Side of the bun: fun little headpieces

During the last few weeks I have been trying my hand at making head pieces, that sit at the side of the bun.

Hand made organza rose with hot fix Swarovski crystals

The complete set of instructions on how to make these can be found in Claudia Folts book: Finishing Touches.  The flowers can be made of silk, organza or other polyester fabric. Individual petals are cut and then sewn or glued together and mounted on hair pins,  a decorated shape of lace, fabric and/or netting. Depending on the costume style crystals, lace, beads, sequins and trims can be added to embellish the headpiece.

For a Spanish style costume I made a mantilla and then added a fabric rose to it.

Spanish style mantilla with fabric rose