Hair Pretties in Portraits

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As I shared in my last post, I am into

STYLING portraits.

I noticed many of my clients would show up in jeans

and a faded top and want portraits taken with flowers

or in nature.  The clothing just didn't match the environment.

So I look for pretty dresses and outfits at thrift stores.

I also love HAIR in portraits.  Curled hair is my favorite for women

and lately, I've gone crazy for hairbands and barrettes.

They add a wonderful color pop and interest to the portrait.

My kitchen table was cluttered most of winter...

the glue gun always plugged in....waiting.

It all started with this big bag of scrap ribbon, lace, and other

pretty adornments I found at a thrift store for 2-bucks.

My mind went haywire with thoughts of the

hair pieces I could make with these cheap scraps of goodies.

I have quite a collection now...and trying to

get every color. 

I show them to the gals before their senior picture shoots,

and they love wearing them.

I bought that blue dress at a thrift store and thought it would really

bring out Caitlin's blue eyes.

I LOVE a styled photo.

(She came to my house in jeans and a faded top!)

She brought her boyfriend to the photo session, so I

styled him to match and snapped a few couple photos.

While cleaning out drawers for our upcoming garage sale,

I was going to sell two black, patterned belts.

Instead, I used them to make rolled ribbon roses for this headband. 

Here's the video tutorial I watched on how to make them.

I was SOOO happy when lovely brunette Jenna let me

style her in black and she wore the headband!

The styling MAKES the portrait!

Yep, that black dress is another thrift store find!

The head pieces have been lots of fun

with children and babies, too....even though

many rip them off immediatly!

I even glued matching flowers onto baby panties...oh, yah, the panties

were from the thrift store, too...just 9-CENTS!!!

My most recent find is a tutorial on how to make

these satin flowers.  Simply cut varying sized

circles out of satin and SINGE the edges with

a lighter.  Here's how to singe the edges to make

them curl up.

I also take apart fake flowers I buy at the dollar store,

and hot glue the petals into a stack.

I add special touches to the centers...things like

buttons, old earrings, pearls...stuff I also find at

thrift stores!  NO need to spend a lot to make some

fabulous head pieces.

I hope you are inspired to make some of these

simple hair pieces for your next portrait shoot.

They really give your portraits that special touch!