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More items now at Paste Crafts!

Dropped off a bunch of new items at Paste Craftstoday!

Fascinator Hats, Headbands and Upcycled Necktie Collars-- check out my stuff and almost 80 other artists' things at 1009 Russell Blvd. in Soulard, St. Louis.

Also: Just as a reminder, the next Soulard Market Arts and Crafts Fair is July 17th- put it on your calendar now! Rumor is there may also be an August date added...

Going coastal!

It's taken a bit of encouragement, but my upcycled vintage necktie accessories- Greeley, Dewitt, Mini Dewitt, Prudence, Constance, Clemence, Clancy and the Vagabond- are starting to catch on. Some have gone coast to coast, even!

I just sold the Version #3 Vagabond to a female attorney from California (SQUEEE) and last week a Constance went to New Orleans.

It's starting to come together, (*Pepper)... Starting to come together...

*private joke with my sister

Introducing: Vagabond, Clancy and Prudence

Now that the wedding season is coming to a close once again, WHEW- I was soooo busy this year, I've had some time to come up with a few new things for summer and fall.

Along with several new little fascinator hats featuring a variety of flora and fauna- I've been engulfed by a sea of neckties. Seriously. I got a 40lb bag of them in the mail just this morning and promptly ripped the bag open and poured them on the floor. Knee- deep!!!

There are always a few throw-aways--- ones that I can't save due to stains, being worn out or tied in knots so tight I can't get them out and the tie is ruined-- but there are also hundreds of beauties. And I've been putting them to good use in a couple of new designs.

Vagabond is a style I first made this past winter. It's a mixture of ties stitched into pleasing patterns in a fun hat. There are three in the shop currently. Here's my favorite.

Clancy debuted this past weekend to several rave reviews. Clancy is a glasses/sunglasses case utilizing strictly polyester ties from the 60s and 70s. Fun stuff! Lots more of those coming soon.

Prudence came into being late last night/early this morning and is now available in the shop. Pru features two neckties handstitched into a necklace/collar designs and decorated with vintage buttons. Lots more designs colors and patterns are coming soon.

STRANGE FOLK!

June 1st means applications open for one of the most popular festivals around.... STRANGE FOLK in O'Fallon Illinois.

This year's fest is September 25th and 26th from 10-6.

I just applied and I think you should apply too, you crafty two shoes, you! SO GET TO IT!

FYI: According to the website:

This year, 150 vendors and 10 alternates will be hand-picked to peddle their wares at the festival! It is FREE to apply. The deadline to submit your application is July 1st, 2010 (opens June 1st). All entrants will be juried thusly, and notified with our decision on or before July 15th. The individual vendor fee will be $75; discounts are given for shared tent spaces.

Blog Feature: Picnic Prints from Etsy for the Non-Traditional Bride

One of my Greeley headbands was featured today in this awesome blog article by Kelly Lanza of Notable Inspiration.

I really like the choices she made-- definitely a cute and modern (yet somehow down-home feeling and comfortable) take on weddings for today's bride!

Local Wedding in Dusty Lilac!

I got a message about a week ago from a lovely girl I met at the Indie Craft Revolution in March. She wanted to commission a headpiece for her vintage inspired wedding later in mid-June.

That's right, a LOCAL WEDDING! Wooohoo!

She promptly sent me a pic of her newly purchased vintage dress- a lovely dusty lilac color.

Immediately I got visions of 40s glamour mixed with modern sensibility and a touch of fun! She told me she liked the Sybil Hat from my shop-- Sybil features vintage white velvet millinery leaves, goose feather biots tied in knots and an attached hand trimmed Russian veil. A white straw millinery fascinator/hat base anchors the piece and features a clear comb sewn securely into place for ease of placement on the bride's head. Perfect!

*The bride chose to not have feathers due to ethical issues. So I chose to use organza and velvet hydrangea millinery flowers instead.

With basically free-reign given, I started in today. I am kind of in love with how it turned out. Hope you will be too!

TA-DA!

*UPDATE* The Bride loves it!