By doing this, you will not have to individually glue on gems/feathers etc. This also allows for big areas to be covered in a matter of seconds.
To do this you will need:
- Wig Lace (or cheap netting used to make tutus)
- Liquid latex
- Gems or any other adornment of your choice
This was my first time making something like this, and I felt a bit lost as I wasn't creating a piece for a particular look, so it was purely experimental.
To start I taped down the piece of wig lace to the bare table to keep it taut. I just grabbed a few feathers and gems of similar/complementary colours and started arranging them on my small piece on wig lace to see what I could make of it.
Once i had a rough idea of where everything was going, I started to glue them down one by one by dipping the ends of the feathers in the liquid latex. It also helps to run a little but of the latex up the spine of the feather if you want more stability. I then just glued down the gems in a nice pattern that would be suitable to fit on the forehead.
It doesn't glue down securely straight away, so I took my time to avoid things sliding around on the wig lace.
First Attempt!
I was fairly happy with this first attempt as it looks quite pretty, and I really like the colours. I want to design a makeup to go with this piece to see how it comes together.
My second attempt was horrible! I wanted to try to create a piece purely with gems, but was struggling to find a range of colours that compliment each other, so I ended up using gems in the shape of flowers.
I really don't like gems that are shapes of flowers, hearts etc. but I chose them because they had a running colour theme.
Second Attempt
The colours do compliment each other, but it looks too childish. I don't think I will be using shaped gems again! I much prefer the normal round or teardrop shapes, but at least I have experimented with these.
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