The monster... I added more things to it... a few months ago Janna sent me a lots of cool stuff and I decided to add some to the monster... plus some other stuff... so it's getting heavy... very heavy... and my neck is not too happy about it.. In the past if I added something new, I removed something old (like stuff I bought ... I prefer using stuff that were given or found)... but now it's getting quite difficult... it's like removing whole chapters from a book...so I had to come with a solution...
The Hill Tribes people wear very heavy necklaces, mine would be like a feather comparing to theirs... and they even wear those necklaces while tending their fields... The Turkmen women wear very heavy necklaces too... and what is their secret? Counterweights... So I made one for the monster... I needed something heavy but not bulky... so I thought lead... yeah ... but... lead is toxic... so I decided to wrap the sheet of lead in red flannel (that I dyed) then sealed it in a leather pouch... I embellished the leather pouch a bit with some cotton fabric (that I dyed too), stitched it (number 9 is involved again) and add a cool kuchi charm (the one with the fish, the square one is from my stash) that Janna sent me... and now the monster is very comfortable to wear...
6 comments:
its terrific steph, and i love the counterweight idea, bags dead cool too, lovely colour
have to say the google solution to proving you are not a robot defies everything - you'd have to be a robot to read it if i can see the number i cant see the letters and visa versa
Oh, j'adore le sac!
Et le monstre avec son contre-poids, superbe!
Sinon, même remarque qu'Alek, le code est difficilement déchiffrable par des yeux humains ;-)
I really didn't think The Monster could get any better.......I was wrong. I have always loved jewelry that was interesting and special in the back as well as front. Amazing coming and going. Once again you've gone to the source for your solution....cudos to you.
Beautiful. Ingenious.
Reversible too?
J'adore aussi... le contrepoids et le message.. :-)
B.
(pas robot non plus)
Wonderful solution with the counterweight - love the leather pouch!!!
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