Customer Review!

I designed this flower dangle hair stick as a special custom order for a lovely customer. We were delighted to hear that it arrived safely, and is just what she wanted. With her permission, this is what she told us about her new, unique hairstick:

"The hairstick arrived safely today! Thank you so much for making it for me. I love it! This is so gorgeous!

I'm glad that you added the dangle for me because I really like how it hangs and moves. The hairstick looks so beautiful when used in hair - just the right portion of wooden part and the flower part are showing, and the dangle is just so pretty.

Thank you very much again for such wonderful work of art."

Thanks so much for the review!

Custom Length Hair Forks now at DaWanda

We're continuing to add hair sticks and forks to our DaWanda shop, and now have descriptions in French, German and English! Today we added these custom length hair forks - you choose the length when you order, and we'll carve it for you! There is no 'one-size fits all' with hair sticks and forks - everyone needs a different length, based on hair length, hair type, styles done and personal preference. Our forks at DaWanda will all be made especially for the buyer, to their specified length.


How do I know what length hair fork I need?
If you have never used a fork before, and don't know what length you will require, it is easy to measure with the help of a partner. First, you need to take a pencil, or hair stick if you have one, and make a cinnamon bun. We have illustrated instructions on our website here but what you need to do is first hold your hair back in a ponytail. Do not use a hair band! Start twisting the tail of the ponytail, so it forms a 'rope'. When it is tight, it will feel like it wants to curl up on itself. Coil the rope around the base of the ponytail. Insert your pencil or hairstick through the bun and scalp hair, starting at about the 1 o'clock position, making sure to weave the pencil/stick in and out of the bun and scalp hair so that the bun is held securely to your head.

Now ask your partner to measure the distance across the bun, ie the length of the pencil/stick which is hidden inside the bun hair. Now consider how much of the fork you wish to be seen on either side of the bun. For most people, this is about 1-1.5 inches, as too much 'extra' fork prong will make your bun look small and be unwieldy. Add this measurement to your first measurement, and you have the functional length of fork you need. This measurement does not include the decorative top of the fork, and is the length you need to know to order your own custom-length fork, to perfectly suit your hair.

Styles 4 - Half-Up Bun

This simple hairstyle is a variation of the cinnamon bun, but only half the hair is put up and the rest left down. It may be possible to create this style with hair that is not yet long enough to do a regular cinnamon bun. One or two hairsticks may be used.

First, hold your hair back in a regular half-up. With one hand on the base against your head, twist the hair so it forms a 'rope'. When it is fairly tight, coil the rope to form the bun. I find it easier to do this by twisting it around my finger.

Insert the hairstick into the outer coil, first horizontally 'into' your head, and the rotating so it is pointing the direction in which it will go through the bun. Make sure you 'weave' the hairstick in and out of the scalp and bun hair, so that the half-up bun is held against your head.

Hair Forks now on Etsy!

Yay! We're so excited to list the first in our collection of hair forks on Etsy. This beautiful three prong hair fork is hand-carved from poplar, a light golden-colored flexible hardwood. It has a butterfly hand-carved in relief on one side at the top. It's a total of 6.25 inches long, with prongs 4.75 inches long. We'll be adding more forks soon, in a variety of woods.

Hair forks are used in much the same way as hair sticks. Just weave the fork through a bun in the same way as a hair stick, as this picture of a fork holding a simple, cinnamon bun shows: