Kanzashi flower

I really love the Japanese technique of Kanzashi (originated from origami), where you fold fabric into petals - and by that have the opportunity to make some beautiful flowers.

My first attempt of making a Kanzashi flower was this:

Folding all the individual petals and collecting them on a thread.

Then attaching a button on the front and a piece of fabric on the back, to hide the ends of the fabrics. These flowers can be used in your hair, as a broche, making your bag a little more interesting ... you name it.

I will practice on the execution of the flower next time I have a moment of creativeness; for instance using an iron will make the petals more 'sharp' in their look.

Knitting 2#

Just wanted to show you the result of my knitting. I know this is something that small kids can make, but I think it is a good little project to start with, when you start to learn how to knit.


I knitttet a little piece, added a button to make it into a 'bow' shape and sewed it on a hair band.

Brings a feminine touch to my black curly hair :D

My next knitting project is a scarf for Mark, my boyfriend.

Pearls on hoops

I am really procratinating now... studying for a statistical exam next week, it is killing me slowly :); I have to defend our project and prepare myself for a question that range within our reserach methods syllabus (only 1300 ++ pages to remember). I have a hard time remembering all those statistical assumptions and test etc., but I really need to pass the exam, so I do not have to take it again when I am supposed to write my master thesis. To think that I am finished with my education late summer 2010... weee!

Anyway, in lack of a clear mind for studying, I made these hoops with some small 'brownish' pearls on them.

I really like the wire-effect and if I make another pair I will make the wire continue between each pearl. The first pearl look pale purple, but it is more pale brown.
Are you wearing hoops this season?

Knitting 1#

I tried to work a little with the basics of knitting in the weekend, due to the fact, that it is one of the things I really want to master (or at least can make something decent out of).
And as many other things that I have learned by doing it, I started to look through tutorials/books of how to do it.
I started with the simple things, making the stitch's and knitting straight, just to get a feel of it. The result.... not that pretty, ended up with more stitches than I started with (wtf?) , but hopefully practice makes perfect (or at least better).
My first project is to make a little bow for a hair clip, a manageable project, I think.
Although I have many people around me that know how to knit and who would pleasantly teach me, this is the first time I can see any resulst of it. And I know I make mistaskes, but I learn in my own paste and hopefully I can learn something from the experienced people I know, when I have a problem!

What do you do, when you see something that you JUST want to make YOURSELF?

Owl necklace

Owl's are a big hit around the blogosphere.... look here to see a whole blog dedicated to these funny birds. I found an owl pendent some while ago from this seller on Etzy, which was just the right owl for me. I have added 5 Czech glass rondelles on the right side of the chain to give some colour and to create some unbalance in the chain.

What do you think, is unbalanced okay?


P.s. I know my pictures are very bad (opposed to Mivs super pictures), due to my lack of pixels :). Hopefully will my boyfriend get a good camera for his birthday next month!