Little Owl's 1st Birthday

I LOVE OWLS! I've done owl projects from patchwork to plushies, fascinators, sequins and now masks. So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard that my cousin will be throwing an owl-themed party for her little Olivia.  I just had a hoot working on this one!

I love the theme.  I felt sad knowing the fate of the poor little owl pinata though.

Liv's handmade felt hoot headband by Bonne.

Lovely little Liv.

I was told the owl masks were a hit at the photobooth :)

My uncle and his 3 precious owls :)

Marie Antoinette

I am currently working on headpieces for a wedding in October.  The client wanted a Tiffany Blue and Pink set for her entourage. I immediately thought of Sophia Ford Coppola's Marie Antoinette as inspiration.

Philippine Fashion Week!

Hello my darlings! My head candy will be sashaying down the runway of Sassa Jimenez's 2011 December collection.  This is my first ever collaboration for Fashion Week and the first time my headpieces will be seen on the runway.  I have seen some of Sassa's pieces and they are absolutely fabulous! I am so happy to be a part of her show :)

Please do come on May 14, 5:30 pm SMX convention center :)

Dress by Sassa Jimenez
Photography by Cholo dela Vega
Head candy by Bonne

"I had the craziest dream last night. I was dancing the white swan."

I've been looking forward to sharing this latest fashion shoot! These fantastic photos were taken by photographer Romain Rivierre. His lovely wife, artist Tanya Escaler doubled as model and Creative Director for the shoot.  Mica Tuano did the Black Swan-inspired make-up and doubled as a model (of course) My lovely sister, Gail Miller posed as Mila Kunis and feathered head candy, styling and modeling by Bonne as well :)

We had to do a lot of ballet moves, twirling and bending to get some of the shots right.  And Romain, I have to say, these are fabulous!

Thank you team fashown! These turned out lovely and well within our "Black Swan" vision:)

Hoppy Birthday Tala

My niece's (Tala) birthday fell on Easter Sunday. We had planned a beach trip so my sister and I decided to throw Tala an easter egg hunt party.  Of course my niece had to be a bunny.  I prepared 5 bunny ears, supposedly for the girls in the family.  Luckily 2 other families were staying at the same resort, so we invited their kids to the party as Tala's guest bunnies.  There were four kids and I made 4 bunny ears--it was perfect! :)

Makeover Sesh

Tonight, my friend Kitty gave my vintage mannequin a much-needed makeover.  I've had some people tell me that my mannequin looked scary, with the faded makeup and ashen gray skin tone.

So Kitty first used  acrylic paint and a sponge to lighten the base.