Another Kumihimo Braiding Video

I had several ask how to do kumihimo braiding and wanted to share another link besides one I had shared previously. This video shows how kumihimo braiding is actually done with a step by step instruction. I did not do the video, but found it on you tube and hope it helps those of you searching on this techneque. This person explains it step by step and slow enough for you to try it at the same time. Good luck to all of those attempting this for the first time. WARNING...Once you get the motions, you may become addicted to this techneque! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suUcFpj4OsA&feature=related

Happy Braiding!

Fruit Pizza

It is that time of year when fresh and tasty fruit is available and usually on sale. This dessert is a favorite of my husbands, which he requests as one of his front runner desserts.

Fruit Pizza

1 pkg. of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese
½ cup sugar
2 tsps. vanilla extract
Fresh fruit, such as, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi, manderin oranges and bananas.
(I like to place the sliced bananas in lemon juice before adding to the fruit pizza to prevent the bananas from turning brown. You can also use orange juice or lime juice.)

Roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough onto ungreased pizza pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, or untill crust is lightly browned.

Cool

Mix together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla untill creamy.
Spread on cooled crust
Arrange fruit onto frosted crust and chill.

Slice with a pizza cutter and serve.

Wire Wrapping Earrings

My attempt at a techneque of wrapping wire over and over to create sort of a yarn ball effect.

A Beaded Kumihimo

This was one of my first kumihimo with beads that I made when I just started learning kumihimo (which has only been since this past October) and tried my hand at adding beads. Now I seem to be hooked on beaded kumihimo braiding. I love the different looks you get with how you place the beads. And look... it is complete with end caps and a toggle! =)

Coil Wire Wrapped Bracelet

I now ventured into wire wrapping and have tried a few different techneques.
This bracelet was made using the coil techneque and was my first attempt.

Some more wire wrapping with beads added...



Flower Watch

When my watch battery died in my everyday watch, I decided to go into my bead stash and used this flower watch that I found at Jo Ann's Craft store and also used some of the beads that I purchased at the recent bead show. And guess what... my watch battery started working on my everyday watch just as I was ready to go have it replaced. LOL!

Rainbow of Color Kumihimo Necklace & Bracelet Set

I have been kumi-ing (if that's the word for it) away for the past few months. Now I need to make time to add end caps and toggles.


This rainbow pieces below is one of the latest Kumihimo necklace and bracelet sets I made that I actually finished the ends. It is a favorite of mine and was already given to my mother in law this past week. She loved it and wore it right away. Now I need to make another! I will have to start stringing the beads to see if I have enough to make another.  This is a nice color combo that allows you to wear this with many things.

Here is a photo up closer...