Coral and Orange

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Valentine's Day Best 8

  Every Valentine's Day, the egst team on etsy celebrates another birthday. This year it turns eight, so to honour the occassion, here are 8 of my favourite etsy shop related items in one photo: one of my favourite flowers and the items that are needed to make and send it.

So, in the photo you can see:

- my favourite Valentine's Day red flower hair clips

- the red fabric needed to make the flower petals

- pins (to hold together everything that needs holding together)

- a tea-light (which is necessary to singe the fabric)

- matches (to light the tea-light)

- the gold stamen I add to the centre of the flowers

- an array of backings for the flower to choose from (there's a comb, a plain pin or brooch back,a dual pin-and-alligator clip back and an extra large alligator clip)

- a pretty box to pack it in and send it on its way

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The Silly Pearl

Red And White

One red. One white.

For Helen.

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Maybe She Made It, Homework, The Gunny Sack

Big And Red And Bold

These are my newest fabric flowers.

They're big and red and bold and pretty different to my other flowers so far.

They also weigh next to nothing which, in my book, is a huge bonus.

You clip them on and forget they're there....

And, yes, you know it, they're my current favourite.

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Annemarie's Haakblog, Natasha In Oz, Today's Creative Blog, ClaireJustine, Mabey She Made It, The Gunny Sack

Kelsie's Lost Dolls

I've mentioned Kelsie Taylor, photographer extraordinaire, before. 

(Here, here and here in fact.)

I'm such a big fan!

Look at these astounding photos!

And I'm both proud and happy to say that the blonde 'doll' in these amazing pictures is wearing  this little Fairytale Flower hair clip:

For the full shoot of Kelsie's atmospheric photos, click on The Lost Dolls. 

Etsy Front Page!

One of my absolute favourite flowers made it to the front page of Etsy today, in an amazing treasury curated by the girls behind one of my very favourite etsy shops: Pemberly Pond.

Thank you Lala and Louise!

Flamingo Pink Organza Flower Hair Clip by Fairytale Flower

So here is the flower that made it to the front page.

The bold flamingo pink of this flower is actually produced by a riotous mix of coral, red, tangerine, neon pink and fuchsia petals. 

The photo above has very accurately captured the colour.

Mother-Daughter Set of 2 Flamingo Pink Organza Flower Hair Clip - Corsages

While this photo above hasn't captured the colour well at all, it's great for showing the scale. These are pretty big flowers that can be worn as a corsage or a hair clip.

Here it is on the front page of Etsy.

Autumnal Spirit

Some magical photos by Kelsie Taylor, perfectly capturing the autumn mood we've been having around here lately even though they've been taken half a world away.

See more photos from this fabulous fall shoot at Kelsie Taylor Photography.

Accessories: 

Coral organza flower hair clip by Fairytale Flower

White ruffle cuff by One PerfectDay

Model:

Madison Kennedy Taylor

My Creative Space - Ivory And Pearl Hair Clips

I've been working on some ivory flower hair clips lately.

The perfect colour for bridal hair flowers.

The petals are a mix of ivory and the palest yellow-gold organzas and I love how they look with the pearls in the centres.

They're actually a tone or two yellower that the photos, like pastel gold, and they are just over 3.5 inches across.

I've got more of these petals ready to make into flowers, so I think I'll play around with the centres and see what happens. 

It's time to try some rhinestones and some stamen.

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Annemarie's Crochet Blog, I Heart Naptime, Create Craft Love, Six Sisters' Stuff, Homework

Lilac Fairytale Flower Hair Clip

This is my latest listing: large organza flowers in a sweet, romantic,  lilac.

To me, their shape resembles a cabbage rose and they are my latest addiction.

I've made them in all sorts of colours and sizes.

I'd love to see these flowers on a bride, bridesmaid or even a diminutive flowergirl.

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Annemarie's Crochet blog, Today's Creative Blog, Six Sisters' Stuff

Shades Of Red

New in the shop this week:

 All sorts of pretty reds.

Fairytale Flower - Red Organza Flower Hair Accessory

Extra Large Red Organza Flower Hair Clip- Fairytale Flower

Red Mix Organza Flower Hair Clip - Fairytale Flower

Large Red Mix Flower Hair Accessory - Fairytale Flower

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Today's Creative Blog

White Wedding

These are my latest bridal hair accessories, in total white.

Fairytale Flower - XL Bridal Flower

 This one is an extra large extravaganza of organza, tulle, feathers and rhinestones.

Bridal Flower Headpiece - Fairytale Flower

You can clip it straight onto the hair or you can attach it to a ribbon, which is what I've done in these pictures.
 I like the added romance of the organza ribbon trailing down the back back. 
Especially when the hair is swept up or short.

Oversized Bridal Hair Flower - Fairytale Flower

The one below is actualy the exact same flower and arrangement but in a considerably smaller scale.

Bridal Hair Accessory - Fairytale Flower

I'm enamoured with these feathers and how white they are.

Bridal White Wedding Flower - Fairytale Flower

You can see the organza ribbon in this picture. It's tied around the hair in a pretty bow and it's quite long so that it can trail behind.

White Organza Bridal Hair Flower - Fairytale Flower

You could actualy wear either of these flowers on a sash.

Bridal Headpiece - Fairytale Flower

I have a thing for all things bridal, whether over the top or subtle and subdued. 

What do you think?
Do you prefer a bride with accessories that make a statement or something more demure?



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Anemarie's Crochet Blog, I Heart Naptime

Topping It Off!

Here are some very hasty photos of some much-loved champagne organza flowers.

While I do enjoy making every one of my flowers, bridal flowers have that extra bit of magic to them, don't they?

These are for the lovely Emmeline, who decided to arrange them as her cake topper on her special day.

Wishing you the most fabulous of wedding days, Emmeline!

Next time I'll take better pictures that do them justice.....

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Annemarie's Crochet Blog, I Heart Naptime

Military Green

I'm sure I've mentioned Anastasia before. 

She has the fashion blog Natbee's Fashion and she's not only pretty but also the sweetest girl!

These are some pictures from her 'Military' fashion post and, yes, she's wearing a green organza Fairytale Flower brooch!

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Annemarie's Crochet blog

Renewal

Here's vintage Dolly all cleaned up -and dressed up!

(You can see her previous state of deshabille in this post.)

 She's been washed and scrubbed and lovingly brought back to life.

If you've seen the 'before' pictures, you'll have noticed the great difference in her hair.

(I'll be sharing the 'how-to' in another post soon.)

 I was happy to make the hot pink off-the-shoulder dress for her

and the flowers in her hair were a custom order from Fairytale Flower....

If you see the face closely, it hasn't been thoroughly restored.

I was arfaid of aggressive scrubing or harsh detergents that might take off her dainty features and decided to be safe rather than sorry.

After some researching on how to do it properly, the proper cleaning of the face will be the next step in this dolly's journey of regeneration.

Here's the obligatory close-up.

I told you she was a cutie!

To see the BBA team challenge themed: Renewal.

 you can click here.

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