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Colourful statement hair clips - Soiree by Shh by Sadie!

Who else is LOVING a statement hair clip right now? I am!!

I was in search for a cute, colourful clip for my hair, and just could NOT find any that I liked. And so in the end, late one Tuesday night I found the clips bases I had used for making my bridesmaid hair flowers (you can spy them here if you like). I measured them up, sketched a few designs, and experimented.

And these are the results! I had such enthusiastic feedback when I shared them on Instagram and Facebook that I designed more and have added them to the shop. The clips come in sets of two and are available exclusively at Shhbysadie.com.

So for fun, colourful statement hair clips - take a look at these hand beaded beauties.

Which is your fave? The ombre rainbow hair clip, pastel hair clip or the bright orange and pink zig zag?

Sadie xx


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New Rainbow Heart beaded bracelets - how they were made!
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This week I released the new set of four Rainbow Heart bracelets. And if you follow me on Instagram you may well have helped me with this design! It had been quite tricky getting the colours right for this new pattern, and involved several hours of weaving, then unpicking, and weaving again in new colours.

I had wanted to create a new bracelet that was fun and playful, with of course plenty of colour!

I originally wanted the hearts to be made up of clashing, strong colours, and drew the pattern out, tested beads on paper - but when I wove it on the loom, I hated it! The colours just didn’t work in the flesh :(

So I shared a photo on Instagram stories and asked for your advice. I wasn’t even sure whether I even still liked the hearts pattern anymore. So I tried a few more colour ways, each time fussing with beads on my table, laying them next to each other, then weaving the pattern and still not being happy with it.

I almost gave up on the idea several times - wondering if they were too childish, or whether anyone would even like them.

THEN I thought - maybe let’s try a rainbow / ombre colour way! And I was finally happy. I’d tried to veer away from pinks, but after several attempts with other colours, the pinks came back and persuaded me they looked best :D

So here’s the final bracelets - playful, fun and pink.

Hope you like them!

Sadie

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Brighton fashion editorial photoshoot collab
crystal necklace fashion editorial Brighton pier photoshoot

Here are photos from a recent photoshoot collaboration set on the sunny Brighton Pier! Featuring some seriously stylishly on trend sunglasses and the Shh Rocked Up crystal quartz necklace in sapphire.

Tres chic!

Sadie xx


Meet the team
Photographer- Hazel Hurley
Stylist- Ellie Mose @Styled_by_ellie
Make Up Artist - Fay Jean
Hair Stylist- Michelle Mose
Fashion Assistant- Naomi Greenwood / Fashion Assistant- Chloe Bartlett / Model- Jamie Todd


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Devon Life Magazine - Shh by Sadie collaboration with Sarah Brittain Edwards and YOKE

Check out the latest Devon Life magazine for a peek at an exciting collaboration between Devon locals jewellery designer Shh by Sadie, photographer Sarah Brittain Edwards, hair stylist YOKE, make up artist Rebecca Searle and models Lucy Daw and Sophie Gee.

We rendezvoused at Royal William Yard and chose Devil’s Point for the shoot. Jo from YOKE and Rebecca got busy with hair and make up while Sarah and I discussed styling options. Sarah scouted the locations and then the models braved the wind! It was a wonderful whirlwind of a day, and you can see more photos below.

Sadie xx

Find out more about the talented team here:

Sarah Brittain Edwards
YOKE
Rebecca Searle Makeup Artist


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Illuminate light festival in Plymouth - check out our Glowing Bead workshops!

Last weekend I was thrilled to be a part of Plymouth’s illuminate light festival.

Illuminate was a fantastic visual feast for the senses and showcased projections and light art installations from local, national and international artists. It was held in the stunning Royal William Yard, with light installations dotted throughout the buildings, archways and the Secret Garden, where the Glowing Bead workshops were held!

If you’ve known Shh for a while, you may remember that I ran similar bead workshops for New Zealand’s LUX light festival in Wellington (you can see pix here and here). Children make their own glow in the dark beaded necklace, bracelet or headband using a variety of neon strings, glowing and non-glowing beads. The sessions are always so much fun to run, so I was excited to be part of illuminate and run them again in Devon!

illuminate light festival glowing beads shh by sadie plymouth

The workshops ran every evening throughout the festival, in rain or, erm, non-rain, and I was amazed by the creativity and enthusiasm of each and every child (and adult!). Every person eagerly wore their beaded creation as they left the workshop, with a few little ones telling me they were going to “keep it on forever”. Awwww!

As usual, I was so busy running the workshops that I forgot to take any actual pictures of the beads! Whoops. THANK YOU to everyone who visited us this year at illuminate, and HUGE THANKS to the wonderful illuminate volunteers who helped you all make your glowing jewels!

Check out some of the fantastic illuminate light works here.

See the latest Shh by Sadie workshops and classes here.

Sadie xx


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