock