Dragonfly Hairpins DIY
A while back I was in a fancy clothing store that had these beautiful feather dragonfly hairpins for sale next to the cash register. They were a bit too expensive for me but the more and more I examined, the more I realized I could make these myself at home. Here are DIY and homemade versions.
So I rushed home and gathered my supplies.
Supplies for Dragon Hairpins DIY
- fake feathers of course (the smaller size seem more realistic)
- my trusty glue gun (to be used by a responsible adult supervision)
- embroidery floss
- bobby pins
- pony beads (we used these)
- jewel dots (we used these but any color will do)
How-To Instructions:
First I wrapped the wavy side of the bobby pin with embroidery floss. I got it to stay tight by tying a knot at the bottom where I started and then at the top where I stopped. Then I snipped the knots short with some scissors. Don’t worry too much about the loose ends because you can tuck them away with a bit of hot glue later. The most important part here is to make sure you are only wrapping the wavy side and not both sides or else your bobby pin won’t open and can’t be worn.
Then I added the dragonfly head by putting a bit of glue inside a pony bead and attaching the bead to the end of the wavy side of the bobby pin like so. (see above)
Next was the fun part: adding the feather wings!
Dragonflies have two sets of wings at the top of their body with their long tails hanging out behind so carefully with hot glue I attached four wings as close as I could to represent a dragonfly. Finding feathers that go the right way and are symmetrical in color can be challenging but worth the hunt. I think I could have stopped at the green feathers but sometimes more is just extra fun.
Then, I added small jewel dots on the thread-covered bobby pin to create the dragonfly’s abdomen and two larger jewel dots to the pony bead to create the dragonfly’s eyes. (see picture above)
After some quick clean-up of the miscellaneous glue threads, these dragonfly hairpins were ready to wear!
So pretty! So easy! And so much more affordable than the ones at the fancy giftshop!
