If you or a friend are getting married you will know how very expensive it is, but at the same time how important it is that everything be extra special.  Why not try making your own tiaras and matching hairpins?  It's fun, you can be original and it will be a lot cheaper...

...Especially if you put your own hair up, and dress it up with one of these beautiful creations.  It is surprisingly quick and simple to make a lovely tiara, and in here are twenty of them together with ideas for the matching bun pins or grips (barettes in the US).  The instructions don’t vary a lot and once you get the basic idea of twisting, wrapping and adding beads to wire then you are away.  The designs range from beautifully simple with just pearls to flowers, leaves, twists and more.  I’ve seen more advanced and ornate tiaras but these are lovely in their simplicity, and require few instructions to understand how they are made.  Add some attractive and helpful photographs of the finished item, and you have a delightful little book on a subject not often covered.  Just add a bun!

If you cannot find a good range of wire and other jewelry making materials used in this book locally try SearchPress.com.  Also available in this series is Wedding Favours by Michelle Powell (Amazon.com US || UK).