I started making this big straw bow the other day, it is quite simple but I just wanted to something really BIG! I’ve haven’t gotten far at the moment, I’ve just started adding the ribbon trim to the edge (I have had a yummy throat infection the past couple of days that has really had [...]

A while ago I bought a bag of stuffing to make a cloth doll, obviously the doll I made was quite small and the bag of stuffing huge. I hate it when this happens, when you just need a small quantity of something but you have no other choice but to buy a huge amount [...]

My other passion in life, besides hats, is music. Not that I play an instrument or anything, just love listening to it. So, I was well chuffed when I recently bought a record player (…and speakers…and an amplifier…and, of course, records). I think I probably love music more than hats actually, music is my fuel. [...]

So, here is the little hat I’m working on at the moment! A cute miniature fez! I actually shaped the felt on the bottom of a big plastic cup I have! As for the trimming, I’ve had this black fringe for quite a while and I’ve never been able to use it so I thought [...]

Happy New Year! Hope 2013 has started off on the right foot! So, it’s back to work, hats, blogging…and everything for me! I’m currently finishing off a miniature top hat for a lady’s wedding. She wanted something really simple, so the trimming is just tulle netting layered up (her dress has a a tulle petticoat [...]

Argh! I went on to my Etsy store, Chalkie’s Bazaar, and it was empty! My listings had expired! I hate it when I don’t notice it in time. Luckily, I had a couple of new items to put in there – a cute fascinator covered in feathers and a snug plum felt hat! The fascinator [...]

Sorry I haven’t written anything recently, I’ve been really tired out from work and a horrible cold (feeling better for having napped a lot today…). But my new store is up and open on Etsy : Pedal In Style! So go check it out! As I previously said, it’s a store just for my bike [...]

Autumn is here and I’m back to my hats! I’ve decided to open up a second store on Etsy (my first one being Chalkie’s Bazaar) just for my cycling caps! So, at the moment I’m busy sewing up the first lot of caps to put up for sale. It’s not been easy going back to [...]

The voting for the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs headpiece competition has started! Go check out my entry over on Talenthouse here. You can vote using your Facebook or/and Twitter account. I would obviously be chuffed if you voted for me! And if you do, thank you so much, every vote counts! Voting ends June 11th [...]

It’s completely not like me, but, yes, I didn’t blog last week (without even warning you guys!). Sorry, busy dancing at a festival. Anyway, thought I’d show you a bit of how I’m getting on with that Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs headpiece competition. I sort of felt like a was doing a project for my [...]