I know almost exactly what I want, but I can't seem to find it - or at least not at a reasonable price. Hitchers, please help me!
I want a headband - I don't mind whether it is silver or ribbon-covered. I want a side-mounted flower in ivory, preferably a rose or rose-like, as I have roses mounted onto my dress and an ivory rose bouquet. I want feathers around the rose - not 'fluffy' ones, the long slender ones or the ones with a thin stalk and then refined feather or a mix of those. I want some bling in there somewhere - crystals in the rose or on jewellery wire.
I've seen a handful of 'nearly right' ones online, some at reasonable prices, some extortionate. They all seem to be extorionate within the bridal shops. I've just had a consultation with a lady that makes beautiful jewellery at reasonable prices, and having seen the prices of some of her fascinators that include veiling I thought it would be affordable (many were about £30) and then for a bridal one she wanted £70! I know that's often reflected within the shops, but it seems bridal = £££ for something that, in another colour for a prom, would not be £££. Gah!
So, any ideas? Cheaper bespoke recommendations?
I'm getting to the point when I'm seriously contemplating just having a go myself (I make jewellery as a hobby and used to make leatherwork from scratch as a living, including Swarovski encrusted dog collars, so have *some* of the skills needed but admittedly not all) but I'm not 100% sure where to start.