Chubby*Hobby » English Craft Books http://www.chubbyhobby.com An amateur crafter's daring adventure into the creative world! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:30:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 My Creative Space – Origami Earrings http://www.chubbyhobby.com/make-and-create/my-creative-space-origami-earrings/ http://www.chubbyhobby.com/make-and-create/my-creative-space-origami-earrings/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:34:24 +0000 Jo http://www.chubbyhobby.com/?p=1273 Origami Jewelry. Related posts:
  1. Origami Heart Earrings :: a tutorial
  2. My Creative Space – A baby gift
  3. My Creative Space – First time crocheting!
]]> It has been a busy month for me, some of you might have already known that I’m preparing my big move to Japan for a year… *exciting* ^^

It is also a month without my Janome, I already packed it away, but not sure how I can get it shipped to Japan yet…

Without my sewing machine in my creative space, and still lacking the right hook sizes for my crochet projects, I turned my attention to my recent online purchase – Origami Jewelry: More Than 40 Exquisite Designs to Fold and Wear.

Modular earrings

Each earring is made out of 3 modular origami pieces.

Modular earrings - Close up

This design is from the book, but combinations are endless with the use of modular pieces.

Origami Beads

I also prepared 2 origami beads for another pair of earrings, I really like this print!

They are in fact quite easy to make but require a lot of attention to details! I enjoyed making them, they would make such perfect last minute gifts!:D

I really recommend the book Origami Jewelry, it’s step-by-step instructions are so easy to follow, even if you’ve never tried origami before! Or you can try my Origami Heart Earrings tutorial first to see if you like it before investing in the book!

Don’t forget to head to Kootoyoo for more creative spaces!



Related posts:

  1. Origami Heart Earrings :: a tutorial
  2. My Creative Space – A baby gift
  3. My Creative Space – First time crocheting!

]]> http://www.chubbyhobby.com/make-and-create/my-creative-space-origami-earrings/feed/ 13 Printing by Hand http://www.chubbyhobby.com/make-and-create/printing-by-hand/ http://www.chubbyhobby.com/make-and-create/printing-by-hand/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:26:41 +0000 Jo http://www.chubbyhobby.com/?p=239
  • New hand carved stamps!
  • Patchwork Japanese craft book
  • Hand Carved Stamp :: a tutorial
    • ]]>     My copy of Lena Corwin’s Printing by Hand (ISBN: 1584796723/9781584796725) finally arrived!! I was so excited*v* I ordered it a while ago from Book Depository, but they had to backorder it><

    Printing by Hand - book cover

    It finally showed up, just in time for the weekend. I was going to do more stamp carving, but decided to read the book first as the first section covers basic stamping techniques.

    Step-by-step

    Not only is the book full of gorgeous printing project ideas, each project also has photograph-illustrated step-by-step instructions – I love projects with step-by-step photos – yes, even if it’s in English.

    Hand printed baby quilt

    Can’t wait to do some fabric printing^0^



    Related posts:

    1. New hand carved stamps!
    2. Patchwork Japanese craft book
    3. Hand Carved Stamp :: a tutorial

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