Chirimen flowers shall end the craft draught

19 February 2009 at 3:48 pm (Crafted!) (chirimen flowers, hair clip)

Chirimen flowers for milady's crowning glory

Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve had any time to feel crafty. Having two dogs and a cat takes up more hours in a day than I would have imagined. I’m a lot quicker at cooking for the dogs nowadays; I’ve learnt not to try to be too fancy with the ingredients. Luckily, the cat isn’t as picky as my princessy dogs — she eats anything I put in front of her!

In any case, I managed to attend a workshop last weekend to make these cute hair clips. The flowers are made with chirimen, a type of crinkled silk cloth usually used for making kimono. I really enjoyed the workshop, simply because it’s been so long since I’d sewed anything.

The overall design I’m personally not too crazy about — it’s a tad too kiddie for my liking — but it’s certainly given me ideas on how to go about making a hair clip I’d actually wear, or using the elements on other projects.