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For the love of hair!

I'm working on a few Valentine sweet treat hair accessories. Here is a little preview of what will be in my Etsy shop soon!

Studying up on my Pittsburghese

I am off to the land of the Steelers this weekend. My little Baltimore soul has been yelling non-stop since I agreed to the show, I adore Pittsburgh's Handmade Arcade shoppers but Steeler's fascinators...oh no! But I do love a good football rivalry. I hope to see as many of you guys as possible. Handmade Arcade Saturday December 7th 11am to 7pm David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown Pittsburgh  See more at: www.handmadearcade.com

Special order for a special bride!

Recently I got a pleasant surprise while I was checking my email. I was very excited when Melissa, a bride I worked with months ago, sent me wedding photos! When I work with brides I often get written descriptions, fabric swatches and mobile phone snapshots to help me come up with design ideas but I rarely ever see the finished item as it was meant to be seen on the wedding day. So when I got the photos I was completely tickled to see the hair accessory in action. Not to mention Melissa could make anything look good! She was such a lovey bride, if you didn't know better you would think Melissa was a model. Thanks Melissa!

What I am working on…

I have been busy, busy, busy doing shows with no time to take photos of some of my new work. So I decided to put my lunch time to good use and take a few new picts. Check them out: Burlesque Betty , red peacock clip Sophia peacock clip Audrey, peacock and purple peacock feather clip Chloe, peacock and green hackle feather Clip

Peacock Necklace Tutorial

I can't open a magazine or visit a fashion website without seeing some kind of feather accessory. Yes, I do make feather hair clips but I thought it would be fun to try my hand at making some jewelry. So after a little craft exploration I came up with an idea for a necklace out of feathers and an old plain chain necklace. Supplies: 5 peacock eye feathers Scissors Paper Pencil Glue Gun Stiff Felt (the kind you buy by the square) Needle Thread that matches felt Old chain necklace (if you don’t have an old chain necklace you can purchase new chain and findings in most craft stores) Take three of your peacock feathers and trim the wispy eyelash like ends off of the rounded top and cut off the stem just below the “eye” (see fig. 1). Arrange the feathers similar to fig. 2a on top of the piece of paper. Carefully trace around the feathers. When you remove the feathers place them to the side in the exact order you had them on your paper pattern. Take the pencil and draw a line inside the c...