Limited Edition Hand-dyed Silk Boas

Get more compliments when you wear one of a kind fashion accessories!

You've never seen anything like it - you've never felt anything as soft and luxe as this!
Turn your fashion accent into a Fashion Statement!

Hand-dyed silk -- tasseled silk mesh and triple-layered chiffon. Dyed by-hand in delicious colors, deconstructed and sewn to hand-dyed silk ribbon. 

No two are alike and this is a limited edition! 

A virtual rainbow of hand-dyed silks

Aurora Red Silk Boa

Super soft, fluffy and fun, a silk boa is comfortable and stylish. 

Rich shades of rose, aurora red and coral.  

Bodacious

Bodacious is one of Pantone's colors for F/W 2016. 

Gorgeous shades of bright rich purple with hints of sophisticated pink.

Pastel Aqua Silk Boa

This one of a kind silk boa is softly delightful and very wearable. 

Approximately 60 inches long.

Available for purchase exclusively via Etsy. 

Earthsong colorway is already sold out!

Cinnamon Mocha Silk Boa

Made of deconstructed hand-dyed tasseled silk mesh and triple-layered chiffon. 

Super soft and there is nothing as soft as silk next to your skin!

Amber Hand-dyed Silk

One of a kind warm earthy colors, reminds me of caramel! Super soft and silky!

Blue Steel Hand-dyed silk

This color is so hard to describe... it's blueish-grey with a touch of green with hints of terra cotta. Please comment which name you like the best:
1. Moss Agate

2. Blue Steel

3. Sharkskin

Santa Fe Collection for Back-to-School

Summer is a fun and busy time, have you been exploring or traveling this summer? What would you like to do before summer is over?

On Planet Joy, the garden is in full swing and silks for the Santa Fe Opera gift shop have been on my work tables for the past couple of weeks! I created a collection of signature Ruanas for the gift shop and the Santa Fe Collection of coordinating scarves are available now for back-to-school via Etsy and Opensky online.

Skinny scarves are versatile and attractive!

Timelessly styled as a neckline bow

Fabric cuffs are on-trend this season.

Shop the Joyflower Back to School Sale. Save $10 with coupon code BACK2SCHOOL

Stack discounts to save more on one of a kind hand painted silk ponchos when you use coupon code BACK2SCHOOL. Ponchos prices have been slashed to half-off for our End of Summer sale to make room for new fall styles and colors!

One of a kind hand painted silk ponchos, prices slashed to half off. 

That's all for now, stay cool, and cultivate wellness. Tell your beloveds that you care about them. Every day is precious!

Love, Joy 

Happy Endings start with a Happy Beginning! Custom Peacock Ruana

Imagine my delight when I received this message from my client after received her package!

"Oh Joy.....it is absolutely exquisite, as I knew it would be!!  It fits perfectly, the colors are vibrant and amazing, and I can't wait to show it off!!  You truly have a wonderful gift and I am simply in awe of your talent!!

I'll give you a report when I return from the cruise. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

All the very best,

x_____"

Custom Ruana - front view

Custom Ruana - rear view

Custom ruana- wrapped view

Custom Ruana - rear view 2

The process begins with an inquiry, people come to me in many ways... whether it's a message from a Facebook Fan or Etsy custom-request or an email from the contact form on my website....business card or friend referral. First the client reaches out and makes a request. Next we establish a timeline, motif and palette, design and payment details, then the creative process takes over and the magic happens in the studio!

The design is first sketched out on paper, then on silk.

The feather motif developing. 

  

You can really see how sheer chiffon silk is in this photo.

Trusting the process - fully saturated colors.

On the work table ready to be steamed.

The silk is hanging to dry. 

The fabric is ready to be cut and sewn. 

Creating a custom garment is lways a magical experience!

Visit Joy Hand Painted Silk and browse our color collections.

Join me for a virtual studio tour and watch a silk painting demonstration.

Custom Gown - Earth Rainbow Shibori

Here is the finished dress. Shibori bias-cut silk gown. 

One of a kind, shibori is a fascinating, labor intensive process. Begins with wrapping the fabric on a pole and binding it with string. The dyes are applied to the fabric on the pole. 

Once dried, the fabric is unwrapped and then ready to be steam-set for color fastness.

A unique pattern emerges each time, a fresh experience that does not disappoint! Like a force of nature!

Contact me for a custom order or visit one of our online stores to shop ready to ship originals!

Wedding Shawl Commission - Passionate Peacock

Custom orders are good and sometimes they take a little extra time and consideration. This shawl is for a September bride. The bride-to-be specified the peacock feather motif and the colors to include the color of her gown and red to symbolize passion on a white background and left the design up to me. 

The shawl is 100% silk, chiffon edged with satin trim all the way around. It's versatile, lightweight and airy and may be tied and draped many ways as shown below.

Detail of hand painted peacock feather on silk

 Custom orders for bespoke and designer fashion accessories are welcomed via my boutique on Etsy or via my website! For wedding attire inquiries, please allow adequate time for design and production. 

Good things take time!