Vintage Millinery~ Prelude to a Spring Nest

"She set to work with pins and scissors, standing before the long mirror and draping the velvet about her head, and presently had evolved a charming little hat so like a distinctive imported one she had seen in a shop window, that one could scarcely have told them apart. Set on her golden hair, the bright little pin glittering perkily over the right eye, the effect was most becoming."

--Grace Livingston Hill, White Orchids

Vintage millinery, beautiful once before~

 in another life, in another time--

perhaps an adornment for a hat,

once belonging to a

beautiful lady~

For almost 2 years

I've been collecting, hoarding (!!)

exquisite millinery pieces~

pinks, blues, purple, yellow, cream--

some, 

so exquisite

they leave me breathless~

a collection that is so very

SPECIAL~

because it's all for YOU~

in my sketchbook is a nest design

that you have been asking for~

YOUR most requested

nest~

a little something

to welcome the season of "rebirth"

Coming next May-

my latest Designer nest~

my

"Vintage Spring" 

nest
~
this vintage book - "The Gardener"-
was a gift to me from my dear friend 
Michelle
(Petite Michelle Louise)
I've waited months to be able to use it in this photo shoot!
I love it SO much!

featuring

 these magnificent

vintage millinery pieces~

also adorning this beautiful nest

will be selections from my

vintage brooch

 collection~

~~this is the part 

where "Yeller Feller"

steals the show!

As always~

I am joined in these designs

by some incredibly talented artists. 

~

Three dear friends,

each of them known and loved dearly

by so many of you~

will be my special guest contributors

for this

"Vintage Spring" nest.

Karen Bailey

(Todolwen) 

~~~

Suzy Quaife

(Suziqu's Threadworks)
~~~
Deb Hembree
Mosaic Magpie 

These talented ladies
are already at work on their special contributions~

perfect touches for this beautiful spring nest.

I'm SO excited for you to see their beautiful artistry!
(It's going to be amazing!!)
~~

And my special blessing is 

that once again --

my best friend Mary 

will be helping me to bring these nests to life. 

~

You know it takes many hands to make

these nests so very

special. 

Presentation is everything~

you can count on your nest

to arrive packaged

 beautifully.

~

Tissue and tags will be 

designed by my friend

Sue Kosec. 
(kosec@sbcglobal.net)

There will be 30 nests available next

 May, 2014.

~You may email me now

for additional information

or to place your name

 on the RESERVED waiting

 list.
~
vboster1@windstream.net 

As you can see -- I had lots of help with the photo shoot!

No vintage millinery

was harmed in the taking of

these photos!!

~~

I am so excited and proud to share with you the very special place

(so dear to my heart)

that will benefit from your purchase

of the

"Vintage Spring" nests.

~

The charitable donations from these nests

will be given to our brand new

Pediatric Addiction recovery center 

here in

Huntington, West Va. 

Lily's Place will be the new home of a regional and national leader in the care of babies suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or drug addiction. 

~

Your contributions will be used to 

help us provide comfort 

to infants who 

suffer from 

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

~~
(if our special cause has touched your heart,
and you would like to help
 in some small way~~
please feel free to email me.)
~~

Some updates~

I am just finishing the last of the Shabby Chic nests!!!

(hallelujah!!)

(giveaway's forthcoming!!)
~

We have just returned from travels~ 

hiking out west near Sedona and Flagstaff.

(I am already at work on those magnificent photos-
and am looking forward to sharing our amazing travels with you!)

~
But-- up next~

the Spring Edition of the Pink Scarf project!! 
(oh my gosh--- wait till you see these pictures!!)

Love to you all~

Vicki

ps -- The winners to my Vera Grateful Giveaway are now listed at the bottom of that post. Congrats to the lucky winners -- and to those that did not win --- more giveaways coming soon! xoxo