Your Fantasy Costume

I love making floral headpieces myself, they’re useful for your dryad, fairy or nymph dress, and a common element for your masquerade ball or performing garment, not to say also a key element for a wedding or flowergirl dress, thus   surfing the net to polish my technique I found some tutorials you might find worth. Making them is inexpensive and you can unleash your imagination choosing a palette of colors and designing  them to fit the seasons or the color of your garments. Also you  can make smaller versions for a ponytail and add some ribbon steamers and other ornaments to make it stand out.

to get this wonderful result or whichever your imagination renders

This is another simple tutorial I found in save on crafts and also this other one in Forever wed focused in circlets for brides and flowergirls, this other in the princess portal

If you’re just too lazy (LOL) or you’re in a hurry  this is an ebay store  called Kcfairy with cute and quite affordable ones, not to say I find them rather cheap for the detail they have

Above: example of crown in Kcfairy ebay store

You can also check these others made by Art of wings (we covered it in a previous article), they’re simpler but not because of that less cute.

Above: example of Art of Wings Faery Crown

One of my favourite places for this is our previously covered  “Hairlooms” article. You can see an example of this wonderful crafted headpieces below. The site worth a visit if only to gather some ideas as they’re simply gorgeous.

Above: example of Hairlooms headpiece

This is a picture of one I did myself for a photo shoot of my song “the long way”. I used some fake branches and only brown, yellows and reds to provide an “autumn” look. I used wire to tie all the pieces to the tiara and after that I used ribbon and fabric straps to wrap  and smooth the possible wire endings that could scratch my head and make it more comfortable or you can use the stem wrap floral tape too. I use fake faux flowers but you can try drying leaves and flowers  and try to do the same, but they’re more delicate if travelling. So yep, that one below is me with my attempt of an “autumn crown”.  I added too some matching golden and red beads with the wire aside from the leaves and flowers and sometimes I even add feathers (check this previous article to buy all sorts of feathers).  Right now i’m working making a matching “leaf-mask”  but that will come in an upcoming article.

Another recommended site is Avalon Fantasy like the one below:

Above: me with my own handcrafted autumn crown

Of course we are living in the XXI, but  that’s no reason you can be wearing actual dresses with a fairy, cyber or gothic edge that sill keeps a magic that distinguish the most daring ones that decide not to . Casual, comfortable and still fantasy oriented,  Alienskin is a british store with a very interesting collection  from which I highlight the hooded coats and long leafy skirts that you can order in your custom size/colours showing that mythic creatures can also adapt to urban backgrounds.

There are also some accessories like arm warmers with several original designs, i’ve picked my favourite to show you.

Hairlooms features a lovely collection of headpieces and garlands that will suit perfectly not only a wedding dress but any nymph, dryad or fairy garment.  Full, detailed and rich in colours, it really shows the finery of the materials (with flowers, ribbons, leaves, branches, butterfly wings  and even feathers). Having seen these in person I can tell you we’re talking about crowns of the highest quality that will add tha very final and special touch to your garment.

Isn’t it an amazing corset? for fairies or dryads?

Goblin Road make wearable and made to measure leather corsets to guarantee a perfect fit and they’re the “must-have” for a forest nymph garment. The model shown above is called “wood elemental” and also air and fire elemental models are available on the site. I feel tempted to order thos model precisely as I love the cut and that “made of plants” look. The back of the corset is grommetted and cinches with a leather cord. You can also ask for some runes and ornaments to be engraved, and have it with or without the “leaves” edges though I think that’s precisely the trademark of Goblin Road tops.

They’ll have soon a new collection called “Mythagos” with dragon designs and designs of angel and celestial creatures. I cannot wait to see them! and we’ll update this article with them.

In the following weeks they’ll increase their catallogue with wings, masks, skirts and all sorts of things… so don’t forget to bookmark this site to check it all over again soon. Aside they’ll list other stuff like skirts, coats and masks.