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Kanzashi! And kittyspam!
I sat down and finally produced the first kanzashi I really like. :D
Here it is, in a rather off-color photo, since I was taking it in the bathroom without flash.
With flash, so you get a better idea of what the true colors are. Ignore the cat hair everywhere. The whole flower including the leaf is maybe an inch and a half wide.
This is the back - it's wired onto the comb with floral wire, which was too stiff - either a lighter gauge wire or jeweler's wire would be better to wire it on to things. If I were doing the sort of kanzashi that stand up a little bit on a wire stem from the base, this wire might be too light. Anyway, it's also hot-glued onto the comb to make it EXTRA-STABLE. The petals and the leaf are hot-glued onto felt discs, and the wire comes out from the center.
This is it from the side. These photos make it look way bigger than it really is - it's only half an inch thick. It would have been half as thick if I hadn't put the leaf on it, but it really needed the leaf. It doesn't look as OMG THICK in the hair as it does here.
The side with the leaf, which looks better. :D
This is what it looks like in the hair, only out of focus because it was impossible to focus from that angle. :)
I won't be wearing this particular one, because my hair is very fine and this, while light enough to stay while I was taking the photos, would probably make it slide right out. It would work as an accent on someone with thicker hair, or shoved in right on top of a ponytail.
And here it is, fetchingly modeled by my cat, who is showing the proper supermodel temperament.
And now she's giving it a good sniff.
You think she needs to go to Cute Overload's Boxhab?
And now looking dreaming in the sunlight, inexplicably squashed between the table leg and the loveseat.
Stripey!
And I leave you with this image:
Here it is, in a rather off-color photo, since I was taking it in the bathroom without flash.
With flash, so you get a better idea of what the true colors are. Ignore the cat hair everywhere. The whole flower including the leaf is maybe an inch and a half wide.
This is the back - it's wired onto the comb with floral wire, which was too stiff - either a lighter gauge wire or jeweler's wire would be better to wire it on to things. If I were doing the sort of kanzashi that stand up a little bit on a wire stem from the base, this wire might be too light. Anyway, it's also hot-glued onto the comb to make it EXTRA-STABLE. The petals and the leaf are hot-glued onto felt discs, and the wire comes out from the center.
This is it from the side. These photos make it look way bigger than it really is - it's only half an inch thick. It would have been half as thick if I hadn't put the leaf on it, but it really needed the leaf. It doesn't look as OMG THICK in the hair as it does here.
The side with the leaf, which looks better. :D
This is what it looks like in the hair, only out of focus because it was impossible to focus from that angle. :)
I won't be wearing this particular one, because my hair is very fine and this, while light enough to stay while I was taking the photos, would probably make it slide right out. It would work as an accent on someone with thicker hair, or shoved in right on top of a ponytail.
And here it is, fetchingly modeled by my cat, who is showing the proper supermodel temperament.
And now she's giving it a good sniff.
You think she needs to go to Cute Overload's Boxhab?
And now looking dreaming in the sunlight, inexplicably squashed between the table leg and the loveseat.
Stripey!
And I leave you with this image:
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So cute! Your kitty is precious. And it's hilarious because our cats could be twins! *grins*
And the kanzashi is gorgeous! I like the colors. Very pretty. ♥
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cat + box = :)
As for the kanzashi, I would buy several if they crossed my path.
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And cats are awesome.
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kitty + pretty =
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I <3 kittyspam! Does she let you pet her tummy? It just begs to be rubbed!! XD
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*is jealous of getting to pet belly*I wish my Murphy would let me do it, but he gets all defensive and irritated. He's still young though - so maybe as he gets older... *crosses fingers*Edited to correct strange (and possibly embarrassing typo) XD
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