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Lunenburg The Beautiful

Happy Monday morning.  That’s a good one, right?  I have been hoarding thoughts to share with you on this blog regarding parenting and evil fifth grade science fair projects and the adventures of accidentally discovering the very existence of this science fair project two days before it’s due date by way of another parent’s Facebook…

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A Slipper Slope and a True Vacation

  Happy New Year. Tomorrow is back to school day for the boy and back to reality day for the mom.  Fortunately, my reality is pretty fantasy.   In past years, I have gone from intense hat making for orders straight into intense pajama making for my boys and, not too surprisingly, I never quite got…

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Puttin’ on the Glitz

You may not know this, but twelve years of my life were spent in Marblehead, MA.  Portsmouth NH is just a hop, skip and a jump away.  Such a great little town and I spent many days there.  So, I’m particularly excited that Puttin’ on the Glitz at 40 Market st.  is carrying my hats.  …

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You’ll be hearing from me a little more often now.

Just made the crazy discovery that so many of the photos I have uploaded onto facebook have just plum disappeared.  So, I will be posting lots of my creations here from now on.  This is my latest wet felted hat and was photographed by the ever so talented Maddy Kendall.  www.madeleinekendall.com

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The Making of a Wet Felted Hat

I love this hat and fortunately, I love my aunt, who I made it for even more. Making this sort of hat is a small act of insanity. There is no measuring the hours. I had to stop calculating somewhere after 3 days. Wet felting is a process I truly love and the clock just…

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A Walk Around Lunenburg

The other day my dad e-mailed me to see if my blog site was not working. He thought it odd that the last post was from August 31st. Hint well taken. So, here I am, coming up for air after having completed a few hundred hats for wholesale orders. Thought I’d bring you along on…

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Hello From The Middle of Summer

Hello from the middle of summer. Tony and I had a very rare date together. This was courtesy of Dusty being at a 5 day overnight camp. There’s a whole story there in itself, but I’ll sum it up by saying that I’m not as tough as I pretend to be. I know the minute…

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A Shop of My Own

Tony has built me the most beautiful hat shop/ studio. It’s truly a dream come true. This space was once filled with mold and mushrooms and when it rained outside it rained inside. I could never have seen the transformation. One of Tony’s many talents. Tony is almost finished building my beautiful cutting table, which…

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Almost Ready

It’s really happening. Tony just hung up the first round of hat stands in my new studio. I think I may actually start moving in tomorrow. So, is it true what they say? “If you build it they will come.” See you this summer in Lunenburg, right?

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A Hat Shop Fit For a Princess

No longer will I have to find fabric in a dark closet. I’ve got shelving! I look at this beauty and wonder how I will fill it up, but I know I am kidding myself. I have been collecting anything that looks like it might be useful to me at some point in my career…

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