Kanzashi, anyone?

This is part origami, part sewing. Fun :-)

I saw this in a book once and thought it'd be nice to make some. This is the 2nd one I made, the first had 8 pointy petals. I prefer this 6 round petal one. I ran out of 18mm cover buttons for the centre but found this blue button and it seems to go.

You can't tell from the pic but it's less than 5cm across. One petal was made from a square with that length. I'll practise a bit more then put these on magnets, elastic hair ties and snappy hair clips. Or maybe put them on totes?

So many ideas. Oh, since I'm dreaming up new stuff...watch this space for some bag organisers :-)

Have a blessed day!

Just a bit more before the long weekend

DD and I made these adjustable rings.

Mine's the bee and hers are the heart and flower.

We'll be making more of these after some orders and long weekend.

Or more likely, after PSLE.

*grin*

Happy National Day!

Down with the flu bug

The flu bug's been around recently with the wetter weather here. Thankfully, this time I didn't get teary eyes so I could make these while stuck recuperating at home. 

Nothing like some really cheerful colours and bling to brighten my weekend :-)

Made this specially for DD out of shell beads and 20 gauge 5mm rhodium-plated rings woven using the shaggy loops weave. Making this has reminded me that DD's wrist is larger than mine. Hmmm. 

I like the bright colours and the shimmery way they catch the light when you move your wrist :-) 

Toggle has longer bar to keep it secure even with excessive jingling and jangling. 

This picture doesn't do justice to these beads. I really need to learn how to use my camera better. Can you tell the difference between the 3?

Each of these 3 shaggy loops bracelet has about 400 Toho 8/0 seed beads. Two on each ring, 4 rings on each link. For the fun of it, I made one with all frosted beads (top), one with all bling beads (bottom) and one with half each (middle). DS and DD like the frosted one most. I can't decide how much bling yet, for me. The rings are the 5mm silver-tone ones so those have a bit of shine already. 

Oh, the ends are not shown here but they're the extension chain with the 4-ring Mobius flower :-)

Bling it on, cheers!

Slinky

This is a slinky bracelet made using the European 4-in-1 weave. I made a similar one earlier but I added 2 more rows at each side to make it 5 rows wide rather than 3 shown here. Rings used this time are 5mm in a silver tone versus rhodium-plated previously. I added a lobster hook, extension chain with a 4-ring Mobius flower at the end.

Have a blessed day!

Chunky swirly

I like Mobius flowers. The most number of rings I've tried to put in a Mobius flower is 5.

This bracelet is made up of 4-ring Mobius flowers. I used 14 gauge 10mm rhodium-plated rings to this is not only chunky but heavier than usual. With these larger rings, the swirly nature is clearer.

Have a blessed day!