Monday, March 21, 2011
free gifts, packaging, chainmaille, lolita | Go to post ➜
Hullo! ♥
The other day I was wrapping up the pendants that sold, and I thought the gift box was so pretty I had to snap it! Here's one of them, I love the bow on top. I bought a roll of pretty plum-coloured chiffon ribbon from a bin sale, and I love how light and frothy it looks. I honestly hope it doesn't get mangled in the mail D: (Then again, that's what all the bubblewrap in the background is for, haha.)
And here's a closeup of the tags/gift that comes with all ValkyrieCouture products. It's a little handphone strap, with a Swarovski crystal and a silver wing charm on :D These are so incredibly easy to make, and look so good. I whipped up a batch of them in between emails, and attached them to ValkyrieCouture tags printed on shimmery card.
I'm currently stuck in limbo - just ordered a new batch of supplies, but they're not here yet so I'm trying my hand at.. other things. Like chainmaille! Chainmaille jewelry to me is fascinating. It's metal and tough and (if you're Singaporean, Ahlian/Ahbeng looking) very attention grabbing. You can't walk past someone in a chainmaille collar and not notice. It's heavy and intricate and takes plenty of personality to pull off. I got my first chainmaille piece as part of an art trade, you can see it over here. Unfortunately because I'm even tinier than petite, it looks huge on me ): Its very pretty, but too much of a statement piece for everyday. So I grabbed my pliers and got cracking, here's what I came up with. It's made of stainless steel and acrylic, and cost me about $6.
(If you live in Singapore, head down to Chinatown. They sell jump rings, 200 or so for a few dollars.) Not sterling silver, but very good for practice and budget pieces. The pattern of this necklace was based on King's Mail, and modified off a project from a book I have. Info on the book here. It's a really good book for beginners, the explanations are clear and I managed to try a few different patterns. Problem is, I can't get rings in the right gauge so my mail is always a little loose. This time, I modified the pattern to have double rings on the sides, but single rings running down the centre, to lessen the bulk and make the necklace more flexible.
And because chainmaille says so much about a woman who's much less delicate on the inside than she looks, I named this piece Lolita, in honour of the provocative, beautiful girl immortalised by Nabokov. (Yes, I'm such a nerd.) The necklace sits on the collarbone and is finished with a silver heart toggle clasp. :)
Lolita.
This piece is personal and not for sale.
♥JasmynLabels: chainmaille, gothic, necklace, ValkyrieCouture
11:14 AM
Monday, March 21, 2011
free gifts, packaging, chainmaille, lolita | Go to post ➜
Hullo! ♥
The other day I was wrapping up the pendants that sold, and I thought the gift box was so pretty I had to snap it! Here's one of them, I love the bow on top. I bought a roll of pretty plum-coloured chiffon ribbon from a bin sale, and I love how light and frothy it looks. I honestly hope it doesn't get mangled in the mail D: (Then again, that's what all the bubblewrap in the background is for, haha.)
And here's a closeup of the tags/gift that comes with all ValkyrieCouture products. It's a little handphone strap, with a Swarovski crystal and a silver wing charm on :D These are so incredibly easy to make, and look so good. I whipped up a batch of them in between emails, and attached them to ValkyrieCouture tags printed on shimmery card.
I'm currently stuck in limbo - just ordered a new batch of supplies, but they're not here yet so I'm trying my hand at.. other things. Like chainmaille! Chainmaille jewelry to me is fascinating. It's metal and tough and (if you're Singaporean, Ahlian/Ahbeng looking) very attention grabbing. You can't walk past someone in a chainmaille collar and not notice. It's heavy and intricate and takes plenty of personality to pull off. I got my first chainmaille piece as part of an art trade, you can see it over here. Unfortunately because I'm even tinier than petite, it looks huge on me ): Its very pretty, but too much of a statement piece for everyday. So I grabbed my pliers and got cracking, here's what I came up with. It's made of stainless steel and acrylic, and cost me about $6.
(If you live in Singapore, head down to Chinatown. They sell jump rings, 200 or so for a few dollars.) Not sterling silver, but very good for practice and budget pieces. The pattern of this necklace was based on King's Mail, and modified off a project from a book I have. Info on the book here. It's a really good book for beginners, the explanations are clear and I managed to try a few different patterns. Problem is, I can't get rings in the right gauge so my mail is always a little loose. This time, I modified the pattern to have double rings on the sides, but single rings running down the centre, to lessen the bulk and make the necklace more flexible.
And because chainmaille says so much about a woman who's much less delicate on the inside than she looks, I named this piece Lolita, in honour of the provocative, beautiful girl immortalised by Nabokov. (Yes, I'm such a nerd.) The necklace sits on the collarbone and is finished with a silver heart toggle clasp. :)
This piece is personal and not for sale.
♥Jasmyn
The other day I was wrapping up the pendants that sold, and I thought the gift box was so pretty I had to snap it! Here's one of them, I love the bow on top. I bought a roll of pretty plum-coloured chiffon ribbon from a bin sale, and I love how light and frothy it looks. I honestly hope it doesn't get mangled in the mail D: (Then again, that's what all the bubblewrap in the background is for, haha.)
And here's a closeup of the tags/gift that comes with all ValkyrieCouture products. It's a little handphone strap, with a Swarovski crystal and a silver wing charm on :D These are so incredibly easy to make, and look so good. I whipped up a batch of them in between emails, and attached them to ValkyrieCouture tags printed on shimmery card.
I'm currently stuck in limbo - just ordered a new batch of supplies, but they're not here yet so I'm trying my hand at.. other things. Like chainmaille! Chainmaille jewelry to me is fascinating. It's metal and tough and (if you're Singaporean, Ahlian/Ahbeng looking) very attention grabbing. You can't walk past someone in a chainmaille collar and not notice. It's heavy and intricate and takes plenty of personality to pull off. I got my first chainmaille piece as part of an art trade, you can see it over here. Unfortunately because I'm even tinier than petite, it looks huge on me ): Its very pretty, but too much of a statement piece for everyday. So I grabbed my pliers and got cracking, here's what I came up with. It's made of stainless steel and acrylic, and cost me about $6.
(If you live in Singapore, head down to Chinatown. They sell jump rings, 200 or so for a few dollars.) Not sterling silver, but very good for practice and budget pieces. The pattern of this necklace was based on King's Mail, and modified off a project from a book I have. Info on the book here. It's a really good book for beginners, the explanations are clear and I managed to try a few different patterns. Problem is, I can't get rings in the right gauge so my mail is always a little loose. This time, I modified the pattern to have double rings on the sides, but single rings running down the centre, to lessen the bulk and make the necklace more flexible.
And because chainmaille says so much about a woman who's much less delicate on the inside than she looks, I named this piece Lolita, in honour of the provocative, beautiful girl immortalised by Nabokov. (Yes, I'm such a nerd.) The necklace sits on the collarbone and is finished with a silver heart toggle clasp. :)
Lolita.
This piece is personal and not for sale.
♥Jasmyn
Labels: chainmaille, gothic, necklace, ValkyrieCouture
11:14 AM
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