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You wouldn't think there was this much shiny when dealing with darkness, would you?
I Looked for You
I had one rectangle of royal blue silk velvet left, which I'd just unearthed from a scrap pile while rearranging materials. I'd set it aside for something else, but then... Predictable, I suppose, but I decided to act quickly. Apparently, because I was consumed by the need to create a prototype (which I am keeping, thanks), and then was immediately stricken with the thought, "How can I complicate this yet more for myself?" It turned out not to be so complicated, wanting a subtle embroidered diamond pattern along the band both for the look and stability, and I decided to add a background layer of thin, flexible god iridescent fabric paint to further accent the metallic gold thread I wound around the edges. THIS WAS SO HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH. I'm deeply happy with the results, but now completely out of silk velvet.
Currently available for sale.
Elegance and Expletive
Yes, the word is all-caps "FUCK" because I am predictable and in "Riku colors" because I am always mentally in the "Let Riku say 'fuck'!" space while I'm playing the games.
Available for Sale
Heartless Tag Pendant
12 June 2012I couldn't make a Nobody symbol without making a Heartless symbol. That's just not done.
Made up of 213 glass beads individually woven together by hand, then backed in such a way as to make the panel itself sturdy but still flexible (so there are no hard edges).
(For Sale)
Nobody Tag Pendant
12 June 2012After the successful Shadow Portrait experiment, I wanted to try something a little simpler... and what better than a classic symbol of both magnificence and hilarity?
Made up of 213 glass beads individually woven together by hand, then backed in such a way as to make the panel itself sturdy but still flexible (so there are no hard edges).
(For Sale)
Shadow Portrait
12 June 2012Well, I've been wanting to bead this particular thing for a long time now. Unfortunately the "extreme light and shadow" colors I chose only work at certain angles... but I still like it, so yay.
Made up of 766 glass beads individually woven together by hand, then backed in such a way as to make the panel itself sturdy but still flexible (so there are no hard edges). I am proud. Let me have my moment.
(For Sale)
Heartless Bracelet
29 November 2011I thought... well, why not try the other pattern I'd been wanting to. It worked out quite nicely! Along with my new LCD flat screen monitor that makes editing pictures so, much much easier. Hopefully the different can be seen.
1,264 beads, again. Half the panels use plain silver-lined beads and the other half using silver-lined opal-effect beads, again. Somehow I just can't consider this boring, though.
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Nobody Bracelet
29 November 2011Well... I kinda didn't mean to make this. It was just a simple little pattern test that was going to get ripped apart at the end, after I made sure it would work and... it just kept going. Not that I'm complaining.
1,264 beads. Slightly larger than the delicas, so that was nice... but when I say slightly, I mean only very slightly. Still counts, though. And oh is it shiny, half the panels using plain silver-lined beads and the other half using silver-lined opal-effect beads. A little painful in direct light, but isn't that the price we pay for sparkly?
(For Sale)
Chained Heartless Cuff
29 November 2011I had the beaded Heartless panel hanging around, trying to decide what to do with it. The decision became a little too easy when I was getting some new chain put away. I'm just a punk bitch at heart (or no heart)--I should have seen it coming.
So, bigger beads this time. That makes the process a lot less painful, but still time-consuming. As for the design itself, the Heartless symbol is incredibly subtle--depending on the lighting. Sometimes you may not even realize its there, but when the red beads catch the light, it's blazing. Seems about right to me.
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