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  January 2010 edited December 2011

  Hi! Thanks. It was actually super easy and only took about an hour to make. I kind of just winged it but I did some googling of "DIY hair flower" and found some great tutorials. I think in total I spent around $12, using a 50% off coupon. I had alligator clips laying around my house that I used so I didnt have to buy any of those.
  
  I went to Michaels and got a peony (the one with plastic around the flower head, its the best quality), a package of feathers and a package of different sized pearls.
  
  I pulled the flower head off the steam and removed the petals. This may be confusing but inside the flower are little plastic pieces that give it shape. I saved the the bottom circle piece of plastic and one of the little plastic 'prongs'. I also cut down the middle stem part so I had something to add the petals on and the pearls covered up the middle anyway.
  
  After I did that, I started layering the petals until I got the size/shape that I wanted. This was actually the hardest part. I added a few petals to the 'stem', then the plastic prong, then the rest of the petals and then I put on the bottom circle plastic piece. I hot glued that on and used pliers to cut the stem even with the bottom of the flower.
  
  Then I just hot glued some feathers on, made a pool of hot glue in the middle and added my pearls. I used 2 different sizes for that. Glue it to your clip...make sure you keep the alligator clip open or else it glues itself shut. I only say that because I almost didnt realize I had to hold it open until the glue cooled. LOL
  
  I hope that all makes sense. Let me know if you need anymore explanation.

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