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Category: Spring / Summer 2012

Posted on 15/05/201315/04/2020

Leopard Print Heart – Spring / Summer 2012

There are two colours that are always found in my wardrobe: 1 – leopard print.  2 – red.  So I was very excited to combine the two for this lovely fascinator. This heart fascinator is sewn onto a wide leopard print fur felt band.  It has quite a 20s feel to the overall design and gives a striking finish to any …

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Posted on 15/05/201315/04/2020

Pink Inverted Hat – Spring / Summer 2012

I got the material for this and pondered on what design I wanted to do with it for a while.  Then I had a bit of an Eureka moment.  This was the result. This hat is a large inverted hat made of a pink fish net ramie.  I didn’t want to complicate this hat by adding …

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Posted on 30/04/201315/04/2020

Lilac Floral Disc – Spring / Summer 2012

As usual I started out with an idea in my mind….and it turned out a lot better 🙂 I had wanted to do a lilac assymetrical disc and I wanted a mixture of flowers on both the top side and underside of the hat.  I wasn’t sure how many flowers and if I would do just …

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Posted on 29/04/201315/04/2020

Ivy Comb – Spring / Summer 2012

I love this design! I wanted a natural look of a vine of ivy climbing over the head, similar to the cala lily design. Each ivy leaf is made of green silk velvet, and is woven onto a stem.  The stems are bound together to create a large branched unit.  At the base of each …

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Posted on 16/04/201315/04/2020

Cala Lily Headband – Spring / Summer 2012

Every so often I go off on a tangent and get a little excited by the things we can create.  It was one of those moments when I made this……:-) I started by making a cala lily flower, not necessarily with the view for it to be used in a design, I just wanted to …

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Posted on 15/04/201315/04/2020

Spiralled Feather Fascinator – Spring / Summer 2012

I like the elegance of this fascinator.  It’s burnt pheasant feathers, all twisted together on a hair clip.  It makes a statement, without being over powering. And where all of the lovely feathers meet each other, they is a cluster of Swarovski crystals and pearls to add a pretty central point.  This is a very …

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Posted on 03/04/201315/04/2020

Gold Pearl Heart – Spring / Summer 2012

I do love a bit of gold….and hearts are my favourite shape.  Yep, I’m a softy.  So when I sat with these bronze, gold & cream Swarovski pearls in my hand….I just knew I wanted them to adorn a design in a mass of lusciousness.  And so I did. I made this fascinator out of a lovely …

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Posted on 03/04/201315/04/2020

Cream Bow – Spring / Summer 2012

I made this hat at the end of 2011.  Next thing I know Prince William marries Kate Middleton and everyone at the wedding was wearing central worn fascinators!  I was actually a tad cheesed off….as I did this first!  But alas, I like to think it’s just because I am a trend setter 🙂  anyway….here …

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Posted on 03/04/201315/04/2020

Lace Roses & Pearls – Spring / Summer 2012

So after my Die Hard fascinator I got a bit intrigued and happy by the draped beads and the movement they created.  And so I designed this tear drop fascinator. I love this fascinator.  It’s probably my favourite….well at least in my top 3 so far!  I wanted something that was ultra feminine and had …

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Posted on 02/04/201315/04/2020

Brown Ribboned Fascinator – Spring / Summer 2012

If I told you where I got the inspiration for this fascinator from you may laugh……it was whilst watching Die Hard!  I promise you that!  🙂 I was sat watching Bruce Willis fight the baddies at Christmas at home with the family and I saw all of these explosions and slow motion movement.  To me …

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