Birdcage Bridal Veil with Silk Flower

Hello there!! I'm so happy to finally have my laptop with all my pictures working again!! Yahoo! Thank you to my amazing husband and our friend Tim from PC Custodian for fixing it!

This last month, my good friend Natasha renewed her vows with her husband. I was so honored that she asked me to make a bridal headpiece for the special occasion.
Here's what I came up with

Tash wanted a veil, but not the traditional bridal veil. So we went with a vintage birdcage veil that only covered part of her face, and I just love it! Do you want to see how I made it?!

So, I started out with the flower, since that's something I've done before. I followed the same steps for the flowers I made in this post, except I only used satin for the layers.

Next came the part that gave me hives! I've never made any kind of veil, or used netting before, so this part was all new to me! I bought the netting from Joanns, and just sat in front of the mirror for hours trying to figure out how to do the veil.

I got it the way I wanted it, glued it to itself first, and then I glued the netting to the
bottom side of a round piece of felt

On top of the felt I glued a couple feathers that I thought made it seem elegant.
Then I glued the flower on top of the feathers.

On the back of the headpiece I glued another circle of felt. I cut two slits in it before I glued it on so she can use different clips or even a headband if she wants.

What do you think?! I love how it turned out, and she looked absolutely beautiful!!
Thank you Tash for giving me the opportunity to try something new!

Thanks for reading!!

Juli

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