Craft Show this weekend

If you want to get a first-hand look at some of my pieces, I will be at the E.C. Drury Christmas Craft Show this weekend.

E. C. Drury High School
Ontario Street
Milton
Saturday, November 19th 10-4
Sunday, November 20th 10-3
$2 admission
Over 100 vendors
Parking is free

I will be selling any of the pieces I have on hand, including bridal, special occasion fascinators and children's hair pieces.

Come take a look and do some Christmas shopping!

Our Vegas Wedding

Sooo... we are back, and married!  Whoohoo!  Las Vegas was amazing and I thoroughly believe that our 35 guests had an amazing time.  I have to thank them all again for coming all the way to Nevada to celebrate with us.

Here are a few photos to capture our week!

Yes, I have my Elvis glasses on the plane to Vegas!

Posing in front of a gondola in the Venetian

Frank Sinatra & Audrey Hepburn!

Night before the wedding with my new sister-in-law and cousin.

All glammed up and almost ready to go!

Hair with my Swag Barn hair piece that I made for my special day.

Almost ready!  Just have to get dressed now...

Here we go!

 

Small hair piece I made for my sister-in-law.

Piece I made for my beautiful sister and Matron of Honour.

Some other hats worn to the wedding.

At the reception, another view of my hair piece.

 Keep in mind that I can make any custom piece for your wedding or special event.  I work directly with each client to make exactly what is needed within your budget.

Wedding Wire rated

I am so happy to be rated on weddingwire.com!  Thanks to all who posted lovely reviews of my hair pieces/services,  you are all wonderful!

       

Wedding countdown...

OK, so it's been a while since I posted something about my own upcoming wedding...

32 days

I can't believe it!

I still have a huge list of things to do, including making my own hair accessory (guess I better get on it).  I've been fortunate to have made several different hair pieces for brides this past summer and it has helped me decide what I'd like for my own piece.  A combination of all of them please!

Since the wedding is in Las Vegas, the details are a sometimes difficult to get organized.  All communication with the Wynn Las Vegas has been via email and phone and there are limited photos to go by i.e. restaurants for wedding reception etc.  Nevertheless, I'm sure everything will work out and it will be a blast!

We are lucky enough to have 39 guests joining us, which is much more than we anticipated.  I guess this means that everyone just A) loves us so much OR B) really needs a vacation!  lol.

I'll definitely post photos of my hair piece when it is (finally!) done.

Until then.

C

Exciting new opportunities!

I am excited to have been invited to participate in an exclusive wedding show in 2012.  The Original Wedding Soiree is an intimate and interactive bridal show that features the finest products and services from select wedding professionals for the elite clientele.  I am honoured to have been hand-picked for the venture!

Here are the details:

The Original Wedding Soiree

Sunday, April 15, 2012

11am - 6pm

One King West Hotel, Toronto

$20 general admission or $45 "Style Me Pretty" ticket

• check out the website for further information

I am looking forward to this unique opportunity and to have the ability to get my name out there to more brides in the GTA.

Also, I have added my company information to WeddingWire.  This website is a one-stop shop for locating wedding vendors all over the world.  So far, I have received 2 reviews, thanks Michelle and Jill!

Jill gave me 5/5 stars stating:

"I've known Caren for quite awhile, and continue to keep in touch with her, as I now live in New York. Knowing that she was creating hair accessories and the popularity of fascinators, I asked her to make one for me (as I was attending a Royal Wedding Party.) The fascinator came in plenty of time and was the hit of the party. I will definitely call on her again to create a "one-of-a-kind," conversation- sparking SWAG BARN masterpiece."

Michelle gave me 4/5 stars stating:

"Caren made me a french netting veil. It was beautiful and she was very reasonably priced. I would recommend others to explore this option as it is custom made and affordable."

Feel free to write me a review, it's much appreciated!

Swag Barn also has a shop on Etsy.  Visit the shop at this link.

Real bridal shots

I am so excited to post my first photos from a bride that wore a Swag Barn creation.  Danielle, the beautiful bride, is wearing a one of a kind hair piece and veil that was made especially for her. 

Danielle's mother, Marlene, also wore a Swag Barn fascinator to celebrate her daughter's special day.  Don't they look beautiful?

Photos by Sarah Huton Photgraphy - www.shutonphoto.com

Some new pieces to share

It's been a while since I last posted...busy busy busy with summer, weddings, vacations etc.  I have been however, making some new pieces to share with you, including my funkiest piece to date.

You'll have to excuse my messy living room, lack of makeup and shiny complexion in these first few photos.  No A/C in the house will do that to you, man it was hot that day.  This black piece is something I made for a woman who has lots of fun dressing up for parties that the Red Hat Society hosts.  The hat is to go with a Victorian outfit she plans to wear for an upcoming event. 

 This red piece was made for Evelyn, also a member of the Red Hat Society.   Made especially for her recent trip to New Orleans - she requested lots of "bling".

 Here is a piece that I made for myself for a wedding that I went to, so many people commented on it.

 This piece was made for a friend for the same wedding 

(I also made the matching earrings, necklace and bracelet).

 This piece was one of four matching that were made for a bridal party.  

The bridesmaids dresses were chocolate brown so I added ostrich feathers and a brown accent feather to compliment the cream flower.

Here is a classic, elegant bridal piece.  I sell lots of these!