Point of view

Everyone's entitled to their own opinions despite hearing or reading or even seeing the same things. One man's meat is another man's poison?

I'm musing 'cos there'll be some changes coming. It's not confirmed yet though, but it'll affect BunnyBags. I'm also considering narrowing the range of items I craft for sale and also how they'll be sold.

It's been more than 2 years since I started this. Since then I've lost count of what I've made and sold. I've also forgotten to take pics of them too. I hope many of these items are still in use today. I know DS and DD's items are, many of which are more than 2 years old 'cos I started out making stuff for them.

Random musings aside, I'm still crafting :-)

These are the before and after views of single-wrap 4-strand braided suede bracelets.  

And this is an amazing crystal dust plug. Swarovski elements, the shop said. The shine or bling factor is very high and I don't know how to take a decent pic to show the many faceted capture of light. It's clear when lying on its side but look at it top-down and a burst of colour shoots forth. DD and I were playing with this at the shop. I'll make hers soon :-)

Have a blessed day!

Afternote: made DD's with her choice of size of the Swarovski element which is the largest one I bought. Even the lady at the shop commented that it's a bit big for a dust plug, LOL! I won't take a pic. It's just like this one, but a bit bigger. She chose the multi-coloured one, not the clear one. Bling bling!

In another colour

This reminds me of maple syrup, of pancakes and caramel corn. :-)

I like the simplicity of this bracelet. It wasn't easy at the start but once you get the hang of it, it's rather simple to braid it.

Have a blessed day!

Colour combinations

I didn't think these would go together but these 2 colours were what DD requested. Six braided green and brown. After braiding it like that (3 consecutive green, 3 consecutive brown), it seems quite pleasant. I might try another that is green, brown alternates. I might try an 8-braid, or a 10? I think it's the same method as the 6. I'll need to find the corresponding ribbon ends first though.

 

Remember the top-most gift bag? I used it for the tutorial. Made some more out of Christmas colours. 

Would you have guessed that all these came from a single piece of cloth? It's those 'cheater' patchwork types. The sizes are just nice for these 27mm buttons. Dual loops elastic hair ties.

I just remembered that I'm supposed to update the Pre-Christmas Sale 2012 page with these than post here.

Oh well.

Have a blessed day!

Braids

Three and six braided suede bracelets. I've yet to attach the lobster hooks and jump rings. There are some other colours that I've yet to make, pinks and purples etc. Two yards are needed for the 6-braided else 3-braided but double-wrap ones. I think I only have 5 2-yard suede strips. There's also the issue of the ribbon ends. I suppose I can sew suede ends so that I can fix a snap onto them but, not now. Not yet, at least? A shipment of delicious fabric arrived yesterday. We were almost home from the iLove Singapore Walk (were you there?) when I saw the Speedpost van. My first thought was, why is it here on a Saturday? My second thought was, what if it's my shipment? We ran to catch the delivery man and lo and behold! It was for us.

Talk about just in time :-)

Have a blessed Sunday!

Same, but different

Made these two antique bronze shepherd's hook bookmarks with box weave chainmaille and the largest owl charms I have. The left hook is a plain hook and the right one has patterns etched on both sides.

DS and I prefer the left one, DD, the right.

Have a blessed evening!

Do you like puzzles?

This suede bracelet was made from a single piece of suede. Not 3, not more. Just one. It looked simple enough yet I struggled with it for a while. It's fun so I think I'll make more :-)

I finally started using the antique bronze rose snaps. The one that the supplier shipped only 1 part out of 4 parts of each snap and had to re-ship, LOL!

Have a blessed and very breezy evening.

Afternote: made another one (actually 2 but only 1 pic)

Pretty, dainty thing

I made this corduroy-topped covered button first and was deciding between silver or bronze ring base. While I can't do anything about the button base which is aluminium, I can stick anything I like below. Chose the antique bronze one in the end. It seems to go with the dainty flower print. Silver would have been a clash, fighting for attention. Happy :-)

Have a blessed day!

ps: I've been thinking about the (private) pre-Christmas sale on 23 November. I'll be selling some items at clearance prices but I'll be introducing some new items as well. Hopefully, the material'll arrive in time for me to make by then, LOL!

Charmed by Owl City

DS asked for Owl City for the charm for his bag.

Incidentally the colours go so well together with the antique bronze, blues and browns. I just hope the glass dome will be ok after a few months.

Have a blessed day!

ps: No rights infringement intended here either. Perhaps I'll go check what the copyright law is...

Fated

No rights infringement was intended when I cut this picture of a book cover out from a magazine to make this pendant. Antique bronze bezel with glass dome.

Now I just have to find a nice chain to go with it :-)

ps: If you're wondering about the post title, I didn't realise the English title till I zoomed in to make this pic larger. It's there, between the top 2 and bottom 2 Chinese words. 

Simple florals

This is my last piece of PU leather and snap. I've bought more but it takes so long to arrive that I'm wondering if I'll try to make my own. But that means I'll have to do the snaps myself and the tool for my snaps have yet to arrive, LOL!

