These beautiful creations were made by Jen and Jamie at ban.do. They make the most divine facinators and fancy headwear. I would love to snap up all of them! These are four of my favourites, and they all have such fun names; (clockwise from top left - Aren’t You Green with Envy, No. 10, Shazam! and Pink Show Stopper) Can you imagine anything more dreamy than wearing one of these to a wedding? Or just out and about when you’re feeling fancy!

I received some fabulous glass grape beads the other day from Readesign’s etsy shop. I bought them to use on a fascinator I’m hoping to make for a friend at work - she’s got a purple dress to wear to a wedding and needs a nifty piece of headwear to match, so thought these might work. I don’t think she needs it for a while, but I’ll show you the finished creation once made.

I’m rather excited about going to see this at the Victoria & Albert museum in London. Stephen Jones makes hats fit for a queen, so I can’t wait to get along and have a peek.

This video shows some of the key pieces, but the one I’m dying to see, (just because I want to make one like it), is the hat Sarah Jessica Parker wore to the premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie.

This is one of my favourites and I wore it on New Year’s Eve. It has a black silk rose and a sinamay twirl. There’s a cheeky  Swarovski crystal butterfly hanging out on the twirl, and netting to add a bit of height.