Flower Power

I have always been one of those girls who envied the girls who could wear big, trendy flowers in their hair. I think that they looked so stylish and so sophisticated. And then one day it hit me, Ashley you can pull off hair pieces, you just need to find ones that suit you. And so began my obsession with silk flowers and hair pieces. But you see I can't purchase them from a store because thats not original, so I started to make them on my own. So here is a little sneak peak of what I have made so far. I am currently experimenting with glitter and it seems to be turning out really well, and of course I am drawing ideas from my new collection of buttons! I can't wait to see how my creations turn out! If you like them or are in need of a fashion statement for your next big event let me know. I love doing custom work!!!

Better With Buttons

Two very exciting things have occurred today!

Firstly, IN STITCHES has made its way to the blogging world! Blogging is new to me so you will have to be patient with me as a continue to figure it all out. IN STITCHES is the newest addition to my at home sewing business, Rip 'N Stitch. This summer I worked on establishing a small at home business that I hope to expand as a learn and grow as a seamstress. I am currently employed by a company that produces a new age medical alert bracelet made from velcro and webbing. They are stylish and practical, if only I had invented them!! They required me to have a business name to order from and pay to and so Rip 'N Stitch was created. IN STITCHES will focus more on the personal expansion part of my business, custom design! I am self taught and enjoy playing around with fabric and buttons and zippers and whatnot and have come up with unique creations that my friends go crazy for, and so now I have a way to share them with you!

Now back to my excitement!!

Secondly, I am now the proud owner of a very large collection of vintage buttons! There are hundreds of them. They were given to me by a very kind older gentleman that I meet while working in the community for nursing school. We were talking and he took interest in my passion for sewing and offered me his collection of vintage buttons that he had no use for. We agreed that I would make a donation to his penny jar for children, he was raising money to give to a less fortunate school for Christmas, in exchange for the buttons. You will be glad to know that I added more then a penny to the jar, I donated 2000 pennies to his collection and he added a few hundred buttons to mine! What a small price to pay for a priceless collection that came from an old Singer factory that shut down YEARS ago. So thank you to my new friend. And now I need to sort and organize, this could take a while....

 A few of my favorite metal buttons from the collection. They are going to be great additions to the ideas I have for silk flower hair pieces and vintage style dresses! I can't wait to get to work.

 And here is a view of what was left after I had filled every storage container I own. I am going to need some more button boxes I think.

Stay tuned for a sneak peak of how I use buttons in the hair pieces I make! I will upload photos soon!