I showed my work on Facebook and got some nice responses:
This yellow, red and orange piece was for C. at the lovely wedding of R & R.
So, another friend wrote and asked me if I could make something to go with a festive tropical dress she has, that she wears to a holiday party each Christmas season. Here is what I came up with. This piece did not work for my friend’s Ensemble. It is now For Sale on the Malvena Pearl Etsy web site:
My friend who one of the many B in my life, is a collector of vintage outfits. She has often assisted me in vintage shopping forays. She needed some last-minute support in getting her hair up and her hat organized for a wedding last weekend. B had purchased a hat at a shop in Berkeley and was wearing it with one of her vintage dresses.
I added some complimentary elements to the hat so it would match her dress and put her hair up into a French twist. She especially liked the banana-shaped, net flourishes that came on the hat but felt it might need a little something, in addition to some repair. I re-attached a barrette to the hat. And I added a bit of color with some green ribbon and some orange, silk flowers.
I completed making R’s wedding veil and a hair ornament to go with Claire’s matron of honor dress. Here’s the dress we found for Claire at Dolled Up Vintage:
And here’s the photos of the hair ornament:
And the veil for R:
Malvena Pearl’s Emporium: Services and Products
We sell ephemera, jewelry, costume accessories and other fine goods on our esty.com web site:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/malvenapearl
And we offer these other custom services to you:
Beadwork and Garment Repair Service:
We repair beaded jewelry, beaded trim on garments and we do mending or repairs that require fine hand-work. Small or complex jobs are right up our alley. Drop us a note.
Custom Orders:
We work with you to design and produce custom orders for bonnets, cravats, fichus, capes, jackets, vests and other garments that you need. You may be attending a dance, a ball, an historical reenactment event, a retro-themed party, a fair or a convention. We’ve created and re-styled contemporary garments into the full range of costumes from the Victorian era through outfits inspired by science fiction, comic books, Japanese anime and fantasy literature.
We also make custom beaded jewelry designed to accent that costumes you already own.
Custom Made Hat Boxes:
Beth Woolbright creates hand-decorated hatboxes to suit all of your vintage hat storage needs, made to your specification. Have you got that special someone to shop for, who really needs a beautiful container, decorated by hand, to suit her fancy? Or if you need a dapper hat box, created in a vintage, gentlemanly fashion to store your beloved’s derby, fedora or pork-pie hat, then Please do send us your requests!
And remember to visit the Malvena Pearl etsy site to see our goods today!