Cape Cod Inspired Hats
Three new Cape Cod-inspired hats with polka dot patterns are debuting soon at MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS®. Just in time to celebrate the Autumn Equinox! But there is something very different about these three designs that sets them apart from the rest of the Polka Dot Hat Collection. These three vanguard styles are far more than … Read more
Down to the Sea
I have always been a polka dot fan. Over my 28 years as a milliner, I have often featured this familiar pattern in my designs. Polka dots are timeless. Like Audrey Hepburn. And on a more personal level, they remind me of the beautiful round stones I used to pick up as a child along … Read more
A Milliner’s Leap Into the Unknown
Each new chapter in my journey as a fabric artist has required a departure from what is familiar… A conscious leap into the unknown… A leap that pushes me to explore fresh, challenging approaches to design, craftsmanship and presentation. I just had no idea that POLKA DOTS would be leading the way! 😉 I would … Read more
New Hats Connect-the-dots!
Coming soon, a few surprises for Autumn Equinox. These delightful polka dot hats help connect-the-dots between my two worlds of millinery and nature photography! And yet — all part of this new artist path that is slowly bringing my professional and personal worlds ~~~ together. I would love to hear from you. To share your … Read more
Cape Cod Fall Is Calling, “Kew-kew-kew”!
Cape Cod Fall is calling me… A delicious stillness filled the morning saltmarsh this Labor Day. A lone Snowy Egret sharing a tidal pool with a Great Blue, was foraging madly; building up fat stores to fuel its journey south… While further along the trail young turkeys gobbled to one another under pine boughs. And … Read more
Polka Dot Hats – From the Milliner
Polka Dot Hats – From the Milliner Each new chapter in my journey as a fabric artist has required a departure from what is familiar. This conscious leap into the unknown has pushed me to explore fresh, challenging approaches to design, craftsmanship and presentation… Years ago I picked up a camera to take with me … Read more
