Crown Class

This Thursday my sister Kerri and I leave for Cambria California to teach this class.
We will also be making a couple of cute ornaments out of maps and old paper.
I will bring back pictures.

The week after we get back we are moving! Yes we did this just seven months ago but this time we are SO happy. The house we are moving to is really wonderful
and just a hop skip and a jump to the sand!
Since the home is so different I will be changing up the decor.
Stay tuned for some after pictures. Here are a few befores.

We are so thankful for our new home. There is plenty of room for our whole family
to come for Thanksgiving.
Also we will have a "before" House warming party. I will shoot some pictures once the
furniture is in. Then we will have a ways to go to get the place shaped up.
I guess I will have to start shopping again. Yea!

Till next time have a wonderful weekend.

The Montage

There is a place here in Southern California that is what I think of as heaven here on earth.
How could anything be more beautiful?
In October Laguna Beach has some of the most beautiful sunsets around.
I spent most of this month house sitting in Laguna for my Dad and Step mom, they asked me
to take care of this little bundle of joy....
Holly.
She is Georgie's cousin.
She is so adorable and her daily walk is at the
Montage Hotel and resort.
I am soooooo lucky!

The weather was nearly perfect and the views are spectacular.

The coastline veiws are amazing.

These are custom homes built alongside the hotel and if you purchase one you get all the
amenities that the hotel guests do. Even Room service!

They water all their plants with brown water. Very conservasionistic.
Spell check says I just made up a word.

When you walk along these wonderful paths above the sand you can use
clean and beautiful bathrooms. They are located
near this fish mural.
(hey this can be important after lots of coffee!)

Alas Georgie did not get to go. There are too many people there and he misbehaves.
He sat home and tried on some of my felted flower clips but
it did not help he was still grumpy.

If you are ever in So Cal you must stop by and see this gorgeous place.
Take some food and have a picnic. You will never forget it.

New Offerings

Here is my latest collection. These are all going to Paula my favorite
place to buy Clothes.
You can visit their shop in Tustin, Ca. or you can click here to visit
their website. You will be enchanted!

This is a headband that I was thinking of for a blonde.
since I name all of my pieces I will introduce you
to them all by name.
Amelia.

These are hair clips but can also be worn as pins. They do not put holes in your
clothes!
Ginger, Tilly, & Betty.

These are my favorite colors for fall.
I love autumn red.
Simone.

I made two of these Cocktail hats. The leaves are wired
so you can adjust them to suit your mood.
Cecile.

Feathers add a nice touch. Feathers are everywhere
right now.
Theda & Georgia

Another clip for the white collection.
Sophia.

More feathers and my sisters favorite "crunchy" clip. We call it that
because it is starched.
Tilly and Taylor

This is my personal favorite. Again a clip, I love
all the colors, you can wear it with almost anything.
Betty.

The second cocktail hat.

Henrietta

Olivia.

So if you would like to see these in person and take one home go in and visit them
at Paula today!

I have been MIA once again. Getting ready for Glitterfest, going back to work,
and starting real estate school is taking time away from
me getting to write on my blog.

Making the decision to go back to school and to go back to a real career will
impact the time that I can devote to Fille De Fleur.
I don't know where my little business will end up but it has been successful
and rewarding. I love to create one of a kind pieces and when
I get a new order it is thrilling!
I hope to be able to continue as stress relief.

Will I continue this blog and continue the relationships I have started?
I certainly hope so!

The comments that I receive have been wonderful,
and I love visiting all of you.

Each person I visit has such great perspective, Ideas, visual impact, and I am able to
see life from other points of view. This really opens up
my world and connecting with others is
what it is all about!

Hope to be back soon and I will be over to visit all of you too,

Sprucing up

On Labor day I went to Macy's with about a million other people. I was
looking for some clothes to add to my working
wardrobe now that I will be going back to work. But I entered the store
by going through the bedding department and was able to find a new
duvet and some shams that were SO on sale! The duvet was originally $175.00
marked down to $40.00 and the euro shams were marked down to $18.00 from $68.00.
I like the pattern Wildflowers.
It is very different from what I usually pick but it is so soft
and it looks really fresh.
Of course all of this meant that I needed to refresh the room. I had so much fun
doing it and I thought I would share............

Before

After
I will be getting a feather insert which will make it much more luxurious
I will also purchase a dark fitted sheet to contrast the underside of the duvet.
I also need an
accent pillow so to give you an idea of what I will be looking for
I put a tray there that is close to the
size and shape I would like.

So then I wanted to fix the dresser that has never been the way I wanted it to be....

I was able to turn the mirror the other way which is good for me to be able to see
when I put my jewelry on.

The sweet little bird dish that my sister Kerri gave me used to be used
for soap in the bathroom
but is now where I keep things that I take off after a long day
then at the end of the week I return everything back to the drawer.

As always Georgie was with me every step of the way and nothing was moved
without his approval..............After all it is his room too!

Felting!

OK so I have been busy and have not been here..... we all take breaks sometimes right?
This is what I have been up to..............

I went to buy some Pom Poms for the headbands I am making for a local clothing shop
and was not pleased with what was out there,
so I wondered, how hard could it be to make my own?

And since am making my molded flowers out of felt right now
I want felted balls.

I check out my favorite shop for classes but they don't seem to have any that teach the fine art of ball making! Plus I wanted to make them NOW.

Sooooooo $100.00 dollars later
I am teaching myself how to make all sorts of felted things, and I am getting excited.
It is so fun! It is so rewarding! It is so expensive!

The expense is partly due to the fact that
I have had some "mishaps"
and that I am going crazy with ideas and trying out different techniques
in a flurry of felting madness.

What you see above is some of what I have been up to and there is much more
in various stages littering my studio and the dining room table too!
I kind of spilled out all over the place in my frenzy.

I am hoping to have a model soon
(My niece has generously offered since I always said she should be a model.)
and I think the pictures will be much better than this last one of a headband on a cantaloupe!

See you all soon with more..................

New Crown

My Sister and I have been invited to teach a Crown class in Cambria
on the first Saturday in November.
It is sponsored by the Calligraphy Association.
The crown can be personalized by the calligraphers or we can provide the paper
that is shown.

We will also be making three paper winter ornaments. I will post pictures of these
as soon as we figure out what they are going to be!
We kind of know that one will be a bird but the rest are up in the air.
It is hard to think winter right now.

If you are interested let me know and we can get more information to you.
It will be fun!

Santa Monica Flea Market

This is Buttercup.
We met her at the Santa Monica Flea Market a couple of weeks ago
when we went looking for vintage frames for
my daughters glasses.
What a cutie!

This dye display was in almost perfect condition.
We were so amazed to see one like this.

I did not need this but boy did I want it!
My love of cubbies and drawers is legendary.
I just missed out on small green metal drawers this past weekend
When out at tag sales.
So sad.

I loved these quilts. The colors are wonderful.

AWWWWWWW!

I managed to find a small pink dresser that needs a little TLC for my studio. Other than
That we got two cute vintage frames to make into glasses for Mandi.
I do have some self control.

On another note Bonnie from Birds of a Feather featured my flowers on her blog! How sweet of her.

If you are in her area don't miss a chance to stop in and say Hi.
Her shop
is a wonderful place to be and to see!