Cold Hands, Warm Hearts Swap!

Last night, I joined in on what will be my first swap! :) Cold hands, warm hearts is hosted by bloggers sandyalamode and much love, illy.

What this swap is, is a chance to really make a new friend in the blogging world in such a fun and creative way! When you sign up (you must be a blogger as a requirement), you get paired with a partner (they try to pair you up with someone from another country) and you get to create a super cute package for them which includes a pair of gloves that should keep their hands warm this winter and any other goodies you would like to send. I'm so excited about this fun opportunity & can't wait to start getting a creative package ready and receiving a lovely package as well! I wonder who my partner will be and where they will be from...hmmmm? :)



Read more about this swap HERE. There are only 150 spots for bloggers to sign up so sign up quickly if you are interested! :D

Fall inspirations!!

Fall is finally in the air and can be felt in the high desert! It took it's sweet time here but now I can enjoy my favorite season! With hot chocolate and mocha cappuccinos in the morning, chunky scarves, lovely peacoats, comfy boots, and the crisp autumn air rustling through the ever changing colored leaves...ahhh LOVE! :)

Here are just some wonderful inspiration pieces that I adore and come with the new season!


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Adorable fall garland from Greengarland Etsy Shop



Chunky infinity scarf from KraeO Etsy Shop


Cute Peacoat in burgundy from Forever 21


Slouchy flower hand bag from
Rue 21


Pretty burgundy nail polish from Nubar Dolce Beauty


Fall halloween tag from MAD Crafts Design Etsy Shop


Pumpkin orange colored flower ring from PixieDust Etsy Shop


Yellow mustard felt flowers from Stephlovesben Etsy Shop

Bask in the lovely cool weather this season! We only get one FALL 2011. Enjoy it :D

Saturday's Craft Show

This past Saturday morning, I woke up at 3:00am to get ready to go to Helendale for mine & my grandmother's first craft show together! After leaving around 5:00am, we arrived at our booth around 6:15am to start setting up! With one large cup of hot chocolate down, my grandmother and I were prepared to start decorating our table! When we first saw where our booth was set up, we were a little taken back because we thought that our space would be a bit larger but we worked with what we were given and it eventually all worked out!
Overall, it was a pretty successful day and I received a lot of compliments on my displays and so many people took my business cards for future orders as well! :)
Not to mention, my grandmother and I got to spend a lot of quality time together and we had a lot of fun so it made the day well worth it on top of it all!


Here are some photos of the day!

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When I first completed my table display :)

I used a window that I bought and repainted from the antique store as a part of my display. My husband attached the chicken wire to it so I can clip some of my pieces onto it!

{Pretty Pretty Bebe} Headbands I created for little girls :)


My last minute card holder! :) I had a teacup in my craft room & grabbed it a couple minutes before we left! lol It worked!


Our "model" that showcased an adorable scarf my grandma made and a flower piece I made. This shows that you can also wear my hairpieces attached to clothing items :)






My grandmother and I at our booth :)



Thank you to all who stopped by & thank you for all the support we received! :)

{Pretty Pretty Bebe} A new line to Love Sparkle Pretty

This past week I created a new line to Love Sparkle Pretty which will now include:
{Pretty Pretty Bebe}
Hair accessories for pretty little girls from infant + !!

My first hairpieces for little girls started with adorable baby Giuliana when I created a Shabby Chic inspired piece to clip onto her little headbands.
{Read complete blog post here}



Then, not too long ago, I created 2 coordinating daisy headbands for a set of twins {Madison & Macie} in mine & my husband's family.
{Read complete blog post here}



Now, I have added some new pieces to the line of {Pretty Pretty Bebe} which include fabric rosettes like this piece using different patterned fabrics rolled & twisted into little roses, pearl beads sewn between them, as well as cute little charms like this antique brass bow attached to this headband :)



I was also introduced to the fun creations you can make using felt fabric and after purchasing almost every single color I can find of felt, I started cutting and sewing away creating little rossetes and flower petals! I cut and sewed every little piece together and used pearl beads and cute buttons for the center of the flowers. I then sewed the flowers to different elastic headbands (which can also be attached to clips if desired). They came out so cute and I'm very happy with them! Not to mention, they are really fun to make :)

New Feather Fascinators :)

I {love love love} feathers! I'm sure that's easy to tell though ;)
With the craft show that actually took place this morning/afternoon, I wanted to create some new pieces to reveal. Among many new arrivals, I designed a few new feather fascinators this past week!

Here are some of the new beauties!

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This Teal, Black, & Silver fascinator was created using a black turkey marabou feather, teal saddle feathers, a spotted guinea feather, silver sparkley leaves, and an antique silver and teal button! It was all secured to a bobby pin for easy attachment and assembling to all hairstyles.



This little lovely peacock fascinator was created using white saddle feathers, rooster tail feathers, a beautiful peacock eye feather, and a vintage-inspired brooch! It was all then secured to an antique brass hair comb and looks sooo elegant when pinned in the hair.


I love this next feather fascinator! I created it using a dark grey ostrich plume, light pink goose coquille feathers, a spotted guinea feather, and a vintage-inspired brooch. I also attached this fascinator to an antique brass hair comb which makes it easy to pin into the hair.


This peacock butterfly, a version of the piece--WINGS, is actually a part of a custom order I am creating for 9 bridesmaids in a wedding that will be taking place in Pennsylvania on Oct. 29, 2011! They are all going to be created with alligator clips on the back so they can wear them attached to their sashes during the wedding and later, worn in their hair! :)

{Sweet} engagement photos featuring {NATALIE}--the purple dahlia :)

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure to create 3 pieces for a lovely bride-to-be, Laura. {Blog post: here}
I was so excited to create these pieces for her and even more excited when I received a message from her this morning that included photos from her engagement shoot wearing {NATALIE}!!

{NATALIE is a purple dahlia with different hues of purple marabou feathers and an incredible sparkling brooch for the center}

Here are just some of the GORGEOUS photos from Laura's engagement shoot! So pretty and they look so incredibly happy together! Thank you again Laura and I wish you and your soon-to-be hubby the very best! :)

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I love the vintage/apple orchard theme!! :) {In Love!}







Aren't they just adorable!? :D





Click here to see more of these precious photos!!

Photography by: VERDI

Corinne & Violet! Two NEW Additions for Saturday!

This Saturday is the big craft show event that I will be a part of in Helendale! It crept up on me so fast and now I am scrambling to create new hair pieces while still finishing orders I received on etsy! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy it...I just wish I wasn't such a procrastinator at times! :D

Well, I have managed to create about 15 new pieces for the craft show on top of my usual pieces and I wanted to share 2 new additions that will be available this Saturday! Here they are!

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{Corinne}
This lovely piece was created using large burgundy purple peony petals, black marabou feathers, sparkley black leaves, and a large black sparkler brooch for the center.






{Violet}

I created this piece with deep violet chrysanthemum petals (hence the name), black and white spotted guinea feathers, black marabou feathers, black sparkley leaves, and a pearl brooch for the center.




I love these two deep purple hair pieces and I can't wait to add them to the collection on Saturday! Also, there are lots more new additions to be shared (including my new pieces-"the petites") so keep an eye out for new posts! :)