Going for a Hatwalk

So last night I went on a Hatwalk....
To coincide with the Olympics, the statues of London have all been adorned with Hats!
I absolutly love this idea - a celebration of true English eccentricity!

More info can be found at:
www.graziadaily.co.uk/hatwalk

Here are a few pictures of the ones I managed to find.....

Stephen Jones on horseback and Lock & Co on Nelson's column

Stephen Jones on horseback

My favourite.... Gina Foster & Victoria Grant

Charlie Le Mindu

Gina Foster & Victoria Grant

Philip Treacy

Apologies for the dark photo... Pip Hackett

Pip Hackett

Winner of Grazia's Hatfactor competition.... Sophie Beale

William Chambers

I am looking at sculptures nearby with a different eye now..... See if I can find some to dress up!xx

Bee Smith Millinery presents the Hat Party!

Sorry I have been neglecting my blog.... 

its too sunny and there are too many hats to be made!

However, Thursday 17th May was the annual Hat Party

Beautiful illustrations by Laura Mossop

www.lauramossop.com

We set up a photobooth to get all the hats modelled by any willing participants and here are the results.....

Photography by Nick Kane

www.nickkane.co.uk

Thank you all for coming, the hats enjoyed their evening out!

The next event will be Open studios with Surrey Artists Open Studios (SAOS), starting Thursday 14th June. More details on www.bee-smith.co.uk and www.surreyopenstudios.org.uk

Bee Smith Millinery at Craft Central Gets Hitched

I've been at the lovely Craft Central Gets Hitched all weekend....

Thursday night launch party was full of bubbles, cupcakes and confetti...

Cupcakes by the lovely Sarah from Chops Cakes

www.chopscakes.co.uk

My New Car!

A list of exhibitors are http://craftcentral.org.uk/craft-central-gets-hitched

Some lovely (professional) photos on http://craftcentraluk.blogspot.co.uk/

Details on upcoming events coming soon... 

please see twitter @beesmithhats for updates

Bee Smith Millinery at Miss Vintage Wedding Affair

Today was the day!

Miss Vintage Wedding Affair...It was beautiful!

It was a beautiful venue and flowers everywhere...

 

This was my stand, with my glamourous assistant in the background...

 

 

And my next door neighbours... Retro Weddings Bridal boutique and Jennifer Sue Weddings 

(see picture below) www.jennifersueweddings.co.uk

 

 

But of course weddings are all about the cake!

 I met the lovely Charlotte from Restoration Cake  

www.restorationcake.co.uk

 

 

Had a lovely day and met lots of lovely brides...

The next wedding event is at Craft Central Gets Hitched

 

www.craftcentral.org.uk/craft-central-gets-hitched 

Upcoming events....

Lots of exciting events coming up this year....

The first will be the Miss Vintage Wedding Affair...

Bee Smith Millinery at Landmark Arts

Finally got around to posting photos from last weekends event at Landmark Arts!

My lovely models

My lovely next door neighbour - Made by Marion - www.made-by-marion.com

'So Last Century' cards - Beautiful cards with vintage images!

It was a lovely weekend and my first mince pie of the year - Starting to feel very Christmassy now!xx

Open time at Fusion Arts

Welcome to Fusion Arts....helped along with our local busker....

& inside the studio doors....

Painting by Sue Hoar

 Another lovely open day with chocolate cup cakes, alot of tea & paintings....

We also filmed part of the day for 'Britain in a Day'...I will post some of the footage when I gained some more technical skills! 

Next open day will be 10th December, for our Christmas opening....

We're hoping for some carol singers and mayb a cheeky glass of mulled wine!

Come visit us soon.... www.fusionartsstudios.co.uk