Archive for March, 2011

I have lived in Texas for over forty years and even though I have never dress like a cowgirl, I have always loved the Texan style. This is why I decided to translate this style into my millinery work. Why not a fascinator instead of cowboy hat for your next Western event? Years ago when [...]

Every designer talks about an inspiration for their designs. If you are a natural designer, it doesn’t take much before your mind spots something and you are off! This design came about because of the small fan charm at the bottom of the feather pad. What is a feather pad you ask? Check out the [...]

What are feather pads? My sister Simone in England asked me what I meant by a feather pad. This blog will explain what they are. These are two purchased feather pads that I have had for awhile. The problem with purchased pads is that they don’t go with my designer hats and fascinators and the [...]

Everything has been waiting for me to make this special fascinator for a lady who loves the Red Hat Society. I decided today was the day. Not everyone loves wearing a hat so I decided to make one one-of-a-kind Red Hat fascinators. My inspiration was a broach of a lady dressed in purple and red [...]

I don’t think that there is a woman alive who doesn’t smile when she sees a peacock feather. The colors are extraordinary and we wonder at the birds that ‘make’ them. Several days ago, I decided to buy some Peacock feathers and make some unusual fascinators. This was the first fascinator I made and started [...]

It now July and very hot, so when the shops start clearing out summer straw hats, buy them up and design your own for next summer.  This is what you can do with them. Here in Texas it’s getting hotter and summer will soon be upon us. Today it will be in the 80′s F [...]

French or Russian Veiling can be quite a challenge to work with and I wanted to try out some new concepts that kept popping into my head. I wanted to produce a see through, open look veil sculpture to some of my pieces, so I decided to play with wiring and shaping this veil fabric. [...]

Fascinators and Kate Middleton. What is a fascinator you ask? It’s simply a headpiece with feathers worn in exchange of a hat. I believe they are called fascinators because you can’t help but stare at them on any woman’s head. Kate Middleton seems to enjoy wearing them and they are now very popular all over [...]