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Last week I re-opened my etsy shop! I’m extremely excited to be back making things! I have a bunch of ideas for new products! I also have a huge restock coming in the next few weeks! I need to earn a little bit of money before restocking so I can get supplies.
Business has slowed down so even just a reblog will help me out! I hope you take the time to browse my shop, maybe favorite it and share with your friends!
i’ve realized tumblr is probably not the best place to promote things but i’ve added 3 more cuties to my shop!! it would mean so much if you took a glance at my shop or even share this!
i’m currently in between jobs and my shop has become my main source of income, so i’m working extra hard to get new things out when I can!
I’m also running a sale this weekend for my birthday so keep an eye out!
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Realized I never posted these on here so here’s more jrwi chainmail! Albatrio bracelets!!!
I made them back in april - thought it’d be cool to make bracelets based on the color schemes of gillion, jay, and chip! It was very fun even though I had to completely redo gillion’s twice to change colors and their order 🐟
I was wearing the lichen themed hair clip I made, while on a walk yesterday. I spotted some beautiful lichen and moss and decided to have an impromptu photo shoot. So here are a whole bunch of pictures of my hair clip alongside the organisms that inspired it, just because.
Plus 2 bonus pictures of lichen because I love it.
I wanted to enter an embroidery competition that was run by Domestika. And this is what I ended up coming up with. It is a lichen themed French barrett hair clip.
Prior to planning and making my embroidery I went on some walks and took some photos for inspiration.
I really love lichen it's such a strange thing. The physical structure of lichen is a fungi that clings to tree branches, rocks, and other solid surfaces. The fungi provides a home for a colony of tiny algae or cyanobacteria. The algae or cyanobacteria photosynthesize producing sugars and other molecules that they share with the fungi. These are what give the lichen its colours. So lichen isn't really one thing. It is a living collaboration of two completely unrelated organisms. It can survive desiccation and bounces right back with a little rain.
It looks a bit like coral and can be used to indicate air quality. Overall a fascinating and splendid amalgam.
My two hand painted lepidoptera hair clips.
Now with a fancy "aesthetic" background as I had some banana leaves handy.
I had to cut some banana leaves down at work yesterday as they were threatening to grow through the greenhouse roof. So I took some pictures before putting the leaves in the avary so the birds could have a nibble.
I made the hair clips out of an old pair of jeans, acrylic paint, hot glue and French barrette hair clips.
I cover the process of making them in a previous post. If you fancy giving it a go, I would love to see what you make.
Some work acquaintances asked me to make them a butterfly hair clip after they helped me with an open day.
The first requested one based on a large emerald moth and the second asked for a peacock butterfly.
I am quite pleased with them so I thought I would share how they are made on the off chance that someone else wants to give it a go.
What you need:
- Denim or other suitably thick fabric from unwearable old clothes
- PVA glue
- acrylic paint
- embroidery hoop (optional but helps keep fabric flat)
- paper + tracing paper + pencil + scissors
- hot glue
- French barrette hair clip (alternatively you could stick it to a fridge magnet or something else)
How to make:
1. Prep the fabric by cutting a section, securing it in the hoop, then painting it first with PVA then with two layers of white acrylic paint (letting it dry between each application)
2. Find reference photos of desired species, preferably with wide open wings and taken from above.
3. Sketch half of the moth or butterfly onto a piece of paper.
4. Trace each wing separately on to the tracing paper and transfer to the fabric. Then flip and do this again so the wings are mirrored. Also do this for the body
5. Paint with acrylic paint.
6. Cut out and assemble with hot glue.
7. Stick it on to the hair clip (or other item) with hot glue
If you do make one, I would love to see them.
It’s my birthday month and I want to send a shout-out to all the March Babies! Happy Birthday if this is your month!
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