MayFest. . .Just 4 Days Away!!

I am so excited for the upcoming MayFest 2011 in North Myrtle Beach (if you haven't noticed)!!  This is an opportunity to look through my 200+ supply of beautiful, vintage, funky, and elegant hair pieces!  I will be there with Noggin Nonsense from 10-6 this Saturday, May 7.  Look for the blue, green, yellow, and orange poms going around my tent! : )  Hopefully, I will see you there!

Click below to access each webpage: 

Facebook Page for MayFest

Lilly Lu's Facebook Page

City North Myrtle Beach Events Page

Spring = Weddings = Hair Pieces!!

Amazingly, I have been featured in three weddings during my first spring season of Lilly Lu's Collection!! : )  What an exciting first wedding season for me and an honor!  Here is a glimpse into one wedding that took place a couple weeks ago:

Please leave some comments on what you think!  I love to hear what you have to say!

Elizabeth

Etsy Treasuries!

I have had the privilege to be featured in not one, but two, Etsy Treasuries last month.  I thought I would share the the beautiful ones I was listed in!

The first one was titled Sunshine Girl.   I had my Sweet Honey Do  hair clips featured in this Treasury. You can get a closer look at the Treasury by clicking here.  To purchase these hair clips, visit Lilly Lu's Collection on Etsy. 

The second treasury was titled Positive Energy to the Rain.   I had my Strawberry Icing hair clips featured in this Treasury. You can get a closer look at the Treasury by clicking here.  To purchase these hair clips, visit Lilly Lu's Collection on Etsy. 

One festival down. . Two more to go. . Just in May!

Whew. . .did I need the 12 hours of sleep I got last night!  This week has been fun, but tiring, making new creations.  .custom orders and for festivals.  I spent my beautiful Saturday at the Strawberry Festival at Our Lady Star of the Sea in North Myrtle Beach. 

Back in December, I created my shop, Lilly Lu's Collection, on Etsy.  A fellow Etsian, Vive LaFrance Designs, contacted me a few months ago because she saw we lived in the same area.  A few months later she e-mailed me wondering if I would like to do the Strawberry Festival.  We met for coffee last Thursday, and tada!. . had a successful day at the festival and gained a new friend!  Kara is a graphic designer that makes beautiful cards for any occasion!  Take a look at some of her cards: 

Kara is the artist of this beautiful picture!

There are so many more amazing cards!  Please check out her shop: Vive LaFrance Design

After yesterday's festival, it got me very excited for two more upcoming festivals!  I will be at Mayfest on Main in North Myrtle Beach, May 7 on Main Street.  We will be set up from 9-6!!  Noggin Nonsense will be joining me again for this festival!

The second appearance in May, will be at Serenditpity's Art Market in North Myrtle Beach on May 21!  Kara, from Vive LaFrance Design will be sharing a booth with me!  Come see us with this unique outdoor Art Market from 10-6!

Well, it is time for me to start creating some more pieces. . and this time with more feathers!  Check out my status on Facebook: Lilly Lu's Collection on Facebook to see why!  Hint: Many people are LOVING feathers thanks to the Royal Wedding!

Happy Funday Sunday!!  Enjoy it and enjoy my pictures!!

A custom ordered headband for a fellow teacher.  She will be using this for the days that are spent on the beach this summer!

Custom Mother's Day present!

Custom Mother's Day present!

Custom pink, black, and silver order.

Custom order for a fabulous co-workers.

Unique custom order for a little girl.  What do you think?

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! Spring Break is here!

Hello my friends!! Being a kindergarten teacher I get the luxury of having a 10 day spring break!  It feels amazing to be drinking my hot green tea and typing this blog on a relaxing (and beautiful) Monday morning!  These past few weeks have been busy with school and creating custom orders.  They have been coming in left and right!  I am so excited that people are starting to notice Lilly Lu's more and more each and every day.  It gets me so excited and gets me going to create new hair pieces.

