Okay....I guess it's time to take this blog a bit more serious. My crafting pals are putting me to shame!
I participated in 2 ornament exchanges this past weekend and here are my contributions!
When my "Colorado Crafting Circle" suggested we do a handmade ornament swap, I wanted to come with something unique. I scoured the internet and found a great post on youtube which led me to ornamentdesigns.com. This gal's work is magnificent. She uses a Japanese technique called Kimekomi. I KNEW I had to embrace my inner Asian and master this new technique. Well, let's just say it wasn't as easy as she made it look, but after spending a small fortune at Hobby Lobby to complete my project, I was determined to pull up my "big girl panties" and get 'er done!
Ornamentdesigns.com has great instructions (with video) on all her designs. I'll be visiting this site often.
I also invested in a Kimekomi tool at http://www.japanesetemari.com/kk/japanese-kimekomi.html and bought the book, Japanese Kimekomi, Fast, Fun and Fabulous Fabric Handballs by Barbara B. Seuss and Kathleen M. Hewitt for the patterns (trust me, it makes the job SO much easier).
The sequined ornament takes about 24 man-hours to complete, but it's SO worth it! The tucked ornament takes about 4 hours.
Rob wants me to make some for our tree, but in different colors. Not sure that's going to happen this Christmas, but I've got my sequins ordered from www.ccartwright.com and I'll get a jumpstart on next year!
Yay! She is back posting to her blog! These ornaments are awesome - I have one to prove it.
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