HWG Photography

I have to give a shout out to Haley at HWG Photography in Dahlonega, GA! She does such amazing work, and has been such a sweetheart to work with. If you are in the Dahlonega, GA area, look her up! Check out her website for an up close look at some of her amazing work. She specializes in family sessions, new born, pregnancy, modeling, and head shots just to name a few. Here is some of her wonderful photography with her sweet little model wearing some of my creations.

How to Create a Curly Ostrich or Marabou Puff Hair Clip

First you will need a partially lined alligator clip or clip of your choice, approximately five inches of your choice of marabou (I am using curly ostrich in this example), a two inch felt circle, and a HIGH temp glue gun.

Find the ends of your cut marabou

Place glue on one end of the marabou

Bring your ends together and press hard until the glue sets up.

This is what it will look like when the ends have been glued together. Now take your felt circle and place glue all over the top of it, like this

Immediately take the side of your marabou you wish to hide (I always use the less fluffy side and brush the feathers up to make the top side more fluffy) and lay it in on top of the felt circle, drawing the edges of the marabou out to meet the edges of the cirle to ensure you get a good shape.

Here is what it will now look like from the bottom. Now attach your alligator clip. This can be done in two ways. You can use the flat side of your clip (bottom, as showin in the pink clip, or you can use the top side of clip as shown with the red marabou clip) and glue it to the bottom of your felt.

You have now completed your Curly Ostrch clip! See how easy that was!