Comments on: DIY: Feather Extensions

By: Kayla

Kayla — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:09:30 +0000

There is also a ton of feathers on amazon for cheap. I’ve had a few feathers put in at salons, first time was a very good experience and it was expensive ($25 for 2) and they didn’t use a silicone bead which damaged my hair and only lasted a month. My second one which I just took out was in for 2 and a half months and is still good but I had combed it and screwed up to the hair so I’ll redo it when my beads come in. My suggestion is always DIY cuz it’s like a 10th of the price. I got 200 Silicone beads for 3.99 and if you look enough you can get feathers for about a dollar a piece.

By: Becki

Becki — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:30:04 +0000

i found alot of feather and some kits with feathers and beads on ebay

By: elisa

elisa — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:03:19 +0000

In reply to kat. Email me. I don't have a ton left over but maybe I have colors you would like.

By: kat

kat — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:42:40 +0000

In reply to elisa. I am interested in the feathers!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:32:52 +0000

Awesome! I can’t wait to try this! Do you know if the same process can be done with tinsel extensions?

By: elisa

elisa — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:35:43 +0000

In reply to Emma.

Why dont you email me… [email protected]

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:38:51 +0000

In reply to elisa. I am definitely interested!

By: brooklynn

brooklynn — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:33:58 +0000

I bought some really pretty feathers from an etsy shop called “seekateblog” https://www.etsy.com/shop/seekateblog?ref=si_shop and I love them! I got the mermaid mix and it came with crimp beads and the fishing line. She explained how to use the line to thread the bead but i was still having a tough time figuring out how to “DIY” and then i found this site via pinterest, and i’m really glad I did. Very helpful!!
She also sells just the crimping beads too.

By: elisa

elisa — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:57:02 +0000

In reply to EchoOwl. I think you can pick them up at Beauty Supply stores. The Lamplight Feathers (which I linked to) sells crimp beads also.

By: EchoOwl

EchoOwl — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:14:37 +0000

Hey, I was just wondering what are the most common places to get crimp beads? I’m assuming a local craft store, but I’m not completely sure.

By: elisa

elisa — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:25:04 +0000

In reply to Katherine. I have lots of feathers and would be willing to sell some for $4 apiece. Lots of cool colors...let me know if you are interested.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:47:10 +0000

I am fascinated by this! I have short hair (actually about medium length, above my shoulders) and there doesn’t seem to be a big selection for the short feathers. Can you trim the longer ones? How would that work? I’m excited to try this!

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:35:41 +0000

Love the tutorial! I found your site via Pinterest. I paid $30 for three feathers at a local salon and loved the experience. If I do it again, I will definitely DIY. I did accidentally comb mine out of my hair while in the shower. Mine had been in 5 weeks and the stylist did not use a silicone bead. Combing the feathers out actually broke some of my hair. I’ve heard of that happening to other people as well (I’m assuming that it causes stress to the hair. I also wear my hair in a ponytail often, and I wonder if it weakened the hair to be pulled like that).

I also think it’s crazy that fishing stores can refuse to sell the feathers. Their store is still profiting.

Thanks for the post!

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By: elisa

elisa — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:43:41 +0000

In reply to Alex. If you are carful you can reuse the bead one more time. The feathers last forever if you take care of them so you can take them out and put them back in multiple times.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:29:56 +0000

Love this idea, definitely going to try it soon! After you take the extension out by mashing the crimp bead the other direction, can you re-use it? Or do you have to take the feathers out of the bead and re-do the entire thing?

By: elisa

elisa — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:10:32 +0000

In reply to Alexandra. I would not recommend it. The hair extension crimp beads are easy to open when you are ready to take your feathers out. They are also larger and thicker than regular crimp beads. If you try it though let me know how it goes :)

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:34:04 +0000

Can you just use regular crimping beads? Or do you have to use the silicone ones? I ordered the feathers online but i was just going to get the beads from a craft store

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:59:44 +0000

You are a genius! And to think I was about to spend $25 to get three of them done at a salon! Thank you so much!

By: Kimz

Kimz — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:48:47 +0000

In reply to elisa. thanks!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:50:20 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I came via U CREATE my daughter has been begging me to take her to have this done. So I am happy we can save the money and do it ourselves. (My Dad is a Fly Fishermen)lol I can go raid his feathers

By: Brook

Brook — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:18:08 +0000

I wish I had money to do this! AWESOME

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:08:35 +0000

Do you think you really need to have a silicone crimp bead? Wouldn’t a regular jewelry crimp bead work just as well? Might not last as long, but it would probably get the job done, right?

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:57:30 +0000

In reply to Kimz. Just wash them like regular hair. Just be careful to not brush over the bead. It will loosen the feathers and with sort of hurt. ( I have seven)

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:30:16 +0000

How cool! Thank you so much for posting this! I just ordered some feathers for my daughter and I. Can’t wait! Thanks again!