Adornments

Why search boutiques for the enchanting and elegant accessories of your dreams, when your DIY skills can make them a marvelous reality in an afternoon? Compiled by self-taught designer Myra Callan, this whimsical guide features 20 delicately detailed craft projects that combine lace, beads, silk flowers, feathers, and more of your favorite materials. After mastering the basics of hand sewing and a few simple millinery techniques, choose a piece that you’d like to customize for an evening... More

Why search boutiques for the enchanting and elegant accessories of your dreams, when your DIY skills can make them a marvelous reality in an afternoon? Compiled by self-taught designer Myra Callan, this whimsical guide features 20 delicately detailed craft projects that combine lace, beads, silk flowers, feathers, and more of your favorite materials. After mastering the basics of hand sewing and a few simple millinery techniques, choose a piece that you’d like to customize for an evening on the town, that destination wedding, or everyday dazzle. Whether it's a bold necklace, a fancy fascinator, wispy earrings, or blooming corsage, each set of inviting directions is accompanied by ethereal step-by-step photos. With this lovely paperback handbook adorning the shelf in your studio, the finishing touches of your fashionable wardrobe are in your hands!