Preview of Holiday Hair Accessories

I have been waiting months to finally use these yummy colors!  So the past few weeks I have been creating some interesting Holiday pieces.  I couldn't wait any longer and wanted to preview two of my favorite new pieces.  I started with red, white and green and then my passion for more color got tossed in and here are two samples of my personal favorites.


The piece below should have been called "The Nutcracker" considering I was competing with some local squirrels for this branch here:))  

"Lydia Joy" (1)

I truly adore these two pieces because they were designed to coordinate with a new Holiday line of dresses coming out very soon by my dear friend and wonderful seamstress Robin over at Red Thread Stitches.

The center rosette is rolled from the finest yellow dupioni silk and is surrounded by emerald green silk, coordinating hackle, ostrich, maribou and guinea feathers, red polka dot tuille and a gorgeous clear rhinestone.  

(the squirrels kept on chirping at me as I was clicking away).

This is one of a kind because the yellow silk is a hard find, so go put your orders in now!

I think this simple version of the Lydia Joy will be a sure seller!  I love the red and green silks in it.  These are very limited because it seems red dupioni is hard to find now, so please put your orders in if you would like one.

"Lydia Joy" (2)

  

"Candy Cane Swirls"

Very cute and similar to the "Mia" in my gallery only smaller with a single red and white dupioni silk rosette topped off with a swirl of green, two faux pearls, black netting, hackle and guinea feathers.  The back is finished with brown felt and an alligator clip.  The over all size is about 2 1/2 inches wide and 2 inches tall and is very light for a child or adult to wear.

I made the above duo for a Mother and her pretty daughter!  I really enjoyed the added touch of the black guinea feathers.  Both pieces were used as a brooch and or hair piece.

Inspiration from Custom Requests

What can be more exciting than to create an item specially ordered by clients? After all consumers know what they want and when the design is finished and the customer is happy, well, I consider that a job well done:))


This past month I have had several requests for different colored silk and Holiday pieces.  And thanks to my sweet friend Robin of Red Thread Stitches all these pieces are various versions of the Lydia piece she posted on her blog a few weeks ago. Robin is about to launch a brand new line of Boutique Children's Dresses for the Holidays using patterns from Izzy and Ivy Designs.  I happen to love everything from Izzy and Ivy!  From the Addie Jo skirt to the Macy Giggles dress. So go peek at those sweet patterns, check out Robin's new line of designer fabrics and get your order in!  I can't wait to get mine.

I have been holding on to gorgeous clear rhinestones and waiting to use them.  The recent customs I made were the perfect opportunity to use them. I have one more piece left of the large piece featured in the second photo and several more of the sweet small rhinestones.  I have already placed a second order for more silks and gorgeous complimenting feathers, so make sure you come back to have a look.

Here's a general list of prices for these pieces.  I realize that the Holidays are expensive for everyone so I'm trying to keep most of the new pieces $15.00 to $25.00 (depending on size, amount of rosettes and embellishements used.

More designs to come.  Thanks always for stopping by.

Ivy