Ornament balls 10-20

Balls 1-3

Balls 4-6

Balls 7-10

It has been a prosperous thanksgiving here at the Temple.  A little vacation time goes a long way to catching up on some major projects.  This was the next hurdle to overcome, and its over and done and I don't have to worry about it anymore except where my customer has disappeared to.

The next few projects I am going to accomplish are mostly personal.  I have a pillowcase to sew for my niece, and a few ornaments to make for some family members.  Then its back to more kanzashi work, finishing up that orange and cream piece I mostly completed forever ago.

Surprise!

Another 10

Side 1

Side 2

 Keep in mind that in both of these pics, the balls are in the same order, so one pic is one side and the other pic is the opposite side.  I think they came out really well, and I will trim them probably tomorrow after my stay-cation starts.  I have another surprise I will be presenting later, so stay tuned! Its going to be an active week!

8 Going On 9

And this has been my life for the last two weeks, multicolored ornament balls. There are 8 here, and I am working on 9 out of 10 to finish.  I am in the home stretch and definitely feeling the lack of want to finish.  But I have to, even though it's highly possible my customer disappeared.  Again.  (don't ask)

Because of this concern I am forced to start a new policy at Kanzashi Temple that if your order is $100 American or above, I will require a deposit up front to cover supplies and security, at a rate of 50%. 

It does feel good to have almsot finished this project though, and I am going to be VERY happy when it's over. 

One Set Down

The next set will be a random pattern assortment of magenta, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.  I have patterned them out so that no ball is a duplicate.  I really wanted the same for this set, but could only manage a few.  I am happy with them though, and it seems hard to believe I finished them in a week's time. 

Half Way

OK! So I have finished half of my ornament ball order, and it's practically a miracle that I am on schedule since I have been out sick for 3 days with a virus that acts like strep. I have to wrap and trim all 10 tonight, take photos in the monring and set up a listing at midday before I crash for my afternoon still recovering nap.

Then it's get started on the next batch of ten, which will be done in christmas tree light colors (a kind of rainbow).

THEN, its back to kanzashi and finishing that bright colored piece I was working on.  Its still sitting on my desk, mocking me with its incompleted pieces.  Grrr.....

So Much For Plans......

Ok, so some good news, I have an order for 20 ornaments. 

To be completed and shipped in two weeks.

No Pressure.....

So if I can manage 2 balls a day for now 13 days left, I should be able to finish in time and not flare up my wrist. I am taking percautions, like wearing my brace, taking ibuprofin, that kind of thing.  But I will not feel good about myself until this project is finished. 

This also means that new kanzashi I had almost finished won't be completed until I can finish up this custom job.  I don't feel right dedicating my time to another project until this one (that I am actually get paid for) is done.

I saw kanzashi girl on Friday, and it was awesome!! She pulled out a Gion Matsuri piece that took my breath away.  The amount of time she dedicated to her tiara was amazing.  I was completely in awe.  But I learned alot and she has some amazing creative skills.  She also makes me want to try silk again, with dyeing techniques.  She gave me some great tips on that, and I am very grateful to her.  I really hope she wants to hang out again.

I just finished searching every Joanns in town and let me tell you their inventory system is a lie.  They discontinued several satin blues in the Casa Collection that I use for my ornaments. I researched and found the ones I wanted listed online, and located a store with seveal yards supposedly instock.  Drove half an hour across town in heavy traffic to get there.  They didn't have it. Computer said they had seven yards in stock that morning, but nothing on the shelf. So, I don't know, and am no longer going to rely on that system.  I am just going to have to start recognizing when stuff gets changed out and order appropriately
Oh, and that was time number 2 that happened.  The first  instance wasn't so detrimental.

So I am disappearing for a while.  I will let you know when I am back and working on the shop.