Archive for the ‘Bridal Headpieces’ Category

Black and white seems to be very popular and I think the reason is because of the crisp look and style of women wearing black and white outfits. To offer more selection of fascinators in these two colors I decided to make a larger feather display and add a black and white flower center piece. [...]

I spent the last two days working on this Juliet cap and although it is tedious and a lot of hand sewing, I love the style of Juliet caps and so do many brides. Juliet caps have been around for many years and were the most fashionable in the 1950′s. Now I have brought this [...]

This feather cape took me many, many hours of time to make but it was so worthwhile. It had been a vision in my head for the past few months when I decided to learn everything I could about feathers so that I could make more unique fascinators. My daughter Kim and I watched the [...]

It’s time for a wedding! Rhinestones and roses are a great combination for a wedding. This fascinator sits on a hair band but is removable to store free from dust and dirt. Here you can see the two pieces taken apart. Heavy duty Velcro hold the two pieces together for wearing. I made the large [...]

For the past couple of months I have been very busy making fascinators ready to start selling on Etsy. I also took time to experiment with various techniques that popped into my head. I am the kind of designer who does not follow the rules, or other milliners and simply work from whatever inspiration that [...]

Marabou feathers and French veil for a wedding. This wedding fascinator has matching marabou earrings. All you need is the dress. Not every bride wants a traditional wedding veil and I designed this piece with that bride in mind. The French veil spells romance for a discerning bride who wants something unique. Marabou feathers flow [...]

I was recently asked about making a Grace Kelly headpiece for a wedding so I sat down and began drafting the pattern pieces.  It turned out to be quite a complicated piece, but I am quite happy with the outcome.  Now I am offering this pattern with full photographed tutorial for sale. I studied photographs [...]

Today I decided it was high time I experimented with my Hat Shaper and lace fabric. I couldn’t afford to buy an expensive Hat Block and while researching hat blocks I came across this site. http://www.hatshapers.com/ I ordered a Hat Shaper they named Bell Cloche because I wanted to find a way to make lace brims for my [...]

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 [...]