Bridal Flower Headpiece

This is a custom order, oversized flower headpiece I did just last week for a bride who loves her flowers - and is no shrinking violet! You need to have confidence to wear a floral crown of this magnitude. And just look at the size of these flowers! They are enornmous!

I adore oversized flower headdresses! The bigger the better, I say. They remind me of flower fairies and other romanticized creatures that populate fairytales and legends.

 There are 8 flowers in total attached to the ribbon but they are of varying sizes. The organza I used was selected in a white and ivory mix and there's some silver thrown in there as well, in the centres of most flowers.

 I thoroughly enjoyed making this flower wreath and I hope that she loves wearing it on her wedding day.

Lilac and Brown Flower Headband

This was a custom order for Jennifer. 

For her beautiful little girl, in fact, who is going to be a flower girl next week in a rustic country themed wedding. 

The colours we were working with were lilac, cream and brown and these are the resulting flowers.

I made a large flower headband and a smaller flower corsage by attaching the flowers to a plush cream-coloured cotton ribbon.

And these are the flowers before I attached them to the ribbons.
I liked them so much I may make one for my winter coat lapel.....

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Annemarie's Haakblog

Boho Flower Corsages

These are the boho flowers I posted a week or two ago while under construction here. 

In the meantime, they've been finished, sent and received by Sarah who - I'm happy to say- absolutely loved them!!!

Only the boutonnieres are pictured here because I took such lousy pictures of the flower crown and flower corsage...

Such a pity really as the crown looked amazing on my mannequin head!

Maybe I can pursuade Sarah to send a picture of her wearing it on her big day next month....

Linked to: Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime, Carolyn's Homework

Summer Hair Flowers

Summer hair flowers in a riotous mix of coral, red and pink. 

With a dash of gold in the centre.

These can be worn as either a brooch or a hair clip due to their nifty dual brooch/clip back.

They measure about 8 cm or 3.2 inches across and will be listed shortly in the shop.

July WIP

 July has been proving a rather busy month! 

So much more busy than expected!

So all I have to share for now is some boho flowers in progress which have to be finished, packed and sent off in the mail by Monday.

I'm having a lot of fun with these and I can't wait to see them finished!

GIVEAWAY - Red Poppy Pin

-THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED-

-YOU WILL FIND THE WINNER HERE-

I made these big, bold, red poppy brooches last week for a school performance.

They're about 3 inches or 7.5cm across and they were worn on white shirts, so they really stood out, I can tell you!

In my humble opinion, they were wonderful and the girls seemed to love them.

They loved taking them home with them too...

As this is as good an excuse for a giveaway as any, I'll make and send their very own poppy pin to the person who can guess the number of the poppies made in this batch.

I'll keep this giveaway open till Friday 27 May and if more than one people guess the correct number of poppy pins made, I'll make a mini rafflecopter draw.

Just leave a comment with your guess and you're in the running. As simple as that!

Small Print:

 If no-one guesses the correct number I'll give it to the one who comes closest to it.

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 Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime

Purple & Brown Flower Keyring

Yep, another keyring.....

This time I took two different purples and brown and mixed them up together. The outcome is the flower you see above and below with a petal contrast that's more vivid than my usual flowers (with the notable exception of these), which I really like.

The flower is quite big but it's not heavy because the fabric weighs next to nothing to begin with.The beading in the centre is really the thing to watch when making these, as that's where any danger of making them weigh more lies.

Weight is always a concern when I'm making these flowers. I know that my keyring is already pretty heavy with all sorts of keys, so I don't want any extra weight on it. That's why I try to make these flower keyrings as light as possible.

But the airy nature of the fabric itself ensures that the resulting flower is very lightweight.

(The leaves -admitedly- may add some weight, depending on the type of fabric used. These are a fabulous, crisp, red linen which is a dream to sew and not too bulky.)

My cousin's keys are currently safely kept on this particular keyring as it has already gone to it's new home.

White Bridal Fascinator

July Wedding

More custom ordered flowers. These are already en-route to New York for a July bride.

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Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime, The Dedicated House, Homework

Making Custom Orders

 I've been making custom order flowers lately, which I love.

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 I thoroughly enjoy working with people to create the exact flower that they have in mind. The flower that they long for or need.

Whether it's icing on the cake for a bride or another special occassion or whether it's to enliven someone's every day and lift their mood, it's amazing that your very own creation can spark joy! 

It's a wonderful feeling.

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I Heart Naptime, Annemarie's Haakblog, Maybe She Made It

Capturing Blue

I just love this blue organza. However, the real thing is not exactly the colour that shows up every time I take photos of the flowers I make using it.
I can't seem to be able to photograph blue and red accurately. I don't know what the trick is.

Any suggestions?

White Ivory Organza Flower Hair Clips

This palest ivory organza is a joy to work with. I tried adding some smokey grey faceted beads in with the rhinestones and I like the extra depth they add.

Burgundy Organza Flower Pair

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Homework

My Creative Space - Fall Packaging

Some golden and champagne Fairytale Flowers, all ready to go, packed in boxes with the trademark falling leaves of the season.

Little Brown Polka Dot Bag

This little bag, in an essentially fall mix of colours, was made after a friend's request for a small brown bag that could take her most places.

The light cotton fabric is one of my favourites. I love how tiny the little polka dots are.

The shape is one of my all-time favourite shapes too and I used this a lot a few years ago to make silk evening purses with ruffles on top!

The flowers were added on a whim for some extra interest as well as a more girly note.

 One by one the bright caramel, orange and yellow of the flowers and leaves all came together and I just loved the result! 

Happily, so did my friend.

This bag was so much fun to make that I promised it wouldn't take me so long till the next one.

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Annemarie's Crochet Blog, Today's Creative Blog