Winter Snowflake Hair Bobby Pins

I was requested to make a couple of sets of these winter snowflake kanzashi bobby pins for a Frozen theme gift.  They turned out pretty well, and I think I am going to expand upon this design and add it to the made to order section of the shop.  My customer requested several variations on this theme, so I will have different color choices to show where usually its just the one picture, that is like from the opening of the shop.

By the way, I will be doing a re-shoot.  AGAIN. 
My phone is due for an upgrade in September, and where I have a pretty outdated camera, I am going all in on the top of the line 120 megapixel with stabilization and focus technology.  My husband already got his (and yes, I am burdened with a severe case of phone envy) and the pictures on it are just incredible. No fighting the light or focus at all.  Just snap and go, the way digital was meant to be.  I am really excited about it and plan to put it to use as soon as it's in hand.

I started playing around in store envy today, got an account set up and a store design laid out.  Haven't had much time to work on it and I am not by any means committed, just wanted to see where the hidden costs were. 

Etysian no more???

So after much debating....I am still debating.

Etsy is changing the shop layout pages and I hate them.  HATE THEM!!!!

I sent them a scathing response about the crappy way they are presenting the shops now. 

I am thinking about pulling my site from Etsy and going with BigCartel or StoreEnvy or somehting else. 

I have been a member of Etsy since the shop opened 3 years ago, and this is the most horrible, drastic change they have done with the visual representation of the site, like evar. 

There are seveal things they haven't carried through with either, like shipping changes. 

I have heard among other shop owners that I am not the only one to feel this way, so I don't know if they will go through with it or not, but I am starting to think opening a shop with just some made to order pieces would not be a bad idea.  And if Etsy decides to shoot themselves in the foot with this change, cause shops are going to start dropping out of that site fast.

Gathered Wisteria

The wisteria is finally gathered with all its pieces, and I think it is big enough not to have a shidare as well. It does need a few accents, like some bright green leaves, a few twisting vines, and a butterfly, in pink I think. 

I have also started the custom order, so there will be pics of that soon, as it will be taking me a few months to get it all done. 

New Comission

So did you know that kanzashi makes great gifts?  Someone does. 

I just had an order request for a hair clip in chirimen, a hair stick in chirimen, 6 sets of bobby pins, and 4 satin kanzashi.  All to be given out as Christmas gifts. Glad she got her order in early! 

So my work list goes as follows -

Finish wisteria kanzashi.

Start custom order.
Finish custom order.

Start more ornament balls.
Hopefully before christmas.


fun Fun FUN!!!!

Fuji Work

The front four of the wisteria are completed.

Honestly I think they are a little too long to have a shidare, I will probably end up skipping out on that and just making this a senior maiko piece. 

Other than that decision, I like the way the colors are blending.  The back three falls will hang in varied positions as to be seen better, but will include more purple than the front four with mostly pearl. 

I still have leaves and vines and decorations, but this picture is a general position of how the front should look. 

The Fuji Has Begun.....

Started the wisteria, what you see is the petals on the frame that will hold the shidare.  Instead of a strait back pull to the wires behind the blossoms like in clusters and bouquets, wisteria has a different frame formation, so that the blossoms hang while supported on a wire frame. There will be seven falls in all, four on top and three underneath.  The petals will have a variety of mismatched colors, but mostly consisting of the white (its actually pearl). 

Satin Kanzashi New Batch Finaly Listed!

1A - Hot pink with gold highlight satin brocade with gold stamens and pink and black feathers
2A - Purple, Black, and Gold satin brocade with gold stamens, stiff black feathers and small purple and gold duck feathers.
3A - Hot pink and gold highlight satin brocade with black stamens, black and pink feathers.
4A - Purple, black, and gold satin brocade with black stamens, black and purple feathers.
5A - Hot pink with gold highlights satin brocade with pink stamens, pink and gold feathers.
6A - Purple, black, and gold satin brocade with gold stamens, soft purple feathers and one black feather
7A - Teal with hot pink highlights satin brocade with hot pink stamens, pink and blue and black feathers.

1B - Blue with gold highlights satin brocade with gold stamen centers and white feathers.
2B - Pink with hot pink accents satin brocade, with large pearl stamen center and white and pink feathers.
3B - Blue with gold highlights satin brocade, with large pearl stamens and blue gold and white feathers.
4B - Pink with hot pink accents satin brocade, with small pearl stamens and pink and white feathers.
5B - Blue with gold highlights satin brocade, with small pearl stamens and all white feathers
6B - Pink with hot pink accents satin brocade with rhinestone center and pink and white feathers

Hopefully I sell more than 3 of this batch.  They are definitely better quality, not rushed as much as the first batch was.  That is part of the reason they get a seperate listing.