Hair Accessories Design
A course by Fernanda GuimarãesCreative Director
A course by Fernanda Guimarães, Creative Director
Learn how to make your own accessories collection and how to position your brand in the market
There are pieces that elicit style, personality, tradition, and more through the materials they are made from and the symbolism they possess. To help you explore the possibilities of accessories as art, there’s nobody better than Fernanda Guimarães, the creative director of CAN CAN, a brand specializing in hair accessory design.
In this course, learn manual techniques for making original hair accessories. Fernanda teaches you step by step how to create your own collection of handmade products and how to develop marketing strategies that get your brand out there.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 10 downloads
What will we do in the course?
3 minutes, 1 second
Style and target audience
4 minutes, 38 seconds
Adding concept to creation
5 minutes, 27 seconds
Elaboration of the mood board
3 minutes, 34 seconds
Materials
8 minutes, 6 seconds
Bobby pins
10 minutes, 39 seconds
What's included in this course?
First, meet your teacher Fernanda Guimarães. She tells you about her career and her role as the creative director of CAN CAN, her hair accessories brand. She shares her biggest influences and sources of inspiration, and gives you a summary of what is taught in this course.
In the next step, identify your target audience and the materials you’d like to use by considering their form, appearance, and purpose. Define a concept for your collection and create a mood board of references, bringing together images that inspire the style, identity, and attitude of your brand.
Before you dive into the material, Fernanda goes through the tools she uses to make hair accessories. From there, learn how to design and create hairpins, combs, simple hair bands, and hair bands made from composite materials.
Then, learn about the importance of conducting quality control tests on your pieces. Fernanda helps you develop a marketing strategy to better understand the possibilities of selling your products and gives you final advice on getting your brand out into the market.
What is this course's project?
Make a small collection of hair accessories, starting with an initial concept and creating a finished product.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in creating their own hair accessories collection.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of handicrafts is recommended.
Regarding materials, you’ll need two sets of pliers, wire, glue, base pieces for your hair accessories, and decorative elements.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
I have found new ideas to create heir accessories
- 9 months ago
Me gustó mucho aunque ya conocía las técnicas. Muy motivador!
- 1 year ago
me encanto el curso :)
- 1 year ago
Maravillosos los accesorios y muy bien explicado, Exelente!!!
- 1 year ago
ES UN CURSO HERMOSO, MUY BIEN EXPLICADO Y DETALLADO. LA PROFE ES MUY DULCE, ENSEÑA TODOS LOS TRUCOS Y SECRETOS PARA HACER LOS ACCESORIOS. ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE LOS MATERIALES SEAN MAS VARIADOS, NO SOLO PERLAS EN TODOS CASOS, SINO TAMBIEN APRENDER A UTILIZAR FLORES O DISTINTOS MATERIALES PARA ELEBORAR OTROS ACCESORIOS COMO LOS QUE MUESTRA EN LAS FOTOS.
Today, her designs and products can be found online and in two brick-and-mortar stores in São Paulo and Trancoso, Brazil. According to Fernanda, her accessories are made to “place, protect, imagine, and remember the sacred symbolism of embellishment for moments that leave a mark on one’s soul”.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
The inspirational process
- Style and target audience
- Adding concept to creation
- Elaboration of the mood board
- U3
Starting production
- Materials
- Bobby pins
- Combs 1
- Combs 2
- Arch with simple base
- Arch with two bases 1
- Arch with two bases 2
- U4
Final steps
- Quality testing
- Sales and Marketing
- FP
Final project
- Hair Accessories Design
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level but beginners interested in fashion and accessories can follow along, as it covers basic techniques and essential concepts from the start.
You’ll need items like pliers, wire, craft scissors, headband bases, threads, glue, beads, pearls, artificial flowers, and ribbons. The lessons explain how to select and use each material.
You’ll learn to craft handmade accessories, build mood boards, pick materials, apply assembly techniques, test product quality, and develop marketing strategies for your brand.
The course teaches how to assemble hair clips, combs, simple and double headbands, flower crowns, and how to apply pearls and beads, plus finishing and fastening techniques.
Lessons show you how to gather visual references, define a color palette and style, organize images on Pinterest or Instagram, and turn your mood board into the foundation for your collection.
Yes, the course covers digital marketing, visual identity, product photography, defining your target audience, plus tips for social media promotion and setting up a home showroom.
Sewing isn’t required, but basic skills can help. The course teaches manual techniques and simple sewing applied to accessories.