Cupcake pendant

A new pendant this weekend: gold colour which gives it a classy look I think.

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And the coolest part is....it glows in the dark!!!! I love this!

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Hope you had a great weekend everyone.

Cuff bracelet

Last weekend I had decided to make a necklace but as usual, my mind switched to something else as soon as I sat at my table.

So here is a new slave bracelet: unusual colours for me, but they work out well together in the end :-)


 

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That's all for today.

This week's mani

wanted to use light colours this week...and a different one on each nails!

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Have a nice week everyone!

New rings

Hello everyone!

Hope you've had a great weekend.

I have made three little rings...still using my mosaic cane's leftovers (promise, it is gone now!).
I do love the fact that this cane was unique though, and that it is impossible to make it again.

These rings have a resin finish to them...of course :-)

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Have a good week everyone!

Happy Halloween!

Wishing you all a great evening and night of fun and candies!

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Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

A mosaic...

And another pocket mirror ;-)

For this one, I used the watercolor mosaic technique in blue, black and white. I love thistechnique because it is pretty simple and it gives a very nice effect. It all depends on which colours you use.

It is also a new shape which makes a change from the round ones I tend to do.

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New pocket mirror and resin

I am really starting to like using resin. It gives such a nicer finish to the pieces I make.

Sometimes I still get the quantities wrong so it does not dry as quickly as it should or it does not dry at all. But I am getting there.

In the meantime, I have made a new pocket mirror from a cane leftovers: the one from the commissioned earings I made back in June.

I love the finish!

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New book

A few months ago, I bought this book from Hélène JEANCLAUDE:

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Here is my first try at something from it. It is supposed to be a necklace but I have not mounted it as I was just trying so I did not make the proper opening at the back. I have added a flower from a cane I had left. I'll need to try that again and make it as a proper necklace this time :-)

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Weekly mani

This week's mani was inspired by a picture I've seen on Pinterest. Unfortunately, I have closed the page by mistake and cannot find the source of this manicure. If anyone recognises it, please give me a shout!

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I have used the following colours, all from Kiko:

243 - Rosso Prugna Nail Lacquer

215 - Pearly Light Pink Nail Lacquer

839 - Teal Blue Quick Dry Nail Lacquer

Have a good week everyone!

A book

A little while ago, some colleagues came to me and asked me to decorate a book they had bought for a colleague who was retiring.

They had bought this notebook for people to sign/leave messages for her but they felt like it looked too much like a wedding book.

It was a challenge for me because I had never covered a book: I'm just used to make jewellery with my fimo. And to add more stress to it, I only had a few days to do it!

But just like Barney Stinson would say..."Challenge accepted!"

I drew a little draft and showed it to them and they gave me the go ahead.

I decided to go for an old leather look.

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I then made little details on it to make it a bit more realistic. The thing I might do differently if I was to make one again is the finish on it. I varnished it which gave it a glossy look. Looking at it again, I think a matt finish would have been better to complete the "old" look.

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But as this book was going to move from hands to hands to be signed all around the workplace, my main concern was to protect it so she could get it in mint condition.

There is also a little bookmark to go with it.

I have had some very nice comments from people who found out I had done it. Some even thought they had bought it like that so I guess I've done it right, no? :-)

Back to sewing classes

So the kids have been back to school for almost a month now, I went back to my dance classes last week...there is just one class left now: sewing class!!

They have started last weekend but I could not go because I had already planned for some friends to visit from the UK and there was no way I would have missed them.

For the last two years I have been transporting my sewing machine in its original box: not practical as it was big and had no handles.

With the move over the summer and the lack of space in the new flat, I had to throw away some stuff and that included the sewing machine box.

This was a good thing as it finally forced me to make a project I have been putting off for well, two years!

I found a pattern via Google on a blog called Les Chiffonneries du chat. I altered the pattern a bit though, to my likings.

Instead of two zips, I used one long one. I also added an outside pocket to it and put the handles outside so they could be visible and they would contrast with the bag's colour.

And another first for me!!!!

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Until next time...

Vestiaire Scandinave - Solveig Dress

I have had another productive weekend and made two projects.

Earlier this week, I found another sewing book called "Vestiaire Scandinave" and thought I would give a shot at one of the dresses called "Solveig Dress".

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As we were celebrating my niece's 7th birthday over the weekend and I realised I had nothing to wear (well...nothing that I fancied wearing anyway), I bought some fabric after work on Friday and got started as soon as I got home. OK, after dinner and a cup of tea :-)

Here is the result:

 

My dress

The original dress

Considering it was done in one night, I am pretty happy with myself.

One thing I need to learn to do is to alter patterns as this dress is straight so not very flattering for fuller figures like mine... I will learn someday. Right now, I am just able to cut a pattern and make the garment which is already quite good if I may say so.

I have made a top as well: my first, but that's for another post.

Hope you have all had a good weekend!

Trying something new

UEver heard of Kirigami? If you're not into papercraft, probably not.

Last year at a craft show, I did see this art presented by a guy exposing his cards there. I found this quite cool but did not want to get into yet another hobby. I mean, there are only so many things a crafter can do, right? Nah! We always find new things to do!

Last week, it was one of my colleague's birthday and I was in charge of the card. As I'm still setting up my workshop (yep. Still not done!), I needed something quick, not messy but that would stil look nice though because I've do not give handmade things that look not finished.

So I though about the cards I had seen last year but I could not remember th name of the method used. Took me a while on Google but the name finally popped up. 

You still don't know what it means though, I know. Kirigami is the art of cutting a pattern on a piece of paper to make cards or decorations.

She likes cats and the colour blue so I found the pattern online, and already had some blue paper. 

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Don't know if I'll do it again because even though it's not messy, it does take some time...and I chose a basic pattern as it was my first time.

On the other hand, it does not require a lot of material which is nice.

New addiction?

I may have started a new addiction over the weekend.

A few weeks ago, I found in the sales some sewing books: I bought three for the price of one. I bought them after my sewing teacher made me sew a tunic from a book from the Mes Carnets de Couture collection.

As the classes stopped for the summer, I decided to make one on my own from one of the books. I have been a bit obsessed with this idea since then!

I have already made one a week ago (I will show it in another post).

I then chose to try something that was marked as "difficult", but I loved the design so much I gave it a go. It took me a few evenings after work to prepare the pattern and cut the fabric. Last Saturday, I spent the day putting it together.

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This one is from the book "Tuniques pour petits et grands" and is the model E: Tunique à Plastron

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As I had some red fabric left, I added a little bit at the end of the sleeves and around the collar.

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The trickiest part was the folding of the plastron, but once I got it, it was pretty straightforward.

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The explanations in the book were clear so it was easy to follow for someone who is not used to sew clothes...

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Until the next project...and there is another one coming. I've been productive over the weekend :-)