How to Make Bridal Hairpins
Bridal hairpins are gorgeous accessories to wear in your hair on your special day. They can be made in your home at low cost and look beautiful. Best of all, you can personalize your hairpins and match them perfectly to your wedding dress. With your bridal hairpins in, your wedding hair will be an object of beauty just as you always dreamed.
Collect the items you'll need:
- Thick paperclips or wire pieces (about six inches) .
- Decorations (pearls, fabric flowers, feathers, etc...)
- Mini pieces of fabric, like felt.
- Craft glue
- Unbend the paperclips until they are straight.
- Bend the paperclips in half. If you are using pieces of wire, bend the wires in half.
- Place a dab of craft glue at the two ends of the pins. This ensures the hairpins are safe and will not poke at your head uncomfortably when you wear them.
- Let the glue dry completely. You may need to hold the hair pins upright until the glue is dried to prevent the glue from coming off or spreading.
- Dab craft glue at the rounded end of the pins on one side about a quarter of the way down. Don't over-do the glue. A little goes a long way.
- Place the mini pieces of fabric (no larger than the pin's glued area) on the pins. The fabric should be a neutral color or the color of the decorations you chose. Press a finger against the fabric and hold it for a few seconds to secure it to the pins.
- Let the fabric dry to the pins completely.
- Dab craft glue onto the fabric.
- Place decorations onto the pieces of fabric. You can use as many or as little decorations as you find attractive. Try layering decorations like feathers and pearls or flowers and ribbons for dimension and texture. Use white decorations and add accents in your wedding colors. When you are finished decorating the hairpins you should not be able to see the pieces of fabric.
- Let the decorations dry to the fabric completely.
- Wear your bridal hairpins!