Reduction on fascinators and headbands

With the end of the month fast approaching it is time to announce the last promotion week. So, till the end of May I am happy to offer a 10% discount on my line of fascinators, veils and headbands decorated with handmade flowers and butterflies.

Purple silk and lace butterfly headband

Fascinator is something we wear on our head but it is not exactly a hat. However, fascinators can have as much visual impact as hats. Chosen well they complete your look and make the wearer feel more confident.

Black rose fascinator with a birdcage veil

Fascinator is a perfect choice for little princesses and young ladies when they need to dress up for a wedding or any other special occasion which requires an impressive hairpiece to match an outfit and complete the look.

Girls' floral headband, hand painted silk

Pink lace and silk butterfly hairpiece for a little princess

 I create fasciantors using a wide range of materials from sinamay to silks, velvets etc. and decorate them with bead embroidery, wonderful feathers, veils, crin, lace etc.

Silk headpiece decorated with a golden pheasant feather

Such choice of textures and colours allows me to create pieces which perfectly match an outfit and suit an occasion (or a photoshoot maybe?). The fascinators can be attached to a headband, a hair comb, a hair clip,  a hat elastic depending on the design and your preferences.

Velvet orchid headdress

For more ideas of what I can offer please visit my Etsy shop. I will be pleased to see you on my Facebook page as well.

Discount on WEDDING ACCESSORIES AND FABRIC FLOWERS

As the May promotion continues I am happy to offer a 10% discount on my line of wedding and bridal accessories and fabric flowers. The offer is valid till 23 May 2013. To redeem your discount please use 13WEDDING10 coupon code on check out at my ETSY store.

Double cherry blossom wreath

Handmade fabric flowers are ideal to decorate bridal hairdos, wedding dresses and shoes. They add finishing touches to bridal hats and fascinators, which are the modern alternatives to a classic bridal veil.

Pearl silk peony fascinator with a veil

You may choose fabric flowers if you wish to have a keepsake of this very important day in your life. For example, a groom's buttonhole, a mother of the bride's corsage, a maid of honour's wrist corsage etc.

Calla lily boutonniere

Whilst I would suggest you get your bridal bouquet from a florist, I would recommend the accessories (especially those used for hair and clothing) be handmade from fabric. In this case the choice of  attachments (comb, headband, hair clip, shoe clip, brooch pin etc.), colour options (blue rose, golden peony etc.), types of flowers (lily-of-the-valley, cornflower and similar are not found at florists) is almost endless.

Large assymmtrical rose in golden silk

If you opt for a themed wedding, for example, a sunflower theme, you could not do without handmade miniature fabric flowers. Imagine trying to decorate your hairdo with these huge blooms!

Silk and velvet sunflower for hair

Gone are the days when the wedding was only associated with whites, ivories, creams. Nowadays weddings have a colour scheme or a theme to them and these options are endless. They create opportunities for new ideas and interesting interpretations.
Whether you love the idea of a traditional white wedding or would rather go for some brigther unusual schemes,  handmade fabric flowers will work in both cases. The choice of colour, size, type of bloom can be customized according to your preferences. Remember, if you can see what you want in my portfolio of designs please contact me to discuss your ideas either via this blog or my Etsy shop.

Promotion on brooches and corsages

Please be kindly informed that we have moved! To read new blog posts, purchase our floral pieces and learn more about how to make flowers you are welcome to visit out new website here

Continuing with my May promotion I am offering a 10% discount on brooches and corsages till 16 May. 

The brooches and corsages can be made of silk or other fabric as well as real leather. Gone are the days when we used brooches to decorate a jacket lapel or a dress. Now they are embellishing belts, handbags, clutches, hats and all sorts.

Leather and suede brooches do work really well with leather handbags and belts, like these fantasy camellias:

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Special offer on hair accessories this week.

To give my customers an opportunity to get ready for the summer season and purchase new floral accessories with a discount in May I am running a series of promotions on 4 lines of accessories. Each promotion will run from Friday to Thursday. The following lines are taking part:

• brooches
• hair accessories
• bridal accessories
• hats and fascinators

The choice of a line is random and will be announced each week on Friday on my Facebook page . 

