Black Swan Headpiece

I was recently asked to make some new headpieces for an upcoming competition (Youth America Grand Prix) for one of our girls. She is doing two variations from Swan Lake. So here I was faced with another challenge and very unsure of how I was going to accomplish this headpiece. It can be very nerve wracking at times because you can't always get inside the choreographers head and see their vision. So after researching the heck out of Black Swan tiaras this is what I came up with. I am very pleased and so was the mom, daughter and teacher :) I really enjoyed making these two headpieces. So much so that I have now decided to add to my jewelry business "Tiny Lotus Tiaras and Headpieces". My friend promised me some professional shots of her daughter wearing the headpieces. I can not wait!









This floral headpiece was made by watching a tutorial on Youtube. I could not believe how easy and how fun! I started with white flowers and used silk flower spray paint to match the color of her costume.





This next headpiece was done for another friend of mine whose daughter is doing a jazz piece wearing a black sequined flapper style costume. This one is all handbeaded...I got a little carried away. It took me 5 hrs to do! I also have a request to do 6 more headpieces for one of our teams. They too will be made with red and black feathers. I will post more pics soon. :)

jewelry for 2010 Nutcracker boutique

Nutcracker 2010. My daughter with our studio's Artistic Directors Vladimir and Nina Kolesnikov.



Our Dancing Dolls:


This is our 5th Nutcracker and I think this is my favorite Nutcracker so far. The kids had a great time and sitting in the audience I have to say so did everyone who came out to watch! This show was so much more enjoyable because the kids and families really got into the theatrics. There were expression, acting, our Mother Ginger is amazing as well as the mom's behind it all! This has been the busiest season yet. I was put in charge of boutique this year and I decided to make new Snow headpieces (to match the Snow Queen that my friend and I made last year). I still have one more to make... ( one for me :)

Here are the Snow Headpieces:







Snow Queen:


During this busy time we have celebrated both my son's birthdays, my husbands birthday, and Thanksgiving. We also suffered through 2 deaths in our family. My Uncle back in October and just 6 weeks later my Grandfather a week ago this past Sunday. I think keeping busy is what got me through everything. This is the first year that we have ever had Nutcracker this early and as busy as we all were scrambling for the finish line, I am ever so thankful that we got it done. Now everyone can relax and really enjoy the spirit of Christmas this year. So here are some photos of some of the jewelry I made. My scrabble tile pendant were a hit ... they had images of vintage ballerina's, and sayings like "Royal Dancer", "Snow Queen", "Spanish Dancer", and "Little Princess".




A few of my copper cuff bracelets that I taught myself to make:










This necklace is one of my favorites...it tells a story. You have the bird, the bee, the flowers and the egg. I was explaining that to a woman at the boutique and she named it "Fertility" I LOVE that!



My Sea Glass necklaces, which I call my "Mermaid Tears" collection: