All change please, all change...

Morning all!

I've been umming and ahhing for a while now, but having investigated the benefits, the time has come to bid farewell to blogger in favour of hosting the blog on my website. It should hopefully push the website up the list on Google by adding new content more regularly, and there are lots of shiny buttons and stuff to make sharing, commenting and subscribing to the blog much easier for those who are so inclined :) To those of you who have linked up to this blog by email or subscription, I thank you very muchly and would be delighted if you would be so kind as to sign up to the new blog too - there's conveniently a lovely 'All Aboard' link on the right hand side of the new page via which you may indulge ;)

I'm leaving all the old posts in situ so this will all still be here, but for future (mis)adventures, experiments and general millinery musings: roll up, roll up, and step this way...

www.eleanorlucymillinery.co.uk/blog

Making headway

It's here!! The sunshine is here!! Well, perhaps not that much sunshine today, but there is a distinct lack of snow, ice and the North Wind, so I'm calling it. With this in mind, and because I'm (hopefully) hosting a table at a local Ladies' Night event (details tbc), I have made some strident headway with a proper S/S2013 Collection!

I have also learned a valuable lesson: it's really a lot easier to get a collection on the go when you can design for a specific audience - from designing to styling to pricing to business planning, a bit of focus seems to have made a significant difference! (Does everyone else find this too!?)

Anyway, as a result I have made great progress this week:

 Laced Up #1: Oversized navy 'tangled' sinamay flower

 

 Laced Up #2: Oversized cream 'tangled' sinamay flower

Strawberries & Cream: Pink sinamay button with 'tangled' cream bow

Blossom: Hessian button with cerise silk velvet and dupion flower, with chocolate merry widow veiling

I have also made the somewhat obvious but nonetheless executive decision to become a walking advert for my millinery ventures, and will now endeavour to wear a hat whenever I'm out and about. Once again, a specific brief (not-to-extravagant-to-wear-with-jeans-but-must-be-originally-chic-and-have-a-personality-more-of-a-headpiece-but-definitely-more-than-a-hairband) made the design and creation very easy.

 Lola: Black felt origami rose with shot silk dupion leaves

And finally, I took a deep breath, crossed my fingers, and submerged the piano into a bowl of warm water...and it blooming worked!!! It's still a little damp (and so not on Bessie's head!) but I love the effect! There will definitely be further Aquafilm Adventures :)

 Elton: What do you get if you cross a grand piano with a doodle and a spider's web...?

And last but by no means least, I may be a day late this week but it does mean you get the pick of the bunch over at the Handmade Monday craftster blogs! Enjoy my dears, and I'll see you next week!