Monday, December 10, 2012

Lilla Rose for Liza

 This is a photo gallery of Lilla Rose hair accessories. 

The party has closed, so that we can get the orders processed and shipped out. IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER, simply go to www.lillarose.biz/sweetpea. Then email me at sweetpealoveslilla@gmail.com to let me know you would like your order to benefit the Mountains. 
Sweet Pea Loves Lilla is doing a Benefit Party for the Mountains, who are depleting every resource as they work to bring Liza home from the Ukraine. These are the same hair clips that the Mountains gave to Liza and her friend.

The Mountains will receive 100% of sales profit, which means at least 30% of everything you purchase. Please buy a Lilla Rose hair clip for yourself or a loved one. I promise it will change your life, and it will make a difference for the Mountains!

In addition to helping the Mountains, we would like to send a bundle of Lilla Rose clips to Liza's orphanage. There are a number of young girls there who have never experienced the luxury of owning something pretty for their hair, and we would like to give them that small pleasure. So for every clip purchased through this benefit party, Sweet Pea Loves Lilla will donate $1 towards clips for the orphans.

Tree of Life flexi-clip

The signature Lilla Rose item is the flexi-clip.  It is a one-piece design, lightweight, comfortable, and beautiful. I wear mine for twelve hours at a time and forget it is there. There are stories of people waking up to find them still in their hair. They are that comfortable.

A flexi can do anything a claw can do... and a whole lot more!

The beaded figure-eight is made of music-wire, like guitar strings, so it is very strong and flexible. There are stories of them being run over by cars with no damage. 

They hold anywhere and everywhere. I know of someone who has scuba-dived with a flexi in her hair. I have worn mine in the ocean, for the simple reason that I needed something that would hold well. Here is a friend who swore her flexi did not budge one bit during several hours of swimming in the gulf!


Lilla Rose flexi-clips come in seven sizes to hold in every type of hair—thin, straight, slippery-fine, thick, coarse, wavy, and textured!

The mini is for pulling back just a little hair, or for a little girl's ponytail.
Copper Rose mini flexi-clip
Think you have too much hair for a flexi? Think again! The mega allows you to put even the longest hair all the way up in an elegant bun!
Mega flexi-clip in Celtic Cross (top) and Classic Etched Cross (bottom)
If you NEED HELP KNOWING YOUR SIZE, then check out these way cool videos that help you figure that out, and show you how easy it is to do pretty styles with the flexis.

But here is the general rule of thumb: Grab your hair in your hand like you are going to put it in a ponytail, and estimate the circumference of your ponytail.
Ponytail = dime size... you need a mini
Ponytail = nickel size... you need an XS
Ponytail = quarter size... you need a Sm
Ponytail = half dollar size... you need a Med
Your half-up is usually a size down from your ponytail/tails-up, and your full French twist is usually a size up, although sometimes people can use two sizes for all three styles.


One head of hair, 6 sizes!
Top row: Twist-back with mini; Half-up with XS
2nd row: Half twist with Sm; Tails-up with Med
3rd row: Full French twist with Lg; round bun with XL


Sizing example 1: Kit has shoulder-length layered hair, fine but rather thick. She uses a Small for her ponytail and tails-up, a Medium for her full French twist, and an XS for her half-up. She sometimes uses two minis to pull back a little hair from each side of her face. She makes frequent use of Lilla Rose bobbies to tuck in those shorter layers.


Sizing example 2: Brenna has long, straight, semi-fine hair. She's one of those rare in-betweeners, and most of the XS's are a little bit too small for her ponytail (some styles do tend to run just a little bit bigger or smaller than others, do to the variance in the beads), but a Small tends to slip out unless she uses the hair tie trick.* She uses a Small for her half-twists, and a Medium for her up-and-downs (like a French twist, but with some hair left hanging down below) and drop-buns. To get it all the way up in a bun she uses a large. She likes to twist a little hair back from her face and secure it with a mini.

*If you are sure you have the right size flexi and it still won't hold without slipping, wrap a hair-tie or rubber band around the bar (where it slides underneath your hair) to provide added grip. Works every time!



Mini Flexis
You can do a lot with a mini, even if you have long or thick hair!
Soaring Butterfly mini; Etched Tiger Lily Gold mini; Hawaiian Flower mini
Multi Cluster mini is a pretty accent for a textured-hair bun
3yo with the Petite Dragonfly mini in a low ponytail
Lovely Circle Stoneset mini
3yo with a Crown of Hearts mini in a half-up
Half-up with a "Who's Hoo" mini (October 2012 Flexi of the Month)


Open Heart Dangle mini
Ponytails and Half-Ups

4yo with XS Aurora Borealis Fairy in a ponytail
Half Twist with Sm Summer Sunflower
Textured hair in a half-up with Med(?) Charming Rays of Sunshine
Half-up fishtail with Crown of Hearts mini
Braided ponytail with Sm Classic Etched Cross
Half-up with Sm Winter's Gift (December 2012 Flexi of the Month, still available!)
Half-up with Sm Contemporary Flower
Half-up with XS Native Filigree Copper
Half-up with XS Fancy Blossom Dangle
Inverted ponytail with XS Etched Tiger Lily, a great option for very fine hair
Shoulder-length, layered hair in a half-up with XS Aurora Borealis Fairy;
bangs are pulled back in a French rope twist with two Hawaiian Flower bobbies
Large Copper Rose in a low ponytail in textured hair
Celtic Knot mini in a half-up


