Aqua Treasury on Etsy

Our turquoise and mint butterflies headband has been featured in AquaLove Seafoam September Treasury by Penny Birch-Williams on Etsy!

'AquaLove Seafoam September' by PennyBirchWilliams

A collection of Aqua-Seafoam lovelies from SEOTeam sellers in September.

Lampwork glass bead set teal... AnneLondezGlas... $39.00	Oriental Floral Pattern Imag... PrintablesShop $4.75	Genuine Turquoise Drop Earri... SeventhWillow $32.00	Boho Headband Crochet Knit H... CatalinaInspir... $15.00
Lace butterfly fascinator, t... PresentPerfect... $70.00	Retro Womens Gathered Full S... Eclectasie $50.00	Love Birds Original ACEO Art... LizzesBeautifu... $7.95	Altered Wooden Clothespins o... PaperPilePrinc... $3.95
Crossbody bag blue fabric, l... TsetsiLaMode $30.00	Christmas Gift Card Holder-S... TerrysCards $2.75	Peanut zippered pouch small Coonstuff $12.00	Hanging Jewelry Organizer in... sharonmooradia... $65.00
Mosaic Jar - Salvaged Glass ... happygomiller $30.00	Fresh Water Pearls and Silk ... CatalinaInspir... $32.00	Blue Hair Barrettes, Beaded ... BeadsByDawn $8.00	Modern Enamel Necklace, Art ... OxArtJewelry $39.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

Mastering the French veil

I have always found head pieces with veiling very feminine, mysterious and oh-so-romantic. No wonder that for quite some I wanted to try and create one myself. Eventually I got my hands on a piece of birdcage (or French or Russian) veil and a piece of silk satin of ripe aubergine colour and decided to try.
Most of the veils these days are made for weddings which is another area I am going to explore (white and ivory veils have already been ordered). But this first time I wanted to make an evening version of a head piece which can be worn to the theatre or to an appropriate reception. The flower had to be dramatic and big so I opted for a tree peony flower which reached 13 cm in diameter once finished. To add more romance to my head piece I used some lace for the leaves and thin silk organza for lining. As planned the flower and the veil were to be mounted onto a headband, so I wrapped it in black habotai silk. It took me some time to cut and gather the right amount of veiling as I wanted the veil to sit snugly around the forehead and not look like a little cloud above the head.
For this time I did not go for the full face veil option as there might be less occasions to wear that kind of head piece. The one I have created has everything to make it a hair accessory that will not leave the person wearing it unnoticed: a bold dramatic flower in rich colour, a short but impressive birdcage veil in black and a comfortable silk wrapped headband to hold all this together.
The peony head piece with a veil will easily dress up a little black dress.

What about you? Would you wear a head piece with veil?

Simple rose wedding headband

I must post more often I know but it is ever so difficult to balance between posting on all these social network websites, marketing my silk creations , taking part in craft fairs and actually making silk flowers!
But as promised I continue to share pictures of my friend Alevtina Kireycheva wearing my handmade silk flowers. This time let me present a bridal headdress embellished with simple roses (or dog roses) and finished with golden leaves. It has a pure and innocent look to it and as always can be made in different colours to match the theme of  a wedding party. Other ways of using are as a headband for a flower girl or just a ice head piece for a little girl invited to a christening party.
Now here is the picture of the said floral headband ☺