Long time no see

It seems we have not spoken for a while..... But I promise we've been very busy!

With Christmas, new year, birthdays, holidays and visitors over the past few months it's been a little quieter than usual. With my return to my part time job as an early childhood teacher " Chloe & Ashley Handmade designs" has taken a step down on my list of things to do. But never fear, we are still working quietly away at new designs for our winter 2012 collection.

We Have lots of great ideas and unfortunately not enough time or hands to get it all done! It seems to always be the way, we have so many great ideas that we want to use but can't get to all of them as we would like to.

I'll be back soon to share with you some of our inspiration for the next collection, in pictures.

Victoria xxx

Spring has Sprung

I am so thrilled the spring is finally here, with glimpses of beautiful weather over the past couple of weeks it just makes me want to throw out all my jumpers and trackies and throw on a simple sun dress and a pair of havaianas!

The spring/summer 2011 collections have some beautiful treats for us and have re-established our love for all things bright and colourful! Here are some of the pieces I hope to be adding to my girls wardrobes, and pairing together with some of our gorgeous 'chloe & ashley handmade designs' hair accessories!

photo 1 -3 - Fred Bare http://www.fredbare.com/

Photo 4 - 6 - Zimmermann http://www.zimmermannstore.com/

And of course it wouldn't be spring without the beautiful flowers in bloom - here's a little of our inspiration... ( peonies - our fave!)

I hope you're all enjoying this beautiful first day of spring, wherever you are. Looking forward to sharing our new collection with you soon....

XXX

Feather Frenzy!!

We are absolutely LOVING all the feathers that have been featured on the fashion runways for the 2011/2012 Summer Collections. It has inspired us to create our own range of gorgeous feather headpieces suitable for girls of all ages.


Here's a little of our inspiration in pictures.....

                                                         Vogue Enfant Magazine Cover

 http://www.kimmelkids.com/2011/08/feather-headdress/

 hippie-headband-doe

http://black-blackjournal.blogspot.com/2009/08/hippie-headband.html

 Feathers-Hit-the-Runway-for-SpringSummer-2011-Fashion-Week-in-ParisChanel

http://www.thefeathergirl.com/chanel-all-feathered-up-this-2011

 http://www.stylehog.com/runway-redux-anna-suis-boho-feathers-for-less/

http://celebritybabyscoop.com/node/56498

So excited about creating some gorgeous feather pieces and look forward to sharing them with you.

Victoria

xxx

Hello world of blogging...

Well I guess you could say we're a little slow on the whole blogging thing, but better late than never I say!
Where do I start!? My name is Victoria and I am a mother of two beautiful little girls, Chloe and Ashley. Whilst making the long drive home from the Gold Coast to Sydney my mum Linda and I decided to start up a small business of handmade hair accessories for girls. So with our serious "we can totally do that" attitude and a little creativity ( well a lot actually) Chloe & Ashley Handmade Designs was born.

We look forward to sharing our love of fashion, art and all things beautiful with our customers and fans. Thankyou for being a part of this journey with us. See you soon :)

Victoria
xxx

                                  The inspiration behind the business and the loves of my life
                                                                    Chloe & Ashley