Costume Day!

I couldn't pick just one costume to wear to work today,

so I started as Little Red Riding Hood...

...and then traded the basket and cape for

a tricorn to become a pirate.

My little sister wore one of my witch hat fascinators...

...and so did my Mom.

Fabulous hats make for Halloween fun!!!

Halloween Creations

I've been so busy with custom orders on Etsy the past month, that I've barely had time for anything else.  Here are a few of my favorite recent creations:

 Witch Hat Fascinators

 Tricorn Fascinators

 A giant hat for a pink hatter

 A Deluxe Tricorn in gorgeous silver and peacock blue

 A Deluxe Tricorn in beautiful shades of brown

 A Deluxe Puss in Boots cavalier hat ...

... with ears!

A Deluxe Tricorn with veil attached, perfect for a pirate wedding!

And my favorites, Lacy Top Hats with Ears!

FaerieWorlds Festival

  We had lots of fun at the FaerieWorlds Festival yesterday.  Wonderful music, yummy food (I had the best vegan peanut butter frozen yogurt ever!) beautiful art and lots of fantastic costumes.  I had such a good time I forgot to take many pictures, but here are a few views of how our costumes turned out.

Fairy Fest Preview #3

We’re going to the FaerieWorlds Festival tomorrow, and I finally finished our costumes.

I made a new set of wings for myself, cream with bits of lace and ribbon all over them.  I’m much happier with this pair than with the last ones.

My Mom has purple sparkly wings with a sunflower and ribbons.

My sister has black point d’esprit ones with a crimson rose…

… to match her rose and raven fascinator.

I made a dragonfly-like cumberbund with tails for my Mom.

And my brother-in-law gets a deluxe pirate hat.

We’re going to have a blast tomorrow!



New Creations

I haven't blogged in a while, but I have been busy and creative lately.  I've had lots of custom orders through my Etsy shop.  A pirate festival in Connecticut, 1812 celebrations on Canada Day, and an Australian Lady Gaga.  People are having fun all over the world, and I'm thrilled that they are wearing my hats and fascinators!  Here are a few non-Etsy projects I have been working on in the last month.

We updated our Maypole, a tradition in my family.  It was a little late this year, because my parents were in France over May Day, but we did it as soon as they came home.  I use strips of taffeta fabric instead of ribbon, because I can make them nice and wide so they wind around the pole beautifully.  We have a variety of colors every year, and they sometimes change, except for my brother-in-law, who will only participate if he gets a “dirt brown” ribbon.  Here is our maypole this year.

Every year at our winery’s Memorial Day open house, I hang my hand-dyed silk scarves on makeshift clotheslines.  They look particularly lovely when blowing in the breeze.

I recently made a special birthday crown for the little boy of a lady I work with.  I made the numbers out of felt and attached them with velcro so it can be changed and used when he turns two next year.  I got to use a fun new product (new to me, at least).  It’s a fabric that you run through your computer printer.  You can print words and pictures on high quality cotton.  It works wonderfully and I can’t wait to try it again.

One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to wear more skirts, so I have decided to make myself some fun ones.  Here is my latest.  A pretty blue print with an octopus wrapping his little tentacles around the edge.  I like that the polka dots look like little suckers. I plan to wear it to the beach-themed end of year party at work this week.  I love how it turned out!