Within the past three weeks, I have created hair pieces for three weddings and painted signs for wedding I am in April 23rd, 2011!  And yes, I paint also!  It is actually what I used to do in my spare time before I created Lilly Lu's Collection.  What an honor though to be part of a bride's special day!! Well, enough "talking" . . .here are some pictures! 

These four signs will be placed on a wooden post.

A beautiful and wonderful keepsake for after the wedding.  The groom, KC, was very excited about this one.  He told me this is a sign you will see in his house 20 years from now.  Yay! : ) 

Hayley and KC will have an awesome and beautiful candy table adorned with pink and green candies to match their wedding colors.  This sign will be displayed on the table.

What a cute idea!  Ribbon will be attached to these two signs and will be hung on the back of their chairs.

Ryan and I have a some friends, Trevor and Melony,  who recently had a beautiful baby girl, Skylar.  I sent her some  baby gifts and made some custom hair pieces for little Miss Skylar! I just love pink and green together!

A purple and pink elastic headband just for Skylar.

Not only is Melony a wonderful and new mother, but right after her daughter was born she became a Licensed Cosmetologist.  She is working at a cute salon called Serendipity where I get my hair done when I am in Maryland.  I thought this hair piece would be just darling for Melony.

Go Chiefs!  A wonderful teacher that I work with asked me to make her a hair piece with her son's baseball number on it.  Here is the cute hair piece!

An across the hall 1st grade teacher will be traveling to her hometown in New York for spring break.  She is another friend that is a bride to be!  She started talking about a shower that is being thrown for her while she is visiting her hometown.  I asked her what she was wearing, and I created this headband for her to wear during her shower.  She loved it!

The colors of this wedding in Murells Inlet was black and this beautiful rose petal pink. This was Lilly Lu's Collection 2nd debut in a wedding!

The black blossom had a pink flower with a translucent pink jewel in the center. I also added a light pink feather, a delicate black feather, and a zebra feather. To finish it off, I had three jewels coming out of the top also. They look beautiful on the bridesmaids!

My good friend Katee got married March 26th, 2011.  I attached the three piece hair adornment to Katee's veil. It has a beautiful diamond rose in the middle blossom, with pearls in the middle of the other two blossoms. It is also embellished with beautiful petite white feathers and strings of pearls.

A couple days before the wedding, the maid of honor asked if I could make her something special to wear during the wedding. I quickly (and beautifully) put together this hair piece in the picture. It is a brown blossom with with a Tiffany blue flower in the middle. The flower has a pearl button as the center with brown feathers fading to the Tiffany blue at the top.

 More to come soon!  Happy Monday!!

Elizabeth

St. Patrick's Day Festival. . My Lucky Day!!

Last Saturday it was easier than what I thought it would be to get up at 5:30 am (when I usually sleep in)!!  The anticipation of what was to come at the festival got me moving quickly.  I had no idea what was going to unfold during the day.  Would my Lilly Lu's Collection be a hit or a miss?  Would I have enough merchandise to support the large St. Patty's crowd? Would people even notice me?  If I am busy, how will I handle it. . with ease?

Let me tell you. . . It was a FABULOUS day!!!  I left feeling so proud of myself and thinking "Hey, I've really got something here!"  I was amazed at the local support, the people coming out that had seen me on Facebook, and the new customers that I acquired.  It was such a successful day.  I received such positive feedback, great suggestions for future creations, and had some great laughs with some great people!  It will be for sure a day to remember.  With one festival under my belt, I am now anxiously getting ready for Mayfest, May 7 from 10-6!!  I am also very excited about the chance to start giving some private parties with my collection!!  Thank you everyone for your support!  Here are some pictures from the festival:

My mother and I. . . she was so sweet to help me for the day!  Thank you to Anna and Kirby from A Pair of Kings for getting this great picture!!

Cindy and her amazing family came by to support!!  Her daughter bought the headband right off my head! : )

My brother Jack was my little leprechaun helper throughout the day.

The best leprechaun of the day.