crazy for garland!

Ok, completely unrelated to dainty* headbands (but i'm going to start posting more general craftiness here anyway!) ... a few weeks ago I was in the mood to start decorating for valentine's day. now i'm not quite sure why, because i am not celebrating with anyone special this year (and it's never really been important to me). i think i just get in to all holidays because it means decorating. plus growing up we always got "valentine's day" presents (something small) and i even have a memory of red heart pancakes for breakfast. so, i set out on the task of cutting out lots of hearts from magazine pages (i used anthro and nordstrom) and then i glued the hearts back to back with a thread in between to make garland. i made a few strands, 3 of which are up in my room and one i sent to my friend melinda who is studying for the quarter at dartmouth.


i know this first pic is blurry but i thought it was cool:



in my room you can also spy the hambly 2010 calendar that i got when i visited the studio in december. also seen is a cute plushie owl that kate made me for hannukah (minus it's tutu that went missing between vegas and san diego) and my cute diana dreamer camera (that has never been used successfully, YET. it's a goal of 2010).


i want to make lots more in other shapes. i am so obsessed with garland these days. maybe even make some and add them to my etsy shop. thoughts?

some garland inspiration from weheartit






i hope you enjoy!

xo,
dain(ty)

behind the scenes

a few "behind the scenes" photos from the past few weeks.

first, dainty* making in progress (my sister gave a dainty* to each of her friends for hanukah, this pic was taken in progress on my bedroom floor):



here are 3 of the ones i made for my sister's friends in their little celophane baggies, i'm including this pic because i don't think i ever posted the adorable circle stickers that acacia designed & got printed for me!:




these next two are from the photoshoot, one is of all the dainty*s laid out while getting organized and the other is of daniella after her hair & makeup were complete.:




anyway, i'll be posting an inspiration post in a few minutes, i'm just working on collecting some of the pictures!

xo
dain(ty)

kate daigneault!

hi!

i can't wait to share the pics from the newest photoshoot with you, but i'm waiting until the new site is ready to be revealed (soon! i promise!)

but i will share some photos that kate took after the dainty* shoot. we took about 900 photos and then after some refueling of vegan pizza, i helped with a late night shoot. daniella, our model & friend, has an awesome vintage wardrobe that was begging to be shown off in a dark & edgy shoot. kate posted some on her blog, and will be posting the rest soon. here are two of my favorites from the shoot (appropriately called "daniella's closet")







this last one gives a bit of a sneak peek for the dainty* shoot (the frame) i absolutely love it!!!!



these pics make me even more excited for the pictures from the dainty* shoot because i know they are going to be incredible.

anyway i just wanted to share these awesome pics. kate is so talented, creative & is always inspiring me! i hope she will inspire you too!

xo,
dain(ty)

nikki mcclure!

i've been wanting to post about nikki mcclure for a while now. i first discovered her work a few months back when the mom that i nanny for showed me the cutest book she had called "the first 1000 days" ... i absolutely fell in love with the artwork and thought the whole concept was precious.




then, about a month later, when i was in SF i was at rare device (which is an AMAZING store, by the way) and came across "things to make and do" which i of course purchased for myself. i am kind of obsessed with it and have made all of my friends look at it and appreciate the amazing art work.




for those of you that don't know, nikki is a paper cut artists and her work is now in print form in books and journals. a few weeks ago i was at my favorite local book store, bookworks, and on the shelf was a children's book illustrated by nikki's papercuts. they are so striking and i just am so inspired by it! i'm happy to share with you this fantastic artsist!






i hope you enjoy her work as much as i do!

xo,
dain(ty)

huge sale! must clear out older inventory to make room for the spring line!

I am so excited to announce my first dainty* SALE!!!!!!!! ALL dainty*s are $7 or 2 for $12. Originally Priced $10-20 EACH!!!

PHOTO 1:
Pink & Brown Striped dainty* on black elastic (3 available)
Red & Creme Striped dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Brown with Pink Polka Dot dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Green with White Polka Dot dainty* on black elastic (1 available)


PHOTO 2:
Black & White Satin dainty* on black elastic (2 available)
Light & Dark Blue Satin dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Neon Green dainty* on black elastic (1 available)


PHOTO 3:
Off White / Beige Velvet dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Turqouise Velvet dainty* on black elastic (SOLD)
Turqouise Velvet dainty* on clear plastic headband (with teeth) (1 available)
Red Velvet dainty* on clear plastic CHILD SIZE headband (with rubber teeth) (1 available)
Mustard Yellow Velvet dainty* on clear plastic headband (with teeth) (SOLD)
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PHOTO 4:
Black/Grey/White Ombre dainty* on black plastic headband (with teeth) (2 available)
White/Grey/Black Ombre dainty* on black elastic (SOLD)
Pink/Purple Shimmer Ombre dainty* on purple plastic CHILD SIZE headband (with rubber teeth) (1 available)
Purple/Pink Shimmer Ombre dainty* on grey velvet ribbon band (1 available)


PHOTO 5:
Leopard Satin dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Brown & Blue dainty* on tortiouse shell plastic headband (with teeth) (1 available)
Small Leopard dainty* on tortiouse shell plastic headband (with teeth) (1 available)


PHOTO 6:
Small Pink & White Striped dainty* on black elastic (2 available)
Small Sage Green with White Polka Dot dainty* on black elastic (2 available)
Small Kelly Green with White Polka Dot dainty* on green elastic (1 available)
Small Dusty Pink Velvet with Button Center dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Small Light Green Velvet with Button Center dainty* on black elastic (SOLD)


PHOTO 7:
Small Brown & Creme Gingham dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Small Tiffany Blue with Brown Polka Dot dainty* on black elastic (1 available)
Small Blue, Brown, White & Light Pink Striped dainty* on black elastic (1 available)


ALL SALES FINAL. PLEASE EMAIL ME at daintydainjb@gmail.com and I will then invoice you via PayPal for your purchase. If you live in the San Diego area I will glady accept cash or check & drop off your purchases. I will try to update this post as soon as dainty*s sell, but please be advised that I don't always have immediate access to the computer and therefor won't be able to update in real time.


THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am so excited to be offering my first big clearance sale! Clearing out the inventory means room for all of the NEW merchandise that I'm preparing for Spring!!!!


xo,
dain(ty)

dogs & puppets! dainty* is branching out!

just had to share two phone pics from my girl gina. i made dainty* dog collars for her dogs, and here is shawna modeling hers. gina has also recently taken on a creative project of her own - creating puppets for her son elijah. she was working on a girl puppet and i just knew she needed a dainty* of her own. :) enjoy! thanks g for the pics!

art!

i wanted to share that i FINALLY purchased a print by leigh. i have admired her work for such a long time and decided that i should buy myself a print. at one point i had like 5 in my cart on etsy but settled on this one. i will definitely be purchasing more in the future, i am in love with so much of her work. she's fantastic. now i just have to frame it and put it up on my wall. i have a lot of art i need to put up, since i hadn't admitted to myself that my current room is going to be my room for a while most likely ... anyway, this is the print i bought: