I wanted to challenge myself in the color schemes. The Gothic red and black represents boldness and yet very feminine in the form of ume flower or PLUM BLOSSOM. I arranged a large flower surrounded by twigs of flower buds and stamens. I adapted this arrangement from the Japanese traditional way.
The size of the flower without the twigs is about 7 cms wide and with twigs is about 9 cms. The flower sits on a 7.5 cm metal hair prong.
To make the flower, I used hand-dyed Indonesia batik cotton and adapted Japanese method of making tsumami kanzashi. Every petal is folded and assembled by hand with LOVE. All my kanzashi are protected with fray protector to prevent the petals from fraying.
TSUMAMI KANZASHI literally means "folded hair ornaments". The ornaments are made from tiny folded fabric (usually silk). These form various shapes mostly flowers by assembling them using nori or rice glue.
BATIK is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. In Java, Indonesia, it is considered an ancient tradition and some of the finest batik in the world is produced there.
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I accept custom order. Please allow me 2 weeks to make. Please note that I may not be able to make the same item twice, especially the colors. But I can make the similar shape.
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FREE shipping for order that is worth minimum $150 (Europe, USA, Canada, and regions other than Asia) and for Asia a minimum purchase of $100. Contact me for the coupon code.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ If your country is not listed in the list, please contact me so I can set up a shipping fee to ship to your country ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
I use Japan Post priority EMS to ship to prevent the item from being damaged (flattened, etc). It is reliable and provides tracking number.
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Convo me should you have any questions or contact me at:
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