Right, its been a while since I've updated this blog, but I've been very busy making some beautiful crafts and promoting them. Visit my online shop at www.lisabirchart.etsy.com to see what I've been up to.
Origami Earrings, I've recently displayed/ exhibited my earrings in Plymouth College of Art's Summer Show 2012, Upstairs in the Postgrad area. See my artist statement and information about the show here.
Tutorial:
You will need, Coloured paper, Ruler, Scissors, Pilers, Varnish, Jewellery Findings and haberdashery elements.
1. These earrings start with a 4 cm square piece of origami or chosen coloured paper, thin papers work best, but if you are a confident folder, you can use some light cardstock. Tip: fold a 6in piece of standard origami paper into quarters, cut out, fold each of these into quarters and you're ready to start.
2. Make your origami cranes, there are thousands of tutorials online for this, so I wont be making another. Work out how many cranes you want for each earring, and that you need to double everything, to make a pair. I've found that 3 cranes for each earring is about the maximum, it becomes very practical otherwise.
3. Get your jewellery findings, you'll need to have french earring hooks, 6mm jumprings (the ones that open), eyepins, flatpins, chains, ribbons, lace, etc etc.
4. Pierce the origami cranes up through from the bottom, so it comes out of their backs, a needle is useful for this.
5. Thread the eye pins though the cranes, and assemble the earring components.
6. Decorate, add your little pieces, charms and anything special you want to.
7. Varnish your origami crane, and let it dry.
8. Wear and enjoy.
9. If it goes wrong, or you cant be bothered, by some premade ones from me here.
All images copyright Lisa Birch 2012, Do not use without my expressed permission.
these look fabulous! may I ask what varnish you use? many thanx!
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