Unique midnight blue (a bit darker than the photo capture)
Periodically I have staves done that the color just isn’t a great match with the feathers. It’s too difficult to recoat them, so I put them aside to just do custom matches with the feathers. These sets feature 24 12″ staves and a triple layer of 18-24″ plumes custom dyed to match with @fancyfeathercom
Refurbished set with lovely large plumes! Blue is a little brighter in person, lots of depth and variation in the dye. Really makes them look like denim! Set is a double layer across 14 12″ staves.
Set of 2 fans each with 12 12″ staves and 12 front layer wings sized 18-20″ and 24 plumes sized 18-24″ in LIME/EMERALD (feathers from @FancyFeathercom)
Set of 2 fans each with 12 8″ staves and 12 front layer wings sized 18-20″ and 12 plumes sized 18-24″ in MINT (feathers from @FancyFeathercom)
Set of 2 fans each with 12 8″ staves and 24 plumes sized 18-24″ in FUSCHIA (feathers from @FancyFeathercom)
Set of 2 fans each with 14 12″ staves, 14 front layer wings sized 18-20″ and 14 plumes sized 18-24″ in JADE
Set of 2 fans each with 12 20″ staves and 12 36″ 8 ply ostrich only boas in MINT
Pretty purple done as a test that was not quite right for a past project. This set features 28 12″ staves with a double layer of fluffy 18-24″ premium plumes from #RainbowFeathers.
Set of 2 fans each with 14 12″ staves, 14 front layer wings sized 18-20″, 14 plumes sized 18-24″ and 14 plumes sized 24-27″ in AQUA
Set of 2 fans each with 12 12″ staves and 24 plumes sized 18-24″ in NAVY
NOTE – Feathers are shapeshifters when it comes to color as they are actually very reflective to light. These are appearing brighter in the photos, but are a very dark navy).
Set of 2 fans each with 12 12″ staves and 24 plumes sized 18-24″ in TEAL
NOTE – Feathers are shapeshifters when it comes to color as they are actually very reflective to light. These are appearing more blue in the photos, but have more of a green or true teal hue.
Set of 2 fans each with 12 8″ staves and 24 plumes sized 18-24″ in FOREST GREEN
Fans as exciting as performer Angie Pontani! Designed to match her equally as bright costume, the boas were expertly dyed by Fancy Feather to be gold and have ombre beige tips.This new package option features 36″ 8 ply boas mounted on my 20″ staves. Although I call this package petite compared to the large sets, it’s still lush and sizable!
Set of 2 fans each with 12 8″ staves, 12 front layer wings size 18-20″ and 12 plumes sized 18-24″ in CHARTREUSE
This is the last commission that went out to @friskywhispers just before baby. Phew!
This set features 8 scallop staves with 100 35″+ lady am sidetails from @happinesscathy. The natural markings of the feathers really set off this dramatic set!
Another conversion and upgrade success story done for @missmarinaelaine. We were able to salvage feathers from her previous set and add a fresh row of large top row plumes. These beauties never looked better!
This was a fun conversion and color change for @boobsradleybq! The set was originally white on acrylic staves. After getting the feathers off, @fancyfeathercom dyed them to gun metal. A little investment can help you get a set of fans used infrequently back to a set you truly enjoy.
These pretty fluffs went out to a very newbie burlesquer. Standard size on the 12″ staves, this double layer uses light blue and white plumes from @fancyfeathercom. It’s a great size set that can be easily upgraded in the future if needed.
Just a simple double layer flirt size in beige with gold staves done for @ginatomorrow. This set is simple, classic, durable and versatile!
These feathery storm clouds done for @missjoliepapillon are a set you have to see in real life to truly appreciate!
Jolie had almost 100 of these wide top plumes that had been dramatically curled over. We used as many as we could, I think over 80, on my prong staves. The result is super dynamic with lots of flufftacular movement!
This color combo on my art nouveau stave set was an excellent idea of @dashasweetwaters!
Periodically I retired my designs to make sure they remain limited and I think that this beauty is a good one to end on.
Catching up on build highlights of work that went out just before baby arrived, this set was a vision for @missmaximillions.
Sometimes seemingly simple things can be very complex. We relied on the dye expertise at @fancyfeathercom to get this custom blue shade and have the transition from blue to black not turn into green mud. The set is assembled on 28 14″ staves in black and uses premium plumes. The fluffy result is simply lovely!
Super unique and completely custom set for Faggedy Randy!
Executing on Faggedy’s booty vision wasn’t easy! The ombre plumes were custom dyed through an experimental process by the very talented Faye Havoc. They are layered on my 3-prong staves. The front plates are Faggedy’s design. For a comical act, these are a beautiful design!
Upgraded set done for @thestormyknight!
I do wish I could capture the shape-shifting colors of this set better. What appears as a rich purple is actually a complex blue. Those are the feathers we started with from an existing set, added a top row of plumes in gun metal (@fancyfeathercom) and the spiderweb front plate. Such a unique combination that all works so perfectly together!
A lot of awesome is packed into this commission for @tout.dlou!
Tout d’Lou came to me with a hand fan design from a comic book that she hoped could work as a base for pheasant fans. I looped in my design partner @katrina.inprogress to get the design and proportions of the front overlay staves. I then adapted my V-stave as the back stave for the feather attachment. The shape of the design makes for a really clean, hidden quill final look!
The final set uses 6 doubled staves (front gold bar and back fireside copper) and 150 27-35″ sidetails in color #74 from @happinesscathy (which literally look like gold). Although the result is clean and simple, a lot of experience and planning goes into new concepts like this!
