Jet & Sapphire Seraphim Bonnet and Miscellaneous Goods

I've got some new items in the shop after I realized I had one bonnet left! I am slowly trying to build up more ready made bonnets and miscellaneous items. I am aiming for a rather high goal of having 5 pre-made bonnets in stock. I've gotten a lot quicker at bonnet making now, so this isn't too high of a goal, it's just a matter of me not being lazy about it!

First up is a new bonnet, Jet & Sapphire, because I like giving my bonnets jewel-themed names. I really wanted to make an epically Gothic bonnet. The frame I had sitting around for some time, just waiting for something to be made out of it, I finally decided to give it a go since I had a ton of left-over black lace. Ideally, I would have used black roses, but I still haven't found a place that sells high quality black roses. This bonnet features both a ruffle of lace around the head, an ostrich feather, and 3 extra large rose corsages, something that non of my ready made bonnets have had. I really love the extra corsage on the underside of the brim, it really makes it even more decadent. Of course, you can always take the roses off and have a plain black bonnet, as they are all on pin bases.

I've also updated the shop with an Alice in Wonderland themed necklace. I do make a lot of jewelery and I just haven't really gotten around to making any specifically for the shop. This necklace features a portrait of Alice, has antique brass toned chain and findings, and red glass beads. It's a fancy necklace, and the portrait is rather large, but the simple details mean it can be worn when dressed-up, or dressed-down.

I've also added two pairs of hair pins. Both featuring little bouquets of flowers on a lacy base. One being a bit more sweet, the other being a bit darker. I like these because they let me wear flowers in my hair without having to wear a very large hair corsage or comb.

Finally, we have something that is a bit Mori or Dolly inspired, or at least, to me, I imagine this working well with either of those styles. It's a large rose hair comb on a lace bow. I just love these faux roses, they look just like real dried roses. I can imagine this tucked into the base of a wavy pony tail, or holding back two small braids.

Notice something about the back!? I now have little tags with my shop name on them. I'm even more excited about finishing things now that I can put a little tag on them when I'm done! I have the tags in a few different colors, including blue, gray, and a dusty red, so I can coordinate them with whatever it is they are going on. I made these tags myself, with inkjet fabric, it was a pain cutting out the first sheet because I didn't think my paper cutter could handle it so I had to do it with scissors. I held my breath before each cut to make sure I didn't wobble at all! The second sheet, I tried it with my paper cutter and found that it works just fine if I press down extra hard, I'm afraid I ruined my blade though. Oh well, I needed a new blade anyways.

New Corsages & A Sale on Birdcage Necklaces

There are two new items up in the shop, both fancy hair corsages. I made these over the past week or so and am just getting to putting them up now. It's really the picture taking that makes me put off putting things in the shop! I'm just not that great at taking pictures of accessories and things, I can never make a dynamic display. I really thing I should work on that.

First up is a burlesque hair corsage with a large red ostrich feather in it. This corsage is on a comb, instead of a barrette like my other corsages. I am, personally, not a fan of the comb, my hair just can not keep them in, but I know some people like them, and something like this seems better suited for a comb, because it really looks best in a updo.

Also up is a corsage that borders on headdress. Inspired by a black BtSSB headdress that I own, only made with a more classical style in mind. This one was actually really close to going on a ribbon, to tie around your head, like the BtSSB headdress that inspired it, until I realized that I have never worn the BtSSB one because of that. On a ribbon it just doesn't stay where you put it, so like my other corsages, this one is on a barrette base, so that it will stay where you put it.

I've also put all my birdcage necklaces on sale. There are 4 of them in the shop that were 19.00, marked down to 15.00. Why the price change? Well, to sell them XD But seriously, I've been trying to find the right price for birdcage necklaces for a while now. They go for an all-over amount of prices on Etsy, I've seen a lot of people try to sell similar pieces for 40+ dollars.