Flowers!

In between bits of dye sampling for my vines (still excited about that piece) I managed to make a few sample flowers that might go into a headpiece. I used about half a can of spray starch on them to make them a bit more sturdy but they still need something else. I also got a bit too excited and sewed them together without a stem!

Cotton

Silk



 #flower #silk #cotton #petals #vines

Busy week

This week has been very exciting. Remember the vine piece I showed you that I said you'd have to use your imagination for? Well you wont have to any more! I spent all week rolling paper to make vines, painting them and attaching leaves so I could make this mock up...
My work bay (that I'd just cleaned) went from this...

...To this in about 10 seconds (that's it looking fairly clean for all the painting I did!)

 And it turned my hands into this

But I came out with all these beautiful vines that took up half the studio and made a bit of a mess of the floor but look really exciting when they're all put together

 What do you think?

#vines #fashion #accessory #dyes #workbay

Working, Working...

Time seems to have flown, I seem to have been constantly working and yet dont have much to show for it...
 
Since my last update I've had a few ring commissions which were slightly terrifying to make. The same style as my I&G rings I knew what to do but the fact they were for customers and what if I got it wrong was a bit scary. Thankfully everything went fine and I have 2 very happy customers.

I also mastered Illustrator so I could make a file to Laser Cut. Never been much of a digital person before - I prefer using my hands than a mouse on a screen - so I'm actually quite impressed I managed to work Illustrator.

(Red is cut out, Green is engraved and Blue is Kiss Cut)

I even had chance to work on a few designs, You don't get to see the full things yet but hopefully you'll get as excited as I am at this stage. There's gonna be lots of embroidery, beading, silver, laser cutting and more exciting stuff!

(You might need to use your imagination a little for this one, they are supposed to be vines so if you imagine them covered with leaves and in colour it might be a bit more exciting haha)

#designs #vines #lasercutting #Illustrator #rings #commissions #butterfly #fashionaccessory