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(The title was supposed to be written in Russian, but dA didn't like that :/ )

Hey guys, I'm in Russia.

It's pretty dang awesome.

I really wish I was any good at photography, because this would honestly be the place to do it.

But instead, I'm just going to spend my days exploring the city and eating super good Russian food, which my babushka practically forces down my throat. So, forgive me for being absent from this site, but I'll catch up when I get back.

Do svidaniya!

As you can probably tell now, I've finally gotten some time to actually be creative and make things. It's a wonderful feeling

Of course, I only have about 3 1/2 more weeks until school claims me again Which is why I'm pretty much binge-ing on crafts now. Really, this is the only way I get through the school year, I think- it's the hope that I might be able to actually use the creative energy that's been building up inside of me

So I uploaded a bunch of kanzashi I've made, which is a Japanese art of making fabric flowers, commonly worn in geisha and maiko hair styles. I want to make more; in fact, I REALLY want to make a different set for each month, just like the maiko have, but we'll see what I can do within the next couple of weeks. (My expectations aren't very high )

In other news, I am SUCH a BORING titler of art! I can come up with awesome names for people on the spot, but for art? It sucks! How do you make a cool sounding title without it being cheesy? If any of you can tell me, PLEASE let me know!

My older sister is getting married this summer, so what does that mean as the crafty younger sister? I came back from school and immediately I am given a HUGE art project.... 1000 paper cranes for my sister's wedding. It'll look INCREDIBLE, but it is sooo much wooorrkk. My parents, who have never folded anything more complicated than a paper airplane before, bless them, are probably making even more cranes than I am right now. We're making progress, though. We have 62 more days to the reception, and we have 210 cranes folded. That's 21% done! Woooo! BUT on top of that my sister has asked me to make a beaded orchid hair ornament.

When this is all over, I will be breathing a HUGE sigh of relief. And I won't want to touch another piece of origami paper or seed bead for quite a while.

Which brings me to my next topic - I was browsing dA a while ago and I came across a couple art forms that I am DYING  to try... the question is, what first? The one that gets second will probably have to wait until next year to get started, what with dang college getting in the way. The two things are

A. Quilling.

ChEcK tHiS oUt!!!!1 (<-- That was done in extreme excitement )

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CURLED PAPER NEVER LOOKED SO COOL. I mean seriously. Look at the other pieces in her gallery, this stuff is so cool. It's so... whimsical!

or

B. Kanzashi

LoOk aT ThIs!!!1!

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There are much more where that one came from. Kanzashi is the name for these fabric Japanese hairpieces - it's like fabric folding, that makes beautiful flowers for your hair.

I DUNNO WHAT TO DO FIRST.

This is a dilemma. So I need your help! What should I try first?

Hey peeps!

So you might have noticed that my activity on here has been, well, zero, lately. Not only is college kicking my butt at the moment, but BYU decided that dA was a bad site or something and have completely blocked it now. Which is just dumbtarded, if you ask me. But whatever, at least we have really good basketball to make up for it right now

But anyway, crafts and art are way too time consuming at the moment, so I won't be doing anymore of those until this summer. But in the meantime, HOLY GOOGLE IMAGES, BATMAN! If you search 'origami chess set' on google images, guess whose chess set comes up first?

UH-HUH.
THAT'S RIGHT.

Holy freaking cow, I feel legit! Maybe I shouldn't be so excited about it, but... I am

Anyway, you may go back to your normal lives now. I'll be back in April... hopefully XP

Like unique jewelry? Want a cool gift for a loved one? Or just want to look UBER FLY?

Check out my origami jewelry and phone charms! www.etsy.com/shop/fabulousfold…

Right now I just have phone charms up, but earrings and necklaces are in the works!

Also, I do commissions! Send me a note with what you would like and I'll see what I can do for you. I deal mostly with origami animals, but stars, hearts, and flowers are also available. Check out my gallery for ideas.