June 29th // 2009

Bunny Breath Vintage now open for business on Etsy.


A sweet thank you card I made to go out with orders.


An interview with me on Indie Fixx revealing my love for vintage.

June 2nd // 2009

The Art Star Craft Bazaar was amazing! Thank you all for coming out and supporting my tiny company! Here are a few photos from the show!

My new vertical display for hanging Fascinators on!





My table filled with lots of Giant Dwarf goods!



Shauna, half of Something's Hiding In Here, and I nerding out with our Nikons in the Mustache Envy display. Best craft fair neighbors ever!



Huge hugs to Erin + Megan of Art Star for planning + organizing an incredible event! You gals are the best!

May 29th // 2009

If you are searching for something super fun to do in the City of Brotherly Love this weekend, you should check out Philly's largest open-air craft fair event of the year, the Art Star Craft Bazaar! The show will take place at Penn's Landing Great Plaza, which is located on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut in Philadelphia, PA. There will be lots of wonderful crafty folk there, including our craft fair neighbors for life + pals, Something's Hiding in Here! Oh, and Yard's will be there slinging cups of their finest brew!

I'll be there selling lots of Giant Dwarf eco-friendly goods such as Rosette Fascinators, which are now available in new sizes + wearable options, Wool Felt bundles, Sew-on Buttons, and lots more. I'll be sharing the space with my better half and our collaborative company, Secret Lovers. We will have a ton of t-shirts, including our brand new design, Love Jawn, and old favorites in brand new colors + sizes! Oh, and we have more buttons than we know what to do with! Won't you stop by and say hello? We hope to see you there!

May 28th // 2009

Welcome to my little studio in Philadelphia. This is where I spend hours, upon hours, creating colorful eco-friendly goods for Giant Dwarf. This space is my best friend and I look forward to visiting + spending time here everyday!

May 25th // 2009

Introducing the Farfallette Fascinator!



The brand new bow-tie headbands are made from recycled corduroy trousers, lined with wool felt, tied tight with a snippet of scalloped wool felt, and secured to an elastic band to make you as cute as can be!



They'll be available soon in my Etsy shop in an assortment of candy-coated colors!

April 4th // 2009

The new Rosette Fascinator spring collection, Flighted Fancy, is now available in my Etsy shop. Five brand new colors are available just in time for Mother's Day + warm-weather weddings!

The Swan


The Flamingo


The Peacock


The Parotlet


The Bluebird

March 30th // 2009

The first year that I attempted to design accessories, I would sometimes hear from lovely ladies that my work was very Anthropologie. Not knowing what this Anthropologie was, I decided to take it as a nice compliment and continue creating as usual. While living in Portland, I discovered a catalog with the most exquisite treasures and absolutely gorgeous photographs of coveted creations. At that point everything made perfect sense and it was my goal to somehow connect with this ethereal company.



I am overwhelmed with glee to mention that the Rosette Fascinator is now a part of the Anthropologie catalog. It is called the Primrose Fascinator and it is available in Raspberry, which is actually The Valentine, and Gold, which is just a hair different than The Harvest.



Anthropologie contacted me in late February asking if I wanted to partner with them and discuss future possibilities of using one of my designs. They asked for samples of the Rosette Fascinator, which I happily sent, and after a brief waiting period, I received a promising proposition.

I was frightened and flattered at the same time, but after careful consideration and deliberation, I decided to take the offer. The initial order was for 50 fascinators, in two color ways, totaling 100 pieces to test on their website. If they would prove to be a success, they would order more to place in their top-selling stores around the country. I was overwhelmed, but confident I could make 100 of them. The very next day, they ordered 500, but I decided to stick with making only 100 pieces.



The order of 100 took a little over a month to complete, and as it is not always easy to make the same thing over and over, it was totally worth it. I have to give major credit to Nate for cutting all of the petals, all 800 of them, and snipping all of the threads, which I'm sure is into the thousands. He is amazing and I couldn't have done it without him! I also have to thank Nate's mom, Nancy, for sourcing + supplying the elastic headbands that I use to make the fascinators. Halfway through production I ran out of them and couldn't find them anywhere in Philly. For some reason, in the tiniest of towns in Vermont, she scored the motherload!



After the tracing, cutting, sewing, and snipping was all taken care of, the final step was packaging. Each fascinator had to be individually wrapped in protective plastic then shipped to Anthropologie's catalog warehouse for distribution. I decided to go a step further in the packaging process, because really, this was a chance of a lifetime and I wanted to make each and every one that much sweeter. I decided to use the ever-popular baker's twine, but in green + white, to string my hang tags and tie the elastic headbands with. I think it made such a difference and it was really fun to knot all of those adorable bows. I'm a huge fan of packaging + presentation and I'm so glad I added a little extra magic to each piece!

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This adventure has been a valuable learning experience and really is a dream come true for me + my tiny company to be included in such a lovely catalog of beautiful things!