Customizing: Hawaiian flower chain

[dieastra]

When I have an idea, then I have an idea. I don't want to wait till Monday to go to the craft shop to buy supplies, it has to be done immediately or never! So today within a few hours, using colored paper that is in my stash since my childhood (seriously, original East Germany papers here) and a punch that I bought years ago, I made this flower chain.

I used the fish that is the second from left, and cut off the biggest fin. Don't tell anyone... I also used little beads that are even from my mother's childhood to separate the paper snippets, otherwise I would have had to make three times as many and it was hard work as it was.

This is a teaser preview for a proper Alfred on vacation picture! Stay tuned!
And click the cut to see the work-in-progress pictures





















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Comments

[dustbunny105.livejournal.com]

That is so cute!! Kudos especially for dealing so well with such teeny tiny pieces. I can feel myself getting frustrated just looking, haha.

(Btw, meant to ask-- is it alright if I friend you?)

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yes, it WAS frustrating. Especially since I had to do sections two or three times for miscounting the number of flowers or beads, and once when I did not look some slipped off at the other end...

But I am known for my patience! If you get tired of the Star Trek list, there is also a list with all my customized figures and props: https://dieastra.livejournal.com/40721.html

(Btw, meant to ask-- is it alright if I friend you?)

Please, feel free to do so, no need to ask! I'll happily friend you back so you can see my (rare) friends locked posts but I apologize already for probably not often commenting on your stuff.

I also have a burning question that I meant to ask: Is that actually you in your profile pic? I guess I already have thrown the Shatner at you but you get him again for my face anyway ;)

[dustbunny105.livejournal.com]

It looks like an exercise in patience, for sure. Especially with the trouble you had! I'm glad it all worked out in the end, though, and that you shared :D

Ohh, not at all tired of the Trek stuff but I'll be looking through those all the same! I love this kind of thing.

Added. And no worries about not commenting often, I get it!

Nope, my profile pic is actress Kirsten Vangsness portraying Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds. I wish I did have a photo that professional-looking, lol.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Ha! How good it is to have good old supplies - AND an inventive mind AND endless patience! Well done! Haha, looking at Alfred´s face, he is not prepared for "hula-hula"...LOL

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Haha, no, he does not look in the mood at all! I need to cheer him up. I will switch his head onto a body that wears a Hawaii shirt ;) Let's see what he thinks then!

Thank you! It took a lot of patience and at one point I almost wanted to leave it for another day but in the end it worked out the way I wanted.

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

Thats clever

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Thank you!