My first Tsumami kanzashi ecru and brownish red

Tsumami kanzashi ecru and brown-red, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

Yes, I call all my flowers tsumami kanzashi, but this one is the real deal. I was making something like this one for a customer (for her wedding!), and with the left over flowers I made this one, maybe I should keep it for myself, I am so much in love with it. Colors are perfect for fall, although there is no fall in florida maybe in january , for a bit :)
I dyed habotai silk 8mm from dharma trading with ecru and brownish red. I should try and get this color again. I work in the lab all day long and measure everything meticulously. so when I work on my craft I am not being precise. I should weigh the dye and the fabric I know but it is just too much work for now, maybe later...
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Mural for the baby room

Mural for the baby room, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I just wanted to share this with you all. I am very proud of my friend and her sister who painted this mural on the wall. She is a know jewelry artist here in Sarasota. With the babies (yes twins!) coming she started using her super powers to get the house ready for the girls :) Basically she projected the image on the wall and painted it on the wall. It looks much prettier when you actually see it. I took the photo when they threw the baby shower so I did not have time to adjust the lighting.

Digital catalog of my kimono fabric

kawaii little flowers on blue, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

For more you can visit my flickr kimono set.
I started taking photos of all the kimono fabric I buy. they are so gorgeous, and the variety blows my mind. I am so happy these fabric once were somebody's kimono, haori, etc. , now live on with the pouches and flowers I make. If I could I would hang all of them on the wall :)

Updated fabric index

Updated fabric index, originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I added my new lovelis from Lecien, their website does not do justice for these soft and pretty fabric. The print is very precise and colors are gorgeous, I collected so many fabric it will take a while before Stef can start making some triangular bags from these.
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My little treasure

fabric index , originally uploaded by offgenemi.

I took pictures of all the japanese or japanese influenced fabric I have and play with photoshop a bit to make this fabric index of mine. I am expecting more japanese fabric from lecien , nani iro, kokka, it is gonna be fun to add more and more to this collection :)