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Bespoke Hairvine – Full of Sparkle

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Hair vines seem to be one of the things that brides request often as a bespoke item.  This one was a pleasure to create and it was something different to the norm.  It’s a lot wider than I usually design and a lot longer.  What made this challenge easy is that I had a bride to be who had a good idea of what she wanted and how she was planning on wearing it.

If you’re not aware of my normal process for creating bespoke wedding accessories then after the bride has given me a broad idea of what they’re after, I’ll create rough sketch and which is emailed with a quote. If they’re happy with the design and price, I’ll take a deposit and crack on with the work.  When it’s completed, I’ll take a photo and send it to the bride and if she’s ecstatic, the remaining money is paid and it’s posted out to her.

So now I’ve explained my process, I’ll show you the hair vine.

bespoke hair vine

This vine has a total length of 12 inches and a width of 2 inches.  It’s been designed to wrap around a lose bun that the bride was wearing at high at the back of the head. It helps that the bride had a good idea of how she wanted to wear her hair.  For me this is one of the things that should really be decided before shopping for wedding hair accessories as it gives you a good idea of the size the accessory needs to be and what type would be best suited.

If you want something created for you then this page explains my process in full: Bespoke Hair Accessories.

Calla Lily Hair Accessories

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Calla Lilies are extremely popular with brides, I had a hand tied bouquet featuring just mango calla lilies and I loved it.

A while ago I came across frosted while calla lilies that I could use to create bridal accessories with. The first wedding hair accessory that featured these beautiful frosted white calla lilies was the Calla Lily Crystal Hair Pin.  You can see it below shown in clear crystal on silver wire.

After the success of the bridal hair pin, I wanted to offer my customers more of a choice on how the calla lilies could be worn.  The Calla Lily Hair Vine is perfect for brides or bridesmaids that have thinner hair as the hair vine is fixed into place with hair grips.  The twisted wire adorned with Swarovski crystals give this wedding hair vine texture and further interest.

Yesterday I finished the Calla Lily Collection by creating the Calla Lily Wedding Headband which has the calla lily detail off to the side and is simply slipped onto the head like a normal headband.  The headband is available in silver or gold and in clear or clear AB Swarovski crystal.

I’ve tried to give brides a few options so they can incorporate calla lilies into their bridal accessories, but if you have another way you would like to use them in your bridal accessories just use the contact form and we can discuss your options.

New Bridal Accessories

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

I seem to have been on a bit of a mad mission creating new bridal accessories for Wedding And Gems so I thought I would showcase some of my favourite pieces here.  There is a huge emphasis on calla lilly wedding accessories this year so I designed what has to be my favourite wedding hair pin, the Calla Lilly Crystal Hair Pin.  From the photos below you can see that it’s handcrafted from 3 frosted calla lilies which have a Swarovski crystal centre.  Sprouting from behind and in between the calla lilies are stalks of crystals.  It really is a pretty piece and is selling extremely well in the shop

Calla Lilly Crystal Hair Pin

Calla Lilly Crystal Hair Pin

I’ve also create a number of new pieces of wedding jewellery such as the Crystal and Pearl Bridal Earrings which was be seen in silver and clear crystal with fresh water pearls below.

Crystal and Pearl Wedding Earrings

Crystal and Pearl Wedding Earrings

I didn’t stop there either,  I’ve made more bridal earrings which you can see by heading over to Wedding Jewellery on the site.

I also created a few more bracelets too, below you can see the Sparkles Wedding Bracelet finished with a gold plated clasp.

Sparkles Wedding Bracelet

Sparkles Wedding Bracelet

Again I wasn’t satisfied at creating just the one new wedding bracelet so I created the Swarovski Crystal Bracelet which is handcrafted with 3 different sizes of Swarovski crystal knotted onto a clear thread to give the impressions of the crystals floating around the wrist.  You can view the Swarovski Crystal Bracelet by clicking on the following link – Swarovski Crystal Bracelet.

And just to finish the afternoon of I have designed a brand new wedding tiara this afternoon and you can see and hear all about the inspiration behind this particular wedding tiara in my next blog post.

Happy Wedding Planning.

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Wedding and Gems – Holidays

Monday, October 27th, 2008

I’m actually away on my family holidays (it’s half term) but as usual I’ve been unable to drag myself away from Wedding And Gems.  So as a compromise I’ve left my tiara and jewellery making materials and tools at home and I’ve been allowed to bring my laptop so I can keep an eye on things.

I’ve only been away a few days and already I’m itching to create tiaras and wedding jewellery, so instead I’ve been sat with a pen and paper designing new bridal accessories.  Unfortunately you’ll have to wait a few weeks for me to create them as I’ll be busy with orders as soon as I get home.

Speaking of orders for wedding tiaras and jewellery, the sites been a lot busier than I expected for this time of year, so I’ll take this opportunity to say thank you for your business and very kind words.  I get so much satisfaction from brides who contact me after receiving their wedding tiaras or jewellery (and in many cases both) just to say how beautiful they are and how they can’t wait to wear them on their wedding day.

For those of you that have yet to buy your bridal accessories, feel free to contact me and get to know me a little.  Your wedding day is important and I would like the necessary task of chosing your bridal accessories to be an enjoyable and satisfying experience.

I sincerley hope that your wedding planning is going well.

More Bridal Accessories at Wedding and Gems

Friday, September 19th, 2008

If you’ve read the previous post you will already now that I’ve added quite a number of bridal accessories to the Wedding and Gems site.  I’ve been experimenting with new materials recently and got my hands on some lovely natural fresh water pearls.  This week has been my first chance to really work with the pearls and I’m really please with the combination of fresh water pearls and Swarovksi crystals makes, glamour and elegance all rolled into one.

I think my favourite out of all the bridal accessories I’ve created is the Dream Bridal Necklace. Fresh water pearls and Swarovski crystal clusters make up this beautiful pendant which is supplied on a 16 inch chain.  I have designed matching earrings to but they have yet to make it onto the site.  A job for weekend I think.

I’ve also create a wedding jewellery set using fresh water pearls and Swarovski crystals – The Simply Pearl and Crystal Bridal Accessories.  The design is very versitile, lending itself to many different styles of wedding dress necklines.  This bridal jewellery set comprises of a 16 inch necklace and a 7 inch bracelet.

Last but not least, I created a classic pearl and crystal necklace – the Tiffiny Crystal and Fresh Water Pearl Necklace.  Again with fresh water pearls and clear Swarovski crystals.  The necklace has 2 strands at different lengths giving a more fuller appearance.

I am planning on designing many more bridal accessories, in fact I have a number of ideas for tiaras, which I’m planning on creating over the weekend.  So don’t forget to bookmark us so you don’t miss anything.

I’ve allowed comments on this post as I’m interested on your thoughts of these bridal necklaces.  Is there something you would have preferred instead?