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! … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
It is very cold in England. Despite the fact that the astronomic spring arrived in Blighty last Wednesday we continue to suffer from strong winds, snow and overnight frosts. People are desperate to see a bit of sunshine and the social media are full of signs of their despair such as this one: So to cheer us all up we’ve made a photo shoot starring my friend Katya from Moscow, wearing a number of my floral accessories and cocktail hats. … Read More
You know this feeling: you are waiting for something, the time is dragging on and it seems that it will never happen. But voila, with a blink of an eye the long-awaited event has come and gone! After 2 months of rather intensive preparations yesterday I took part in my second Wedding Fair ever and the first one in the new area. The event was organised by Norfolk Brides (many thanks to Dalia) and was held at the beautiful Drayton … Read More
As we all know 2 days ago the country celebrated Mothering Sunday. And we were pleased to have my mother-in-law visiting us for the weekend. Traveling to us by train meant that giving fresh flowers was not an option. That is why I decided to give her a … silk flower of course 🙂 This is one of my latest roses and it is particularly good for using in accessories thanks to its shape, double middle and large petals which … Read More
It is natural to use my handmade silk flowers to decorate hats and fascinators. That is why I would like to master the art of hat making and from time to time I try and create a hat which I can then embellish with my flowers. As I am in the process of getting ready for a Wedding Fair with a vintage twist I have decided to make a wedding pillbox hat. As you can see the hat is made … Read More
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! LIMITED OFFER ON SETS OF EXTRA NARROW FLOWER SHAPING TOOLS If you are interested please click here to find out more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those of you who admire handmade silk flowers might have thought about making them yourselves and wondered what magical equipment is required to do the job. So today I would like to give you an insight into the tools I am using for making my flowers. My set consists of flower making tools which belong to … Read More
It seems that I create my flowers faster than I write about them 🙂 Which is probably not bad! I have noticed that there are quite a lot of oversized flowers found in bridal and fashion collections. They can be worn as hair accessories, as waist line decoration or an arm corsage. Pinterest is full of ideas and photos. So I have decided to try and make one myself. In fact I have another thought about an oversized flower which … Read More
Well, you have probably noticed that recently I have created quite a number of wedding designs. Although, I love to create bridal accessories as much as flowers for other occasions and even for every day, the reason I am concentrating on the wedding theme is because in a month (exactly a month from today!) I am taking part in a large Wedding fair in this new for me area. The Drayton Old Lodge Wedding Fair is held on 17 March … Read More
