Journals

I found another craft site called cut out and keep Oh my GOSH I spent hours on here looking at different projects and making a whole bunch of things too! I already knew about the Kusadama flowers but I also found book binding and have made few journals for myself.




My 1st attempt (Fabric covered book)



This is my second attempt and is now my design ideas book. This one took longer as it has proper signatures (those bits that look like individual mini books inside.



One of my many Kusadama flowers. Imma try make one with a stalk and spray it with perfume and make a bunch of em!!!

Swans

Tonsillitis, Polio, flu, heavy colds etc are running rampant in Egypt this month! Thankfully I'm not suffering from all the above, just tonsillitis :-) I found and excellent tutorial online from the magnificent Perfectly Twisted Company. Some gorgeous works of art and free tutorials. Thanks to Izzy Gumbo for this gorgeous Swan Tutorial from which I made several gifts and sales!



Green version....


Close up of the pendant. I didn't take a good one as the bottom of the pendant is actually a spiral (see below black pendant) This went to a new mother....



Pink Swan set..........



Black Swan set.....

I also did a little wrap with the silver wire for a lil pizazz :-)

Shaggy Loops and fabric covered books

I've been making shaggy loop earrings in all sorts of colours this week to go with my clothes. When asked for a price I gave £3. They are made from aluminum jump rings and semi precious chips. (Yum lol)

I also designed a new wire e.ring using .5 silver plated copper wire, 3 chips and some silver plated thread like wire.

*edit* Oh yeah and some items I sent off to England last week lol. Modified Irie! Headband with a Byzantine chain maille twist. "Barbados" Byzantine chain maille bracelet.

Mobile phone lariats

Made some lariats! This is the one currently hanging off my phone:

Origami and Lariats

Been to the post office a few times in order to post the below to England. 1st time it was closed. 2nd time I was told they don't send packages only letters! So now I will be traveling 20 kilometres to the city to "try (Please God)" and post this item before my poor customer cancels the order!!

Origami courtesy of a tutorial found on u-handbag blog



Pink Lariat Set (the 3rd bracelet is next to the necklace)



Irie! part 2 Lariat set



Lariat set and origami boxes.



The Irie set went into this box.

Update

It has been a busy few months for me here in Egypt. I've had a few bazaars to attend and some new techniques to learn.

One of them being Origami!

Here are some highlights of what I've been up to.





This set was requested by colour and interpreted into chain maille and millefiori beads by me.



Some recycled beads bead caps and a bit of wire wrapping. I made the large hoop with 1.5 wire and a large Pritt glue stick as a mandrel!



A closer look at the earrings from the red and gold set.



Part of my Eid present to myself. A diamond shaped wire wrapped pendant. I used 1.5 silver wire and loooads of different sized beads with .4 wire as my "thread"

It's been a while

But a lot of work done! :-)

I've been messing around with chain maille some more.....









And then I moved on to Lariats. Gorgeous, time consuming but worth it pieces of work!







Oh and in between all of this I went back home to Egypt and started back at our new school premises!