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!

Downsizing

These are 18mm fabric-covered buttons. The ones I used to use were 27mm buttons. I wanted to use smaller ones so I could pair two covered buttons with some coloured elastic that I found. These were so much fun that I'm out of 18mm buttons now though I still have a few more colours for the elastic. Hmmm, should I match the fabric to the elastic or the elastic to the fabric. Maybe the former 'cos I have lots more fabric than elastic, LOL!

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What happened to your magnets?

LOL! This was what a friend asked when I told her I'm making scrunchies now.

DD and I were at West Mall when we saw kiddie scrunchies going at S$3.90/pair and I commented that I could match that price and use better fabrics.

My first try was a failure. It didn't make it to the blog.

My subsequent ones were a struggle. This is because I want to have nice clean seams and so wriggling a piece of narrow fabric around and twisting it to the right position wasn't easy. :-(

Till I found an easy way out. Sigh, it's so simple. Well, I could have used the bodkin.

Anway, these became easy to make. I made them while watching X-men Last Stand. It's the nth time I'm watching so I could miss some parts to go sew and return to flip the scrunchies etc.

DD likes the mini ones. Which type do you prefer?

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ps: To answer the initial question, well, magnets are still around. I just don't take pics of everything I make. I'm also waiting for organza bags to arrive so I can pack them.

Huggable for a Rilakkuma fan

This is one very huggable bolster and case for a Rilakkuma fan. I had to jump queue to make this 'cos the fan's birthday is this Sunday. Sorry! To those whose orders are still pending. I'll be able to craft more next week when DD goes back to school after a 2 week break.

Refill pack for someone who already has the cover button mould and pusher. This is a mix of normal buttons and 'flat' backs. I removed 12 shanks out of the 21 buttons so that the magnets can be stuck behind. E6000 is not included but these magnets come with a sticky patch that can be used instead. I prefer E6000 'cos the bond's much stronger but for a normal magnet, the sticky patch should be ok. 

This is a starter kit for fabric cover elastic hair ties. Another Rilakkuma fan (not the same one as the bolster owner though). 

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Same old, same old

Yup, yup, fabric covered buttons again. Magnets this time :-)

I had this piece of oxford fabric that had multi-coloured circles. They were too close together for the 27mm buttons but I cut them out anyway. I think 27mm is much better at showing off the pretty lace than 18mm ones. I like the balance of the colour with the lace and the backdrop. Sadly, I only have the blue, brown tones. The brighter version of reds and oranges was made into this backpack.

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Bobby pins

Another version of the fabric covered button, this time on bobby pins!

Top is antique bronze while bottom is gunmetal. DD chose both combinations. I just stuck them with a large glob of E6000 glue 'cos I don't have a hot glue gun. Good thing it dries clear and solid.

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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.

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