I know you are drooling over these Moulin Rouge inspired ombre plume fans commissioned by @its_victoriajade!
This set is a triple layer with slightly shorter feathers on the front and two layers of 25″ plumes expertly dyed by @fancyfeathercom layered on 28 14″ staves in a close pink that blends in.
If you dream in ombre, it’s important to first accept that feathers aren’t ever going to be as seamless as a gradient print or fabric dip. Feathers are natural products making them beautifully unpredictable. Look closely and you’ll notice every part of the feather picks up dye differently. While boas are dipped and soaked in dye at different points, the fluff and overlap helps to even out the sections. With plumes, there isn’t the same luxury! So every feather must be hand dipped, dipped again and dipped again (with multiple steps in between each dip) to achieve this ombre look. Layering then becomes important, overlapping the feathers in ways that even out the ombre and create the end effect. And yes… ombre does add a lot to the cost of a project, but considering the time and expertise needed to achieve an ombre on plumes, I’d say it’s a bargain!
Mega set across 14 flute staves (they are not so bright red) with 200 lady am sidetails in red and natural. Each fan is about 42″ at center and almost 80″ wide.
Incredibly unique pheasant set I did specifically to show off how we can achieve a light or pastel color. These are 30-35″ zebra feathers that had to be carefully degraded at #RainbowFeathers. The cream are what they look like after that process and the light teal is after dying. This set is on 6 scallop staves and uses 140 feathers. The extra processing of course adds cost, but it’s the only way to get light colors and downplay the natural black markings.
Refurbish on my own well loved set. Silver top plumes and front drabs, with orange inside plumes on 24 12″ staves in silver.
Flirt size double layer with 24 8″ staves in silver and two 18-24″ light blue from @fancyfeathercom
Oopsie-dye! Sometimes match dyes are just impossible to get right. This set features 28 8″ staves with a single layer of gorgeously fluffy 25″+ premium plumes purple with grey tips. The set is about 25″ at center and 45″ wide.
NEW stave design! Lovely intricate cutout ready for rhinestoning. The staves are 8″ is flirt size with premium single layer 25″+ plumes from #RainbowFeathers. Each fan is about 30″ at center and 50″ wide. This new design is a great budget buy for it’s size, fluff and style!
NEW stave design! Lovely intricate cutout ready for rhinestoning. The staves are 8″ is flirt size with premium single layer 25″+ plumes from #RainbowFeathers. Each fan is about 30″ at center and 50″ wide. This new design is a great budget buy for it’s size, fluff and style!
How amazing this golden upgrade for @auroramaur_dances turned out even surprised me!
First, the front and inside feathers of this set (which were a dark mustard-topaz) were salvaged from a glued bamboo and fabric structure. Starting with a lot of little drabs and about a row’s worth of wing feathers, we sent them over to @fancyfeathercom for a wash, added a fresh top row of plumes and dyed the entire batch together in their vintage gold. I have no idea what dye wizardry was used, but the new color achieved on the salvaged feathers exceeded all of my expectations! The build for each fan uses 13 12″ staves with an accent stave on the front that is ready to be rhinestoned and really pop!
Reuse staves? Of course!
This fluffy triple layer with light blue @fancyfeathercom plumes is built on lightly used staves. The performer that had them before decided to change the color of her feathers which meant a darker stave was better. Although it’s difficult to recoat staves in new colors, staves in good shape can of course be used for a different set!
I built these fans in spite of being dropped for a bulk order that would’ve delivered today. It was for a returning large show client (so I trusted it would come through), extremely quick turn that required much coordination with my suppliers and prepaying for a lot of material to pull it off. After jumping through all those planning hoops and pushing my suppliers, they said they’d be going with a different option.
So out of annoyance and to clear my mental energy, I decided to still build one of the beautiful sets they wouldn’t get!
I’m thrilled this fiery set is now going to fellow Leo @lolacoquette!
The set features 28 12″ staves, top 25″ plume and lower 18-20″ plume row in red from #RainbowFeathers. It’s a nice and dense double with premium fluff!
A red hot conversion for @msgidgetbardot!
Not only was I able to meet Gidget while in Nashville (btw… some of the best kept fans I’ve seen over all the years of doing conversions and upgrades), I enjoyed the insider scoop of how unique the scene and venues are!
A straight forward project for lighter lift and more condensed fluff, we just moved the front layer drabs and double plume over to a 24 count set 12″ in ruby red.
Celestial inspiration assembled for @originallattedah!
Latte bought the feathers a while back, but they are now ready to explode on stage. This set features 24 12″ black staves, top white plumes and a row of front and inside drabs. Super unique color combination that was a blast to assemble!
Color swap! @cervenafox dropped off blue plumes to #RainbowFeathers to have them redyed this stunning blood color. Not saying color swaps are always possible, but this was definitely a great success!
This set features 28 12″ black staves, top 25″ plume and lower 18-20″ plume row. It’s a nice and dense double with premium fluff!
Sometimes you try something new and while it’s amazing, it doesn’t achieve the goal. However, these waterfall boa fans turned out looking like waterfalls!
These are built on 24 24″ staves and use 40″ all ostrich boas beautifully ombre tier dyed @fancyfeathercom. In addition to my signature size, NEW features of my boa fans: 1. Reinforced outer stave for one handed weilding (which is definitely trending among #fandancer). 2. Seamless layering that really makes the staves disappear!
Boa fans are such a huge investment and performance commitment. But a good boa handler is a show stopper! My staves are the strongest, lightest and most durable for these types of fans, and while they are still hefty to wield, you’ll have an easier time and more fun doing it!
