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Big Blue Rupee

Big Blue Rupee

After green comes blue, right?  Well, I thought so.  It's a pendant, a keychain or a general bauble of geeky goodness, and I'm always taking commissions.

Date: 29 November 2011
Itty Bitty Rupees

Itty Bitty Rupees

Double-sided three-dimensional itty bitty rupees!  Well, I'm excited.  They're available as various things, from charms to earrings, and I can always be commissioned.

Date: 29 November 2011
Hylian Royal Crest Corset Cuff

Hylian Royal Crest Corset Cuff

Ask me where my love of gaming began and I'll tell you a tale about a vicious little game called The Legend of Zelda. No matter how many times I had to put the controller down, I always came back. I don't think anything will ever overcome Ocarina of Time as my favorite, though.

And so somewhere along the line, for some INSANE AND STUPID reason, I decided to take on this monster. But damn it's shiny. The color scheme was inspired by one of FusedElegance's designs. The rest is... all me. All painfully me. From creating the pattern from several sources to the (obviously) actual beading and design... yeah. 3,014 individual glass beads, woven together individually by hand over the course of two weeks, and a silk ribbon that refuses to properly photograph in the gorgeously vibrant emerald color that it actually is. I am not doing this again unless I get paid, in full, first. Even if I do want to make a solid gold version on a black background.

(For Sale)

Date: 29 November 2011
Gold Rupee

Gold Rupee

I can't have all those other colors and not gold!  So I thought.  For use as any kind of charm or bauble imaginable, and I'm always taking commissions.

Date: 29 November 2011
Big Purple Rupee

Big Purple Rupee

People kept bugging me for a purple one.  So I made a purple one!  Yeah, that's about it.  It can be a pendant, a keychain, or really any kind of bauble-y charm, and I'm always taking commissions.

Date: 29 November 2011
A Touch of Triforce

A Touch of Triforce

I wanted to do a simple project before getting started with a few things I have lined up, and... well, it is simpler than some of the things I've been delving into. It didn't take me two full days (ha ha, I am known to work until midnight), so that's simple, right? ...Kinda?

Anyway. I am so insanely pleased both with the way this turned out, and how my camera caught the luscious dark green beads. Of course it refused to focus on the clasp and so that "from the back" picture was the best out of five. Argh. But not the point. I adore this. It pleases me.

(Sold)

Date: 29 November 2011
Reversible Beast Wars Cuff

Reversible Beast Wars Cuff

I am aware, with some certainty, that this certifies my complete insanity. I don't care--as much as I adore G1 Transformers, Beast Wars was my show of choice. You may throw what you like at me, I care not--I have Scott McNeil!

Ahem, right. Well... damn. Two very large, very complicated panels, woven so that they rest back to back. So, it's completely reversible in case you're the Blackarachnia type. It's exceedingly versatile in the ways it can actually attach to a person's wrist. I only grabbed the ribbon because I discovered too late that I was out of the leather lacing I'd wanted to photograph it with. Of course, how it attached is all up to the buyer.

(For Sale)

Date: 29 November 2011
Poison Mushroom Cuff

Poison Mushroom Cuff

I don't know how much time it took altogether, and I don't want to know. I love the poison mushroom... but I'm not sure that I loved it this much. Still, I did want to give white thread a try and... I can't really explain the rest of it. Insanity, as usual. And it's a corset cuff, meaning it can adjust to any wrist size with the spiffy little silk ribbon.

It was a real learning experience, though. There are some rough parts due to that, but overall it actually turned out much better than I expected. And, of course, it's SHINY! Got a lot of comments and pick ups at Anime Boston, but o one brought it home, alas.

(For Sale)

Date: 29 November 2011