3yo with a mini Floral Design Jet in a ponytail


Gorgeous silver hair in a half-up with the XS Mother's Love (May 2012 Flexi of the Month)
Twisted half-up with Sm Plumeria



Tails-Ups and French Twists
26mo with the Scrollwork Heart mini in a tails-up
Lovely Circle Stoneset Emerald in a tails-up, gorgeous with curls!
Shoulder-length, layered hair held beautifully in a French Twist with a Sm Scrollwork Heart
The same shoulder-length, layered hair in a tails-up with a Sm Scrollwork Heart
Half-up tails-up with Sm Celtic Knot
Hawaiian Flower with burgundy beads in a full French twist
This mom is loving her Full French twist with a Med Hawaiian Flower.
I guarantee you it took less than 30 seconds to do this look.
Full French twist with a Copper Rose
Tails-up with Plumeria Flower
Tails-up with Tree of Life flexi
Up-and-down with Lg Charming Rays of Sunshine flexi
Shoulder-length layered hair in a full French twist
with Med Aurora Borealis Open Flower Gold flexi

Full French twist with Med Hawaiian Flower Multi flexi and two Hawaiian Flower bobbies.
This is AFTER doing 1000 kicks at a Tae Kwon Do kick-a-thon!

Drop-Buns and Other Dos


Long, straight, super-fine hair in a drop-bun with a Med Festive Fallen Leaf flexi
Long hair in a drop-bun with Roman Cross
This young lady has hair long enough to sit on.
She has secured her looped braid with a Med Daisy Dangle Freestyle flexi
Hair extensions adored with Princess Tiara Jet flexi
Gorgeous up-do with Large (or XL?) Prominent Dragonfly
This would be even more elegant with Lilla Rose bobbies in place of the mini claws


Braided drop-bun with Med Hawaiian Flower Multi
Dutch-braided sides with a tails up and Sm Roman Stone Lite Sapphire
7yo with med-long, tight-curly hair in a drop-bun with Med Soaring Butterfly


Braided Gibson tuck with Sm Simple Danglie Sapphire


Little sister's braided Gibson tuck with XS Aurora Borealis Fairy
Gibson tuck secured with Sm Classic Etched Cross


Headbands and Bobbies
Roses headband and Daisy headband
Freestyle headband


Hawaiian Flower bobbies on shoulder-length, layered bob
2yo with Parade of Colors headband and a French twist held by a Celtic Butterfly bobby.
She loved the headband and would not take it off!
Milkmaid braids and Princess Tiara bobby
French twist in "Fall Harvest of Colors" (November 2012 Flexi of the Month)
with Hawaiian Flower bobby




You-Pins and Sticks

Long, straight, semi-fine hair in a bun secured with Copper Rose you-pins
A full twist with Sparkling Star you-pins 
Long, thick, loose-curly hair in a braided bun with Freestyle sticks
Curly, long silver hair in a bun with Copper Rose flexi and Copper Rose you-pin accents
Long textured braids secured with Hawaiian Flower you-pins and Rich Garnet hair sticks
3yo with super-fine hair and 18yo big sis with hair long enough to sit on wearing matching hair sticks

Flexis are not just for hair!
Tree of Life flexi on an infinity scarf


XS Etched Tiger Lily Gold as a hat brooch


Sm Roman Stone Lite Sapphire


Sm Simple Band


Sm Simple Danglie Sapphire


Med Prominent Dragonfly Gold
Simple Bead Badge Holder
Know any nurses, or someone who has to wear a badge all day?
These make wonderful gifts.

Clip Close-ups
Crystal Stone Cluster flexi


Bright Star Within a Horseshoe flexi


Cloisonne hair sticks


Etched Tiger Lily flexi with amethyst beads


Multi Stone Cluster flexi


Vibrant Cluster of Hematite flexi


Freestyle Princess Tiara flexi


Roman Style Cross flexi


Winter Snowflake flexi
The larger beads are a soft gold, which is hard to see in this picture


Soaring Butterfly flexi
Etched Copper hair sticks


Rich Multi Cluster Freestyle flexi


Who's Hoo flexi (October 2012 Flexi of the Month)
This little guy sold out in 4 days, but keep watching—
they have brought him back for one-day specials!




Treasures of the Sea flexi (August 2012 Flexi of the Month)




Festive Fallen Leaf badgeholder
Festive Fallen Leaf flexi


Thank You
for browsing through this Lilla Rose picture showcase. Please go to the benefit party to view the catalog and make a purchase to help the Mountains and help us send clips to the Ukraine orphans!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Kit is wearing the Vibrant Cluster of Hematite flexi and the Multi Stone Cluster bobbies