It's the most wonderful time of the year! And as a result I have to confess that I've been doing more Christmas shopping / chutney making / glittery nail painting than I have hatting for the past week or so...which makes for a slightly shorter than usual blog post!
(Just to prove that I have been creative this fortnight, if not entirely headwear focussed...) ;)
(Just to prove that I have been creative this fortnight, if not entirely headwear focussed...) ;)
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 |   | First things first...you'll remember that my last post was a tad late on account of a consultation with a new customer, and my first Wedding-Fair-Sourced Mother of the Bride! Chris has an absolutely FAB-U-LOUS coat and has ordered a showstopper of a hat to go with it. |
Roughly based on 'Laced Up #2' (left - similar to Laced Up #1 but with pointed petals), Chris's head piece is in Superneutral sinamay, with more layers of rolled edge petals and some frankly spectacular burnt pheasant curls...
...Except when I ordered the curls, they were the wrong colour (my fault entirely - never assume that when different suppliers use the same name for a product, it means you're buying the same product! Eek!) and my usual supplier has run out of natural coloured curls.
Tricky.
As a result, I'm currently in the process of transforming these freshly sourced cock pheasant tail feathers into couture-y burned curls in the middle. First stop: the freezer to kill any beasties lurking in the fronds!
...Except when I ordered the curls, they were the wrong colour (my fault entirely - never assume that when different suppliers use the same name for a product, it means you're buying the same product! Eek!) and my usual supplier has run out of natural coloured curls.
Tricky.
As a result, I'm currently in the process of transforming these freshly sourced cock pheasant tail feathers into couture-y burned curls in the middle. First stop: the freezer to kill any beasties lurking in the fronds!
 From Oh! Natural! |  To Haute Naturale... |  With a quick deep freeze beauty treatment in between! |
The wedding is in between Christmas and New Year, so I'll definitely have the results to show you next time! Wish me luck...!
One project which I did finally finish was this beaded wire pin to hold Vivienne's large sun hat brim off her face. The pin (and her other two hats) are currently in transit somewhere between here and Sydney! (Hat Guardians in Chief, Jess and David, are having a rather adventurous and unexpectedly detoured flight - safe travels my loves!) :o/
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Before I get cracking on the latest decorations (I'm trying these - amazing!) and the dreaded Present Audit (when you think you've finished shopping but somehow all the presents seem to have shrunk since you last looked in the bags...) I'm swinging by Handmade Monday for an inspiration boost!
And with that, I bid you all a fabulously festive fortnight indeed and I'll see you on the last Monday of 2013!
Merry Christmas you lovely lot! x
And with that, I bid you all a fabulously festive fortnight indeed and I'll see you on the last Monday of 2013!
Merry Christmas you lovely lot! x