So we'll start with the hair accessories.

Till 9 May I am happy to offer a 10% DISCOUT on my hair accessories range. To get it please use HAIRMAY10 coupon code on check out at my Etsy shop

During last week I have added some new pieces to the line. One of them is this purple butterfly headband    

made of lace and naturals silks in shades or purple and mauve. This purple headdress will complement an outfit in similar hues for a special occasion or a romantic night out. It is perfect for purple themed weddings as well.

Another romantic headpiece to my range is the turquoise and chocolate brown silk and velvet headband with a fantasy dahlia flower. This original bright piece is ideal to complete a summer look. 

Of course we should not forget roses as popular summer favourites like this English multipetal rose hair clip.

In most cases I am able to offer these designs in other colours to suit your preferences. You can coontact me via my blog or my Etsy shop to discuss a custom order.

For the full range of hair accessories please head to my Etsy shop at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PresentPerfectStudio

For hot news and announcements feel free to join my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PresentPerfectCreations

keep your eyes peeled to this page for the new announcements.

And...

happy shopping! :-)

Little princess' teasure box

As well as their Mummies little girls love to get dressed in new pretty outfits for special occasions. And what can be the best compliment to that outfit if not a cute designer custom-made hair accessory? 

I have made floral accessories in silk and other fabrics as well as fascinators in sinamay for young ladies.

One of my long-standing favourites is this original silk and lace butterfly headband in sugar pink. I painted all the fabrics by hand  using colours for silk. This allows me to create the accessory in an array of colours to perfectly match a little girl's dress. The butterfly is decorated with ostrich feathers and Japanese seed beads.

 This is an example of a delicate floral headpiece accented with pearl beads in a matching colour. I used pure silk fabrics of several types and painted them by hand. A headdress like this one is ideal for little bridesmaids at weddings.  Other colours are available to order.

 This alice headband decorated with a distressed denim camellia flower is a versatile hair accessory for the coming summer. Not only will it complete little princess' denim outfits, but it will also complement her light romantic dresses and skirts with floral prints. I would recommend it for everyday wear. To get  your own complete set of denim accessories you can order a brooch and hair clips made with the same fabric.

My latest creation for young ladies is this elegant triple bow of sinamay and birdcage veil on a headband. I embroidered the centre of the bow with Japanese seed beads and covered the headband in Indian dupioni sik in a matching colour. 

 This fascinator is perfect for special occasions and can be made to order in other colours to complement an chosen outfit and to complete the look.

I have more ideas to add to the collection of little princess' accessories so keep your eyes peeled for them :-)))

Fantasy fabric flowers

Last time I was talking about how realistic silk roses can be. The pictures I shared showed the variety of form and colour one can achieve when making them. In this respect painting silk by hand comes in handy by allowing for the gradation of colour, which mimics flowers in the wild.

But who said that we have to be restricted by any limits and only create realistic flowers? No one.

Depending upon the project I often require a fantasy flower to complete it. For my fantasy flowers I frequently use  precoloured fabrics such as the gorgeous Indian dupioni with its soft sheen, or satin silk, viscose velvet etc. I stiffen the chosen fabrics as I do the white ones (see one of the ways to do it described in my post here) and then use them to create fantasy blooms that can only be limited by the imagination.

Thus,  for making black flowers I believe it is easier and better to simply use black silks rather then dye them by hand as it is almost impossible to achieve a really intense rich black colour. 

Birdcage veil with a black rose

 I use lace, beads, feathers, freshwater pearls and other components to decorate my fantasy flowers and make them look more striking and spectacular.

Black orchid corsage

For this large rose I used soft satin in golden sand colour which makes it a perfect accessory to go with any earthy-toned clothing, such as browns, yellows, oranges, yellowish green and ecru.

Golden satin rose

Unlike the warm golden rose this one is created using silvery coloured silk and is set amidst hand painted double organza leaves in mauve and grey hues. The organza I used is enriched with a silver lame thread.

Bridal rose hairpiece

For wedding floral pieces sometimes it is best to use pure white, cream or ivory silks. By combining fabrics with different textures I add interest and volume to these flowers.

