I have a hard time finding clothes I like in stores, so you can imagine what I go through with accessories: nothing, NOTHING comes even close to what I’d want to wear! I’m just not drawn to the safe retail ‘trends’ - once something’s been mass-produced, it loses its appeal to me. So yea, you won’t be seeing me sporting a black headband with a fake flower any time soon…
Part out of love for DIY, part out of necessity, I find myself resorting to making my own clothes and accessories. I can spend hours (and hundreds of dollars!) at a craft store, marveling at all the stuff they have – from scissors, to pieces of felt to fimo clay. When I saw styrofoam cones on a shelf, I immediately wanted them on my head! That’s how the idea of a Twonicorn was born – because two horns are better than one!
Pearl-Horn Twonicorn
Below is a quick breakdown of how I did it:
- 2 Styrofoam cones
- Long hair extensions (doesn’t have to be real hair)
- Acrylic paint that matches the hair
- Assorted size pearls
- Needle & thread
- Glue gun
Paint styrofoam the color of the extensions (leave it white if your extensions are white). Braid extensions into one loooong braid, secure ends. Wrap the braid around the cones in a spiral, starting from the top. Secure with glue gun. Sew beads onto the hair. Voila! You have two beautiful horns. :) As for how they stay on – there are lots of ways to do this. I made two high pigtails, attached the horns with pins around the perimeter and then wrapped my own hair around the base.
More pictures with the horns can be found here and here!
Deerlings: do you DIY your own accessories?
Super cute!
To sew on the pearls, do you actually sew them to the styrofoam through the hair or just weave in and out of the braided part without connecting to the styrofoam?
Doe Deere Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Through the hair.
Whit Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Cool.
I was thinking that a Princess Leia bun type thing might work too. Just find styrofoam balls and cut them in half and wrap the hair around.
Cool! I don’t think I’d ever wear ones quite like that, or have reason to. But maybe mini ones with coloured rhinestones? Now my imagination is running wild with ways to put my own twist on this. =)
Suzanne C. Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm
oh yeah and I was surprised the perals were beads, I thought you were going to say they were pushpins with pearl ends. That could work too (as long as they don’t fall out).
Doe Deere Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hmmm that’s not a bad idea either – if you can find push pins in different sizes!
I wish there were some curved styrofoam cones so I could dress up like Taurus! Or perhaps a lady Minotaur?
Agnes Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 4:07 pm
You can form them from Fimo or gypsum (is that the right word?)-tapes if you want them to be bigger!
I had a feeling you used cones but I also thought they were push pins with white balls at the end.
“once something’s been mass-produced, it loses its appeal to me.”
I agree. About 6 years ago I had a dread hair fall making business and I used to wear dread falls all the time (I had them in many many many different colors) but once I started seeing cheaper versions of them at Hot Topic and Halloween stores I was done with them.
Lovely! I do my clothes and accessories also by myself as i tent never to find anything perfectly fitting for me and being right for my style. I love to customize normal clothes also.
I must do it ! but I don’t know where I can buy all of thaht !
But , thanks for the tutorial ! :D
Doe Deere Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I bet you can find all of it on Etsy or eBay!
Miou' Reply:
November 24, 2009 at 10:54 am
I know taht but I’m just a teenager and I think my parents will not agree but thank’s for the answer !^^ I’m going to looking for in the city ; I think in Paris I cant find them ! :D
Beautiful! I don’t know if I could pull those off (I tend to be much more experimental with clothes than accessories..) but you look splendid with them, and they’re so well-made!
Wouldn’t it be “Dicorn” or “Bicorn?” o___o’
Doe Deere Reply:
November 23, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Deuxnicorn? Zweinicorn?
How sweet! they looked so very cute on you Doe. I just love your DIY nature. Keep up the good work.
Also- excited you’re getting into video makeup tutorials. Can’t wait to see it Lovely.
~Jessica Dawn
I think this is by far one of my favorite posts of yours in a long time! I love the idea of making these to wear with a Mardi Gras costume… and there really are so many alternatives you could do with them.
The cones never crossed my mind when I saw the pictures, even though I’ve used them in many craft projects!
Wow, this is so freakin’ innovative. I was completely convinced that they were your own, real hair done up in some magical intricate way! Very nice. I have such a fetish for pearls strung through hair…
I may try this, but I think I will put them on a head band.
u are so creative!!
God, you’re so creative! LOL. I can’t wait for the makeup tutorial! ^.^
~Your biggest fan!
Maria
“once something’s been mass-produced, it loses its appeal to me”
I think that this is a bit of a ridiculous comment to make. I can relate with not being fond of trends and being out of step with the mainstream, but I do not think that you should swear of wearing something just because other people could too.
I appreciate your honestly, and if you do not like anything, fair enough. But I don’t think that you should give up something that you like for the sole reason of it being mass produced.
I realize that you may have other reasons, but I would just like to state my opinion in the matter.
Otherwise, this is a very nice tutorial (and hey, I saw a styrofoam whale in town last week, and talked myself out of getting as I would have nothing to do with it. Now I shall have a trusty whale hair ornament.)
KitOfPirates Reply:
June 19, 2010 at 7:56 am
Hmmz si, i think it will limit someone to much to stop using this and thats because of mass productions. Get what you like/luvv! But for me it is something that happens automaticly with some shtuff, like before it got sold at a store in holland (The Blokker ^o^) i totalleh would have wanted cupcake fakies, i thought they where non yawnie. I would want something added. Luckily this blog really gets my creative juices going so maybe someday imma make one from scratches!! (Even if it’s only in thought now huhu!) >.> Ehm (what was i trying to explain again? lawl) so for me personally it is something that happens from within and naturally. :P Trying to go above stuff that is already there is also a very gewd thing it might gets new aweshome teh pawshomes!
*sets up her tent in the garden of the blog*
YESSS! I make all of my bows and I made a cute pair of earrings. I figure why buy something when I can make it and then it’ll be unique?
I’m like a junkie in craft stores–can’t get enough! What a clever idea!
Hi there, first time commenter long time reader, so hopefully I haven’t just missed you mentioning it before.
Are you a fan of the simpsons?
There is one episode in seasons 20 in which lisa and her new friend Juliet write a story about an imaginary kingdom called Equalia in which there is a twonicorn – always reminds me of you now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/GangstahKitty/bdsfsfss.jpg
:P This was kind of what i had in mind when i saw the horns not yet made into braided thingehs :P The horn would go on a broadish headband and go more to the lefts or rights. (Aargh this is why i drew it quickleh to make sure the point is kind of mades XD heehee ze vision that i had about it was betters but i’m too lazy to do it purrfects! Mew ^o^!) Ofcourse it has to look like a unicorn horn and not a party hat >.> UGH!
So i totally made this in me minds. ^^; now i just need to get that glue gun&co!