Watch me hand making

   You need to see this lovely Video....watch me hand making

Real Life Bride - Greta

One of my lovely brides Greta writes :
'We had a wonderful day and I really felt like a princess, particularly with those gorgeous flowers in my hair.'

'It was also very comfortable, which was a blessing!'

Thanks again,

Greta

Corsages

A new beauty for the shop......we have a massive collection of silk flowers worn as corsages and in the hair here at our store in Malvern Road. Let me know if you are looking for a particular colourway.

Wedding Belles Anna and David

The lively Anna on her wedding day & some snaps she sent me. Love the group shot everyone relaxed and ready for the reception on a glorious sunny Melbourne day in the Mornington Peninsula. She looked adorable and I so love to see the bride on her special day, the fascinator I made for her on her special day looked beautiful, thanks Anna you made it shine.

Some 'mother of the bride' options....

I have spent the last couple of days making some 'mother of the bride' options which are so easy to wear, built around a headband, they are soft and mostly made from silk organza with matching bows - above 'Silver Silk Headband' and 'Red Fluted Silk Organza' they add just the right amount of glamor to the wedding party !

Love this...VOGUE

Silk Flowers

just some vintage inspiration.................

new silk flowers have arrived and we love them !

Beautiful Bride

Keva models everyone's favorite bridal headpiece 'Blossom Dearie', made to order this one in Ivory with vintage veiling, just enough to add the effect......without being in the way.

As seak preview....Magnolia Square

A sneak preview of Magnolia Square coming soon to Malvern Town Hall - 28th, 29th and 30th April.
Malvern Town Hall
MELBOURNE

Thur 28 April 10am-9pm
Fri 29 April 10am-5pm
Sat 30 April 10am-4pm

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Spring Racing 2010

A hat for the new season.

I love the way it curves around the head.

The texture of the vintage cherry coloured straw
and the bright pink feathers adds a dimension that I adore.

Sewing the head fitting in place .

Some hefty hand sewing through several layers to keep
all nicely tucked under the head fitting..

Deciding where the support detail will go as I don't
really want it seen from the front or back - tricky. Can't see it from front (above)
and will live with the small amount I can see from the back.

Curving the piece of straw I have decided to use as a
support for the feathers.

I ran a gather thread through the straw to pull the inner side
in tight so it would curve to fit the feathers and hopefully not
be seen from the front or back.
I then hit the curved straw with the iron and wet rag
to make it a permanent curve. Magic.

Just realizing that the feather will need some
support.....although I had backed it in some pale pink felt.
Here I am assessing how wide and how long the curved
piece of straw needs to be.

Woo hoo new season is here ! although it is still freezing outside! Just adding the finishing touches to a design for the shop and available here. Complex little hat in the end which started out when I found a cherry coloured a piece of vintage strip straw and just adored the bright cherry colour . The shape grew, then the silk flowers, then the feather trim, then that needed support and it seemed to go on and on, but finally here is the result.

Adding some Swarovski detail

Just one of the many little jobs I need to get through in a day...here I am adding the Swarovski crystal detail to the center of some pretty little flowers. This is for a wholesale job and will eventually end up as the trim on a little straw hat...only 120 to go !

Some Vintage Inspiration

Use our Dinner Plate Rose to get the look.

from absolutely beautiful things in Vogue June 1959

Emily's Wedding Headpiece - Vintage Blossom

Emily's lovely headpiece I made for her wedding. Some photo's of it being made and the end result - just beautiful and I love the vintage velvet ribbon such a wonderful colour. Vintage blossom !
Emily writes:
'My wedding went really well. My headpiece was gorgeous and I am still getting comments on it. Thank you so much for all your brilliance.
Thanks again,
Emily Ramage nee Moor