I'm officially retired from a career in creativity. I am grateful for the journey of being a hairdresser of 27 years. Now, I'm embracing this next chapter with my supportive husband, our twin teenage girls, and our two beloved dogs. In early 2021 I ran across YouTube videos of people making hats the old millinery way. They would shape them and light them on fire and I was enamored from the start. I started to reach out to these hat makers from all over the world for advice on what's next. Traditional wooden tools are hard to come by and very expensive. So, I found an alternate route and procured my tools from a 3D printing specialist. After several trial and errors, I finally made my first (perfect in my eyes) hat. It was amazing and got my creative juices flowing. Fast forward to now 2026 and I have over one hundred hats sold and several markets under my belt. Its still a learning process but I now have confidence I can make unique, custom and beautiful hats for everyone.
