Maura's Chartreuse and Black with Autumn Colors

Maura's Autumn Colors

  

This chartreuse and black hat is for my friend Maura.  It's just finished and she hasn't tried it yet but I know that she and the hat will look beautiful together. 

Maura is petite but has a personality big enough to wear this with panache.     

The flowers are in autumn colors again and the centers have bits of hand dyed curly locks as well as 9mm freshwater pearls. 

Beginning in late-September (or when we finally have cool weather again!), a selection of these hats will be available at Edenside Gallery in Louisville. Others may be purchased directly from me. For purchases, special orders or questions, please e-mail me.

My email: mailto:marylarue@bellsouth.net

My blog: http://marylaruedesigns.blogspot.com/

Sepia Pillbox with Billy's Curly Locks

Curly Locks from Shepherdess Marlene's Billy

These exquisite curly locks make a simple pillbox into a hat with a special appeal.  The locks come from Marlene H., a shepherdess in Pennsylvania, who hand-barbers the locks from her sheep Billy. 

Last winter, I used them to decorate what turned out to be one of my favorite hats.  (A picture is included at the end of this post.)   Billy must be a beautiful sheep.

There are a few small, light blue locks scattered among the white ones and a few small blue glass beads also, adding just a hint of color.  The blue ladybug adds a bit more.

Last Winter's Black Hat with Billy's Curly Locks

Beginning in mid-September, a selection of these hats will be available at Edenside Gallery in Louisville. Others may be purchased directly from me.  For purchases, special orders or questions, please e-mail me.
My email: mailto:marylarue@bellsouth.net
My blog: http://marylaruedesigns.blogspot.com/

Chartreuse and Black Autumn Hat

Emily's Chartreuse Autumn

This chartreuse and black hat for Emily B is embellished with large, lush flowers in autumn colors - golden yellow, cinnamon, cantaloupe and green.  A freshwater pearl sits in the center of each flower- 9mm in the two middle flowers and 7mm in the side flowers.  Under the pearls are pieces of hand dyed curly locks in complimentary and contrasting colors.

Leaves are sculpted from chartreuse roving. The sculpting is more pronounced than on my other hats and gives the leaves additional dimension.

A ladybug climbs up the brim on the back.

This hat is not for sale.

Beginning in mid-September, a selection of my hats will be available at Edenside Gallery in Louisville. Others may be purchased directly from me.  For purchases, special orders or questions, please e-mail.

My email: http://www.blogger.com/marylarue@bellsouth.net
My blog: http://marylaruedesigns.blogspot.com/