I made this red and green cube out of six interlocking units. It's really easy to make, especially if you've done modular origami before. It looks like any ordinary cube, right? Well, something interesting happens when you pull out the triangular-shaped parts of the three red faces! My ordinary cube has now become a rose! …
Month: Feb 2013
Rose quartz pendant
The very first wire-wrapped pendant that I made was a rose quartz pendant, but I made it with basic craft wire and a value set of tools. (Not that I think the tools matter that much, they were new back then. With a new set of tools and materials, here is the updated revision of …
20/02/13 Crafty package!
Long post incoming... I recently ordered, as well as received, some awesome crafty things to add to my inventory! Anyone from the UK? I ordered a massive package of stuff from Cookson Gold based in Birmingham. What did I get? Well, there's: a set of jewellery pliers, a jobbing hammer, a flat stake, Swarovski crystals, organza …
Valentine’s truffles
The Cambridge University Chocolate Society, otherwise known as ChocSoc, held a special truffle-making workshop today, just in time for Valentine's Day! Although you could still sign up even if you didn't have that special someone. We were given a chocolate base of either white or dark chocolate mixed with cream, and then we had to …
Colourful butterfly hair band
I have been meaning to make something butterfly-themed for a while now. I wanted to make a hair pin, but I could not find any local stores selling them, however John lewis sell metal hair bands and hair combs in their craft section, so I had to get some! At first, I was planning on …
Origami rose pen
Aren't origami roses just lovely? I've made a lot of flower bouquets in the past year using the wire and stem method, but I did something a little different this time. Instead, I wrapped green paper around a pen and affixed a Kawasaki rose to a calyx on the top of the stalk. Now I …
Atelier Ilyere 