Sheer Delight

Miss Shelby Wearing the Boden Inspired pink/blue piece.

Miss Kira wearing red and black silk rosettes with hackle feathers.

This doesn't really showcase the hair piece but I keep trying.  It is adorable and made up of burlap, gingham ribbon, fabric rosettes, pearls and red lace with brown ostrich feathers.  My girls now have coordinating hair pieces for every outfit, just about:))

Since the arrival of our second daughter and now one month since she's come home from a two month hospitalization, my concentration has been on my daughters.  The hair pieces I have acquired for samples only will be up for sale shortly as we off to pursue other fun ventures.

I will still be available to make custom pieces, ranging from wedding couture and garters to photoprops, or just plain old funky shabby chic pins or hair accessories for jackets, purses or anything you can think of to decorate.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ivy

Pondering Fall Designs

It seems that my "Anika" design has been one of the favorites so far and I couldn't be more pleased, because each one is totally different. Every time I sit down to make a piece I find myself adding something new for texture or some sequins for bling and just plain having fun with that hair band. My daughter decided she even likes them and so I am definitely flattered by her enthusiasm!


Recently I was walking around the mall and got some good ideas for fall pieces. I think I needed that inspiration because our daily pool side activities in 80 plus degree weather was making it hard for me to imagine what I wanted to do next.


I have fall colored silk, velvet and brocade fabric I'm using now and can't wait to finish them.


If anyone is interested in Holiday pieces please feel free to email me between September and October as I will be closing shop during November through December to bring our second daughter home from China.


In addition I am thrilled that I was asked to work with a dear friend, Robin Magana, the incredible seamstress behind "Red Thread Stitches".  She makes the most delightful dresses and skirts for little girls and asked me to collaborate with her to make coordinating hair accessories for her new line of dresses.  Be sure to check out her website because they are going to be the sweetest dresses any little girl will want in her closet! 

So for now, here are some of my recent designs made with some of the fall silks.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Ivy

Welcome to My Pretty Chapeau!

WELCOME TO MY PRETTY CHAPEAU

I am very excited to announce the opening of My Pretty Chapeau where I will be offering affordable, couture hair accessories for little girls and women.  With a love for fabrics, color, fashion and photography, I decided to combine what I love into custom, one of a kind statement pieces. Any of my pieces can be custom ordered to coordinate with special occasions, birthday parties or to just add as a sweet photography prop for sessions that want to showcase whimsy or elegance.  


One of the unique attributes of some of my pieces will be a "two different look in one" capability. In other words turn them around and you have a completely new look with different colors and embellishments (as you will see in the gallery).  I want customers to be able to find versatility in my pieces as well as use them for more than one occasion.   

The true inspiration behind my work is my precious daughter.  Her personality inspires the whimsical and colorful designs while her  beauty and charisma inspire the elegance in the more formal pieces.

My goal is to provide my clients with unique and affordable pieces.  I use the finest dupioni silk, designer fabrics, millinery supplies and hard to find vintage brooches and rhinestones as embellishments. After months of working on many different designs and prototypes I realized that most of my pieces   are colorful, yet sophisticated and my favorites are those made from the gorgeous colors in the various dupioni silks. I have come up with quite a few designs that consistently make me smile when I  see them or work on them.  So as you peek through the gallery, I hope you will find something that appeals to your taste.  Please keep in mind that I love to do custom work, and if there is something you see that you would like bigger or smaller feel free to contact me.  


After the release of these pieces I will be working on a small collection of newborn and bridal accessories, so if you don't see something you want, no problem, just forward me an email with your request and again, I'll be happy to discuss options.


First I would like to thank a few dear friends who helped me to launch this venture.  A huge thanks to Michelle, of Michelle R. Photography for taking some of the most beautiful photos of her girls wearing my pieces while out east on vacation recently. Her photography is amazing, and her generosity and friendship priceless!  Thank you sweet Michelle.
Second I will be working with another dear friend Robin Magana of Red Thread Stitches, who also enthusiastically encouraged me to pursue this venture.  She is another special lady who has the talent to sew the most adorable clothing for children.  I also love her work. 
And certainly I want to thank Rita of The Coffee Shop Blog who put this blog together knowing we are in a rush to get things moving along.  I love her work and for those of you who don't know her, please check her site out.  She gives so many freebies away, one can virtually learn photoshop alone on her site!


So on to the Gallery! Go up to the top menu bar and click on it.

"We can't take credit for our talents, it's how we use them that counts."
Author: Madeleine L'Engle

A portion of my proceeds will go to Holt International's Special Needs Adoption Fund which is very dear to my heart.  This agency  made us parents with the adoption of our daughter in 2008.  They work tirelessly to find home for special needs children all over the world and in March they matched us with our second daughter, whom we hope to bring home this fall.  Their funds are almost depleted so I can't think of a better way to give back then to help with their project.  


Ivy