The last few weeks have been busy ones for us! We have sold several hats and 2 were shipped to Cananda - making us an international seller!

Two of the hats that sold recently never made it to our Etsy Shop - here are some pictures:

This one was commissioned from an Etsy buyer. She liked the red and gold hat on our site (and seen in the previous post) but wanted a similar hat in black and gray. Here is what we made for her:


As you can see it was made with black, gray and silver fabric and adorned with a black peacock feather and silver filligree button.

The next hat sold at a direct sell party hosted by a friend. She had representatives from Pampered Chef, 31, Scentsy and Park Lane as well as The Chapeau Chateau!


This hat was fashioned from striped silk and adorned with teal and blue feathers and brown bird cage netting as well as a small gold button. Amazingly, it matched the buyers dress as if it were made for her!


This next hat was done for a Red Hat member on commission:

As you can see it was made in red satin, but you can't see the purple satin lining. Red and purple feathers are anchored by a mulitcolored button.

We also came up with a logo for our shop and goods.


We are now anxiously awaiting our first hat block! This will allow us to start making brimmed hats in felt, straw and sinamay.

Until next time, please visit our store on Etsy!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheChapeauChateau

Hello! This summer, The Chapeau Chateau came into being as the last of the Royal Wedding excitement was still in the air, and as the newlyweds departed for their North American tour. With a long lasting love for a culmination of things, such as the UK, the royals, old Hollywood, and most past historical fashions, we watched Kate Middleton with a fascination behind her fabulous hats and fascinators. We have always adored hats-from Scarlett O'Hara's big straw hat, through the Jackie O pillbox, our tastes have known little to no limitations.

Hats make us happy!

So, we began making fascinators! We hand make and stitch our fascinators using buckram and wire, covering with felt or other fabrics, lining and edging them. We finally embellish with a variety of objects from tulle, feathers, beads, charms, and more! We use combs to be worn, but have found alligator clips to be a very successful alternative for people with less hair and to prevent the needed use of elastic bands, headbands, or bobby pins.

This hat was made for a friend, complete with an owl charm, a touch added because of her love of owl accessories.

This summer we also had a commission from a 6 year old! After hearing about our hat-making endeavors, she suggested we make a sunflower hat that she could model. The petals were cut out of a yellow fabric, stiffened and sewed on a covered fascinator round. The middle was hand beaded for a whimsical touch, and lastly an alligator clip was added-perfect for a little girl to wear!

She was so excited!

Here are a few more glimpses of our work.

To visit our shop on Etsy, go to : http://www.etsy.com/shop/thechapeauchateau
Also, feel free to ask about commissions!

Along with mastering the small fascinators, we have some exciting new projects on the way! We will soon begin the production of blocking our own big brimmed hats!