#Veil and fascinator sale alert - #onelittledove Etsy shop 20% off sale - 9/10 - 9/20

One of my fab NY blogger ladies, One Little Dove, is having a 10 day sale on everything in her Etsy shop (details on her blog and Etsy shope)! That's 20% off her already reasonable prices.

Here are some favorite finds:
Voluminous birdcage veil in custom color - $43.20Full face birdcage veil - $38.40Waldorf Silk flower headband - $25.60Man, the Waldorf headband does feel so Blair from "Gossip Girl" in a good way. Tempting...

DIY: How to make your own fabric fascinators/brooches

I found lovely dark red fabric in India that was used for the bridesmaid dresses, ribbon wands, and bouquet wraps.

I was in my fascinator frenzy and also decided to create fascinators or brooches from the same fabric as the dresses.

Here's the DIY for my fabric fascinators!

1. Cut fabric into several different petal sizes (an oval with a larger top). The petal may be rounded or slightly curved on top. The larger layers go on the bottom, smallest on top. You will need at least 18 petals based on 6 petals for 3 layers. You can gauge depending on size of petals.
2. Take 5-7 petals and place them around each other in a circle so the smaller ends are touching. Sew the petals to each other by sewing through the center of each petal (I made one long stitch across the center to gather the petal). You now have one layer of petals.
3. Repeat step two to create additional layers from your remaining petals.
4. Place the layers on top of each other to style how you want each of the layers to lay.
5. Sew through all 3 layers.
6. The center of the flower will be secure but you may have lots of stitch marks in the center.
7. Cut a small circle and sew this in the center covering the center stitch marks.
8. Glue or sew your center bead.
9. Glue a small rectangular piece of felt to the back. Glue a pin or alligator clip to the felt.
10. You're done! Voila - fabric flower fascinator!

Note: My silk/cotton fabric frayed very easily. Organza or a satin would probably have worked very well.

Feather flowers and fascinators

I loved Marchesa's flowers made from feathers the moment I saw them in this Town and Country article (image won't post, but do look at the article!).

I've also toyed around with the idea of making a fascinator for my wedding. While I'm still suffering from "I want to do everything and I am inspired by everything", I've decided to make fascinators for my bridal party. Always a Bridesmaid had a great post about her experience (and looks so great!)
I also love wedblog's example and will mostly follow that but incorporate silk tulle and feathers.

For my own insanity, I will probably make silk flowers from the same fabric as the bridesmaid's dresses (a silk cotton blend in 3 colors - red, poppy, and pumpkin). I want to incorporate pheasant feathers, either in a trim (below , $14.99/yard with adhesive at the back)or a hat pad ($7.99)

or just a few pheasant feathers ($4.80/5)

Ostrich.com seems to have the best pricing and decent selection. I'll make a few silk flowers and probably stick a few feathers around them. I guess I will experiment with the feather flower thing too. Hmm, my dress is cream though - silver feathers will clash huh? Should I do black or red feathers to match my bridesmaids then?