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Felting Frenzy
These hats are my babies.They are wet felted merino wool. It’s just so much fun to be able to start from the wool, pick any colour in the spectrum and create any shape I like. I call them small acts of insanity because they are so labour intensive, but I love every minute of it.I…
A Day In The Life
I confess that I have been having too much fun lately. Aside from filling an order for one of the most wonderful hat shops anywhere, Beauchapeau Hat Shop in Niagara on the Lake, I have been in design mode. It is a time of many half made hats being hurled out the window, but also…
Hello world!
Welcome to The Hat Junkie, where old Fashioned Millinery is combined with modern day practicality. Inspired by a time when beauty lived in our everyday lives. I live and work in the beautiful, seaside town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Come visit if you can. If it’s not in the stars right now then I’ll be…
Back to Maine
Happy New Year everyone. There was something of a reunion at Tony’s sister’s house in Maine over New Year’s. It’s a long weekend of family and gluttony. Amy’s house is so beautiful and cozy that no one ever really wants to leave. Dusty was in heaven, sorrounded by doting aunts and uncles and most of…
A Castle For a Prince
Tony was inspired this year and made Dusty a castle bed for Christmas. The challenge- assemble it while Dusty is sleeping in our bed on Christmas eve and transfer the sleeping prince into it so that he wakes up in his new kingdom. Tony rose to the challenge. There were some extra expletives when he…
Balance
Just finished my last market of the year. Now it’s time to regain a bit of balance in my life. Seems that while I was busy making hats, Tony was practicing his salt shaker balancing skills.
A Great Weekend
Last weekend was the Halifax Crafter’s show. I met many wonderful new and old customers and also spent a fair amount of time salivating over the work of the other artists. It’s one of the nicest shows I have ever seen. People lined up to get in when the show opened and it was still…
Meeting Wonderful Customers
This leopard print felt hat went to the best head possible. I don’t think Audrey will mind me telling you that she recently underwent brain surgery. Although she has a beautiful bald head, she was in need of a hat. I loved meeting her and was amazed at her smiley positive look on life. She…
Toronto Greetings
We just got home last night from our trip to visit my family in Toronto. This is the tree where I spent my childhood. It has lost a few of the lower limbs. I like to think that if they were still there I could have climbed up without the help of this ladder. We…