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Kenmore, Perthshire Fascinator Making Hen Party fun
This brilliant fascinator making hen party saw Arabella Bridal’s Danielle heading up to the lovely Mains of Taymouth estate near Kenmore in Perthshire to run a class for some lovely hens. They all had lots of fun whilst they each learnt to make a unique fascinator. This was one of our mini fascinator making classes so the styles that Danielle taught were a bit simpler than in our longer class, but as you can see they managed to come up with some really beautiful designs making use of all the materials that we provided. Thanks again to all of the lovely hens for making it such a fun...
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We travelled up to the lovely Kingsbarns in Fife (reminding me of Sunday day trips as a child!) to run a fascinator making class recently. The hens were staying in the lovely Morton of Pitmilly self catering houses surrounded by countryside and minutes away from the lovely Fife coast. There was as always, a mixture of sewing experience amongst the hens ranging from some queen sewing bees to some who hadn’t threaded a needle since their school days, resulting in looks of delight, intrigue and fear as we explained to them that they would all be hand sewing their fascinators. As always all the hens created beautiful fascinators by the end of the class. We had loads of very different designs made, from simple pastel floral pieces to large black and green statement pieces and we were delighted with the fascinators that they made. The weather was so lovely that we even managed to do lots of our photos outside. They were such a lovely bunch of hens, Rona and I had a great time running the class for them. Here are some photos of the class....
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We met a very creative bunch of ladies indeed recently in Hemma, Edinburgh for another brilliant fascinator making hen party class as part of the lovely Barbara’s hen weekend in Edinburgh. We took over the lovely mezzanine in Hemma and spread out our mountains of feathers, beads, fabrics, brooches, flowers etc etc etc for the ladies. One or two of them had brought along some of their own bits and pieces to add to their piece, one bringing something slightly unusual (from her husband’s workshop) which made a fantastic design…. As always, the ladies came up with some fabulous and unusual designs with a huge variety of styles between them. With a rainbow of colours and styles we were so impressed with the fascinators that they made. There class was accompanied by a delicious spread put on by Hemma, washed down with plenty of fizz. Yum. Here are some snaps of the lovely ladies at work and a few of their...
Read MoreFascinator Making Hen Party in West Lothian
We recently ran a fabulous fascinator making hen party class in West Lothian, near Edinburgh, for some lovely hens. The journey to the venue was hilarious with a rather unusual kind of traffic jam on the way when a herd of cows blocked the driveway to the house..! We arrived at the stunning self catering house that the hen party had rented and arrived to find the hens enjoying having their hair and make up done. The girls had decorated the house with bunting and prepared delicious cocktails to enjoy during the class. Hannah was joined by the newest member of the Arabella Bridal team, Rona, and we set the class up in the huge, bright, open plan dining area and living room. When we’d finished teaching them the basic techniques required to make fascinators, the girls got stuck straight into making their fascinators. As always, we were surprised and impressed at how creative they all were, and how different each of their fascinator were. Ranging from small, simple pastel coloured designs to large, vibrant statement hats, the hens did a great job of making their unique fascinators. We had a fun photoshoot at the end of the class and got some lovely pictures of them all. As we were leaving, the music was turned up, cocktails poured and the dancing had begun – we were very tempted to stay and join in! Thanks again to all the girls for booking with us and for being such good fun! xx...
Read MoreHen Party in Leith – fascinator making in the Granary
We held another of our very popular fascinator making classes recently in the function room of the Granary in Edinburgh’s lovely Leith area. The hens were tucking into a delicious buffet when we arrived and enjoyed their food and drink while we taught them how to make some lovely fascinators. Some of the hens chose to design their own and got very creative with lots of attention to detail – sewing beads onto the delicate netting that we had brought along and mixing textures for an interesting finish. Others chose to stick to the designs that we had brought along for them to copy and they all worked away for a couple of hours with Hannah helping them with their creations. As this was one of our mini classes, the hen party had two hours to make their designs and all did really well managing to create some fantastic fascinators in the time they had. The function room was quite dark so we had to be a bit creative with our photoshoot at the end of the fascinator making class, and all went down to post on the mezzanine for our group shot! Thanks to all the hens for being such good fun!...
Read MoreGlasgow’s Hummingbird Hen Party – more fascinator making fun
Kirsty organised a great afternoon with Laura and her hens, in the ultra stylish Hummingbird in Glasgow. Kicking off the party with a delicious afternoon tea, the girls each made a beautiful unique fascinator – their designs were totally individual and chic. The afternoon had a lovely buzz while they sewed, chattered, giggled and sipped champagne. Here are some photos of the lovely ladies at their class:...
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