Archive for April, 2010

I have been wanting to design a wedding set of Juliet Cap, necklace and earrings for some time, but I had to go through my supplies and think about it for awhile before deciding on a concept. I usually make a big mess while working on my creations so when I was clearing up one [...]

Choosing fabrics.  This weekend I decided to make a wedding veil for photography because I purchased one and didn’t like it, so I took it back. I knew it was going to take time to make one and I thought if I was going to make one, why not make it different. I searched through [...]

I made this Easter Hat for fun, not for sale.  I wanted to experiment with mixed medias and share the pros and cons with you.  It is a combination of straw and buckram. Playing with hat straw. Did you ever want to make something ‘just because?’. I’m afraid that’s the story of my life as I [...]

A present for Kim. When I made the three top hat frames before surgery, I didn’t have a plan for the third one, but after completing the two bridal top hats I wanted to go back to doing something I absolutely love. Making a Victorian hat. My daughter Kim has always loved hats and used [...]

Here comes the Bride. This top hat I covered in off white fabric and trims. Not every bride wants to follow the leader. There are brides in this country who love to stand out and show that she is proud to be different. That’s the kind of bride I design for. There are so many [...]

This is the second Juliet Cap I have made from the design of this frame. The first you will find on my blog, Passionate for pink-A Juliet Cap on March 3rd 2010. I designed this cap to sit forward on the front of the head to frame the face so as to leave the entire [...]

A great way to store your hats free of dust. Although I am not fully recovered from surgery, I am tired of waiting to begin work on my blog again. I wound up with a bladder infection and I am still plagued by a catheter after a month since my surgery and hope to resolve it [...]