Rhapsody in Blue

I am delighted to show you my latest hat design. When the customer approached me earlier we were discussing hats in black, white and teal as a combination. These are the designs I came up with for her:

     

However, upon closer inspection of the pictures, I realized that the color of the dress my customer ordered for her Derby outfit is not black as we initially thought, but dark brown. Alas, my suspicions confirmed once she received the dress, it was indeed dark brown. So, a new design was in order. 

And here is to the real thing:

I hope she likes wearing it as much as I did making it! :-) I love the combination teal and brown, just one of these things that simply "work" together.

Off to the next project!

Annie

Derby Season in the Air

I love Derby season! You know that in the past I wrote about the hat show that I participated in, and I've been making hats on and off, but this hat is special.
I love, love, love the dress that my customer chose! I love the color even more! Imagine my surprise, when I found my favorite flower ( ranunculus) in the same color. I am glad that the customer agreed on the design, because I think the hat plus the dress will be a stunning combination.

So, I began with the design:

And then, the magic happened...

 

 

Sometimes, when you work on a project like that, you start with a basic design, but then, you see the materials and you just know there is something you have to add/remove. For example this hat originally was supposed to have netting. However, once the customer and I saw it with the netting, we decided it would look better without it. Then I got the idea for the beige feathers. They were not in the original design, but I think they totally completed the idea. In other words I love that hat. I hope it will arrive safely and the customer would love it at least as much as I do.

I am extremely excited to work on other hat designs at the moment too. In fact, hats have been on my schedule for quite some weeks now. So, if you are thinking of ordering yours at my Etsy Store, you better do it ASAP, because I have a waiting list for the next month and a half.

Woodburned Jewelry- Bracelets/Bangles

That's right! I never thought I will be saying this, but making jewelry was kind of fun. I always tried to stay aside from the jewelry business and I was very apprehensive to dab into it. However, just seeing these unfinished bangles made out of wood, I knew I had to try. My main idea was to make something that I would like to wear. And I would absolutely, most definitely, positively, undoubtedly wear ANY one of these.

- My personal favorite ( I'm lying, I like them all!)

  

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- My " I go with everything" design ( truly my favorite!)

  

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- My minimalistic design ( my favorite for sure!)

   

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- My "knit" bangle ( Now, THAT is my favorite!)

   

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So, which one is YOUR FAVORITE?

Message in a bottle OR bouquet of pencils?

Today I'll talk about two romantic movies that gave me the idea for Valentine's day gifts for my Etsy shop. Both movies are old, but they still hold their romantic charm that a really good movie doesn't lose with time.

The first one is Message in a Bottle.Chances are you have either given someone a message in a bottle or you have received one at one point or another.However, if you haven't seen the movie, you don't know what you're missing.I have thrown my fair share of messages in bottles since I was little. I mean, living close to the sea you often think it improves your chances in having your message found. Well, it doesn't :-)

However, when you grow up you can make sure the right person finds your message. And I can help you out with that:

The best thing? You can get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/120897208/message-in-a-bottle-message-in-a

If you are looking for an original and personalized message for your loved one, look no further. Although I have included this poem in the message, I can place any text on aged paper. It might be a poem you or your loved one like or it might be a love message in your own words.

    

I figured, it will be a really nice touch if instead a cork cap, I use a sea auger. It is actually snug enough so you don't have to worry of the sand spilling, and it is also strong, so you don't have to worry about breaking it when closing or opening it.

  

Talking about romantic gestures, if you have not yet given or received a bouquet of pencils, you don't know what you've been missing. Especially, if you haven't seen the movie You've Got Mail

However, you are in luck again, because I have some of those too and you can get yours here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/120894397/bouquet-of-pencils-unique-bouquet?ref=v1_other_2
As soon as I found out that there are pencils made out of twigs I thought this would be a wonderful idea to include in my Valentine's day inventory.

 

So, who are you going to make happy this Valentine's day?

Annie