DIY Feather Hair Extensions - Stars for Streetlights

By A Mystery Man Writer

Last updated 25 May 2024

DIY Feather Hair Extensions - Stars for Streetlights

I’ve had feathers in my hair since April and I absolutely love them. They behave just like my actual hair– they can be curled with the curling iron and dried with the hair dryer. Even though over the summer I watched every 8-year-old girl I know become my pink, orange, and blue fine-feathered friends, (I just like all feathers, actually.) 🙂 So before these hackle feathers became a hair trend, they were used by fly fishermen for bait. Ever heard of “tying flies?” Yeah, they use these feathers to do that. My fly-fisherman friend (who lived and worked in Montana all summer) told me a funny story about a man in Montana who owns a fishing store. He refuses to sell anyone feathers if they are going to use them for their hair– or if they plan on selling the feathers to people who will use them in their hair. So this fishing shop owner quizzes and grills his feather-buying customers until he is sure they will be using the hackle only for fishing. Hahaha… 🙂 To add the feather hair extensions yourelf, you need: ♥Feathers. I got mine on and I also bought the little beads there as […]