Bridal peony veil on a comb

Natural silks, lace, beads, ivory freshwater pearls... What can be more bridal? :-)

White rose halo

Should you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to share them in the comments below. I really appreciate your feedback.

Want to know how to create realistic looking silk rose leaves with a 3D effect? Here's how I do it

Please be kindly informed that we have moved! To read new blog posts, purchase our floral pieces and learn more about how to make flowers you are welcome to visit out new website.

A lot of you have commented on the 3D effect my silk leaves have wondering how I manage to achieve it. Now you can do it too with my new updated and extended e-book tutorial, which is available for purchase from my  website store for just £6

Click here to order

Packed with tips and hints this 20 page .pdf ebook  will teach you how to create impressive leaves for you projects every time. I have included the patterns too.

You can use an array of different fabrics, such as silks, velvet, lace to make just the right leaves you require. No more fruitless searches online when you can make them in a matter of minutes.

Who is this tutorial for:

• milliners

• accessory designers

• silk flower makers

• those, who know how to work with a flower iron and would like to improve their results.

To read more please click here

Realistic looking silk roses

Please be kindly informed that we have moved! To read new blog posts, purchase our floral pieces and learn more about how to make flowers you are welcome to visit out new website.

The rose is often called queen of all flowers. And indeed who can resist its variety of form and colour, the velvety petals and sweet scent?

I love roses, both real and made of silk. In our garden we have 5 potted rose bushes and 3 old  climbing plants. David Austin varieties are probably the best for spectacular blooms and they are  often  scented. Just flicking through the pages of his catalogue provides endless inspiration for a silk flower designer!

Last week I finished two pieces with English roses, a hair comb and a corsage. They are both multi petaled flowers but look rather different, one being open with stamens and the other being packed with small frilly petals.

This English rose hair clip can add a romantic touch to your summer look or your bridal image. 

Golden rose hair comb

Made of pure silk of several kinds, hand shaped and hand painted the rose hair clip is a unique accessory which can be customised in colour and size to match your outfit or your wedding theme. It can make an equaly nice brooch, or a hair comb, be mounted on a headband, sewn onto a dress or your favourite summer hat. Being hand crafted the rose hair clip is an exclusive one of a kind accessory.

The other English rose looks equally spectacular with its swirl of petals in the middle and a circle of outer petals.

Again made of natural fabrics and painted by hand the rose is customisable and can make a versatile accessory. Here I have it in rich mauve and burgundy colours set against shiny leaves and finished with a brooch base. It makes a great and unique gift too for any rose lover.

As with all my creations the English rose brooch is shipped in a gift box ready to be presented. In addition I can offer a complimentary gift wrapping service on any gift order and post it on your behalf to your addressee.

I would love to read your comments about my roses and ideas you have on where else they can be used either as accessories or decorations.

Leather and suede flowers

Please be kindly informed that we have moved! To read new blog posts, purchase our floral pieces and learn more about how to make flowers you are welcome to visit out new website.

As I have mentioned before the techniques similar to the ones I use for silk flowers can be used for genuine leather and suede in order to make floral accessories. Although there are some specifics when working with leather I use the same set of tools to shape leather petals and leaves. 

I must say that leather being such a rich and luxurious material requires less work done to it to make an accessory when compared to using silk. In my experiments I have tried both leather and suede and as any natural material they proved to be great to work with.

I would like to share several of my latest leather accessories with you.

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Happy Easter everyone!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. We spent Sunday doing very little, in fact nothing apart from hot cross bun baking (with stem ginger and dark chocolate chips) and little soft sheep toy sewing. The sheep turned out to be really sweet. Just look at her:

I am really becoming addicted to these soft tilda toys! I just have to make sure I do not sew too many to clutter the house :-)

Earlier this week I finished a hairpiece with a black rose. It is a evening fascinator completed with French veiling and decorated with a  large silk rose set amidst lace and velvet leaves.

The hairpiece is finished with a thin metal headband.

As with most of my creations I can offer this fascinator to be made to order in other colours to perfectly match your outfit. Please head to my Etsy store to check this fascinator out or alternatively place your order for a bespoke piece. It would be lovely to hear from you :-)