Plentiful Plum Blossom Hair Pins
It wouldn't be winter if I wasn't working on pieces that feature the friends of winter - plum blossoms, bamboo and pine. I won't lie, plum blossoms are probably my favorite of the three.
Red Plum & Chrysanthemum Hair Pin
In Japan, New Years is the major holiday. That said, I still gravitate to Christmas colors when I craft pieces during the holidays or for the winter season. While this piece features chrysanthemums and
Chrysanthemum Kanzashi Hair Fork
As we head into the winter season, I'm looking back on the last piece from the tsumami-zaiku association advanced course. This is one of those pieces that I struggled with; not because it was
Shichi-Go-San Tsumami Kanzashi Set
This is the last in my series of blog posts showing the pieces I created as part of my tsumami zaiku teaching certification course - though it's actually the third project that I completed.
Chrysanthemum Hair Pins
We're going to close out this month of October with - surprise, surprise - even more chrysanthemums! A lot of the work I have been doing this year has been in service of the
Remake Series: Burnt Orange Chrysanthemum Brooch
We're continuing the month of October with, you guessed it, more chrysanthemums. This brooch makes use of a piece I originally crafted a few years ago. It was supposed to be mounted on a