Lily of the Valley Hair Comb

I have been wanting to work on a hair accessory for quite some time. I recently was asked to do a vintage inspired headpiece for a photo shoot and as I was creating it, I used some lily of the valley, rhinestones and seed beads. I was loving the way it was turning out and it gave me some great ideas for other hair accessories. I just listed this item on Etsy.I love the movement of this piece. It's delicate, whimsical and just beautiful. I envision seeing it on a bride's up-do near her ear or tucked in an up-do on the side.I used to hate to make lily of the valley when I used to think it was too much work. However, in recent years, I've come to love this delicate and fragrant flower. It has some sentimental value as well. It was a favorite of my late mother-in-law. Which reminds me, I want to try and buy a plant and successfully grow it in the yard. We'll see how that goes. :) Those who know me, know that I have a hard time keeping real plants and flowers alive for very long. LOL. I'm focusing on getting some new things up in the shop before I get busy again with orders and projects. So stay tuned.

I'm really close to 1000 sales on Etsy, only about 92 sales to go. I have decided that when I reach 1000 sales, I am going to do a giveaway or a sale. What say you? I'm open to your thoughts. :) I'm also about 250 away from hitting 1000 fans on Facebook and will do a giveaway when that happens. So please follow me and spread the word!

Hibiscus with a little bit of bling...

A client asked me to make hair flowers for her destination wedding in Spain. She had requested ivory hibiscus for herself and fuchsia and yellow hibiscus for her maid of honor. The ivory hibiscus she said to use my best judgment on how to embellish. I decided to accent the stamen with glass ivory seed beads hand wired to look like peps and dusted the fringe part of the stamen and the inner petals with a sheer gold acrylic paint. I think it gives is a simple yet stylish component to the flowers.

Some more new hair flower designs...

I've been working on a few more hair flower designs today. There are more to share, but for now, I thought I'd share these 3 that I did and listed on my website.

I'm loving my new rhinestone buttons. I decided to make a large form shrub rose (dog rose) with these pave rhinestone buttons. I did one in a pale yellow with black velvet leaves. I have seen a lot of weddings on various blogs using yellow and black. It's such a striking combination and it works well with this hair flower.

Of course I did a more traditional one with ivory and off white velvet leaves. Both are beautiful.
The other flower I decided to was a large form gardenia with elongated petals and green leaves. This is for the bride that wants a bit of greenery with her gardenia.

I have a couple more anemones in blush pink and deep purple that I'll share tomorrow. My ivory and black one sold in less than an hour after listing it! Visit my Etsy site if you'd like to see more!