Cellphone sleeve made from the Cath Kidston lookalike material. It's a bit like oilcloth, or maybe it really is. Just reminds me of that 'cos of the prints and texture. Lined this with super soft dimpled microfibre. I was thinking of saying that it's large enough to fit DD's Samsung Galaxy Ace but it seems lots of phones are getting larger. To think that someone once laughed at my Nokia e61i.

Have a blessed day!

Cheering up DD

DD's ill. Fever of 38.6, taken at the clinic this morning. It's 2 days to the PSLE oral and I decided to cheer her up by making this sling bag. I gave her a choice, sling bag or pouch. She chose sling bag. I decided that since she's into clutches, I'd make a clutch with a detachable strap so she can use it either as a sling bag or a clutch. She chose the strap too. I didn't have the antique bronze parts for a matching sling but I had 2 readymade straps. The other one that she didn't choose has a brown webbing. Well, her preference.

She hasn't attached the bear zipper pull yet 'cos of the drowsy meds. That's for the zippered pocket inside (back). The other side inside has a panel of 5 pockets. There's another huge one just under the flap.

Oh, and I like this flap :-)

2 reasons - it's the first time I'm using this lock closure and also 'cos it's quilted and shaped like an envelope flap. Maybe I'll make more of these :-)

Materials : denim (exterior), oxford cotton (interior)

Have a blessed day!

Afternote: DD's fever broke after her long nap in the afternoon. Thanks for your prayers :-)

Happy National Day

Here are some pics of what I've been making recently. 

Byzantine bookmarks with anodized aluminium rings and charms.

 

 Antique bronze bookmarks - Full Persian on the left and Byzantine on the right.

For the most important book in the world :-) 

These Byzantine star keychains remind me of the song that goes like...

There are five stars arising out of the stormy sea...

Happy National Day!

Make a mark!

DS used to fold dog ears. I don't like dog ears. I'll remove them if I see them on a library book. I much prefer to remember the page number or use a bookmark.

This is DD's request. She chose the spine, the weave and the charm. This is the larger version (and thicker) of the spine. There were plain ones in silver, gunmetal and bronze, zig-zag ones even but she chose this one with the sun and stars detail.

I'm waiting for her to finish reading this book. She's read it 3 times already and going to finish reading the 4th time soon. I'm wondering what's so captivating about this book?

Have a blessed Sunday!

Antique bronze cross

Full Persian woven cross using 12mm antique bronze rings. I like the lobster clasp, not for its floral detail but for it's unique design where the hole for the rings is integrated into the whole hook rather than added on as an afterthought. I think this hook would also be very nice on a belt where the orientation of the hook is irrelevant, compared to a hook that has an enameled heart like DD's.

This cross is larger than the rhodium one I made (9mm vs 12mm rings). Since this is a larger gauge, it also took me more effort to open and close the rings. I added a third ring on each side for the 'arms' for stability too. I think I might make more of these :-)

Have a blessed day!

More rings

I miscalculated and thought I had lots of rings left over after completing 12 keychains. That was when I started this simple 3-by-1 chain. I thought I'd make a necklace for a change but I didn't like the chunkiness so I decided that it'll be a belt for DD. I attached the other pair of sneakers so DS has one pair and DD has one too. At the point when I took this pic, I didn't have the clasp yet. DD has since chosen a large lobster clasp with a white enamel heart and a tiny bling :-) Maybe I'll take a pic another time.

I bought more rings and chose antique bronze this time. I found this toggle and I like it lots. I like simple, clean lines and this is just fantastic. I had to adjust the bar-end 'cos the 12mm ring was too large for the toggle to be fitted. It's another 3-by-1 just like the belt above.

Have a blessed evening!

Gunmetal vs antique bronze

There are so many types / colours of wires out there. These are 2, antique bronze and gunmetal. At certain angles, gunmetal seems like tarnished metal yet when it catches the light, it seems like hematite. It's actually another type of bronze. :-)

These are 2 airy Byzantine bracelets. Airy 'cos the gauge of the wire is too high compared to the 'norm' and the ID is too big. Well, I wanted to try and see what it's like. Sometimes the links get caught and you can't see the pattern but otherwise, it's OK.

Have a blessed day!

Lazy holiday shopping

DD and I went shopping yesterday. DS didn't go 'cos he's in a flagship camp.

We went to shops at Arab Street, Jln Sultan, South Bridge Road and in Chinatown. Strangely, while there were lots and lots of crystallized elements, the findings selection wasn't as great. I was looking for pendant trays and glass cabochons. Didn't find any cabs but found pendant trays / bezels at only 2 of the shops. Guess I'll have to get from online shops and have them shipped here.

DD saw the green/black/vermillion beads and had to have them. I asked her what she wanted to make with them and she didn't know. She's not that into bracelets as yet and the types of necklaces she wears aren't those with beads. I suggested a bag charm and that's why we included rhodium split rings and lobster hooks. Rhodium chain too, to hang the beads. I'll have to make some eye rings. It's been a while since and I hope the loops will be nice and round :-)

DD spotted this owl at the last shop we went to. There's a blue version of it but we liked the brown. The round thing below the owl is a bird cage. Three-dimensional but I only took the top view. There were half cage pendants, flat ones but this was the only one that was three-dimensional plus there was a bird inside. The antique bronze chain would be for the owl and cage. I just have to find a jump ring and lobster hook for it.

Have a blessed day!