Butterfly Kanzashi own hands for 30 minutes

Kanzashi jewelry is now very popular, because every fashionista in them looks even more attractive. Juicy colors, a variety of shapes and bizarre combinations of accessories - all this is Japanese art. Make jewelry from the fabric can be absolutely anything: roses, lilies, flowers with cabochons, shidare and others. For the smallest butterflies of Kanzashi butterflies - the most ideal solution, because children love not only everything beautiful, but also what suits their age. These jewelry first began to do many centuries ago in Japan - they women emphasized the beauty of their cumbersome hairstyles. Japanese beauties had a complete arsenal of seductress: amazingly beautiful flowers in hair with sparkling pendants or balls of petals only strengthened their charm. Especially unique are the Kanzas with Shidare (hanging petals in the form of a ribbon). But these accessories are not only designed as jewelry for the hair. From the set of petals you can create real masterpieces: beautiful panels, decor for clothes and bags, as well as delicious souvenirs.

How to make a butterfly

In order to make kanzashi butterflies, you will need: satin ribbon - 80 cm, hot melt, thread, needle, scissors, soldering iron or lighter, beads, fishing line, tweezers and base (rubber bands or metal clips). This decoration is usually no larger - 6-7 cm in diameter, but if desired, you can make it more or less. To begin with it is necessary to cut a tape on squares - they should turn out 16. For a pair of butterflies it is necessary to make 4 double round and sharp petals. The latter is desirable to do with a hole - so they will look much more interesting. Round petals will be posterior, and sharp - with front wings. So the Kanzashi butterfly will turn out to be real. When all the blanks are made, they need to be gathered on a string. To do this, the 4 petals are strung on it and are tightened by it. On the metal clip it is necessary to paste a narrow tape of the satin, wrapping its tip. This is done so that the Kanzash butterfly does not fly off from the metal during the socks. By gluing the collected petals to the clamp, we must start making a calf. To do this, fold the fishing line in half and put on it a few beads, always dropping a drop of glue on the bent end and fixing the extreme element on it. The protruding ends will be the antennae: at the end of each one you need to glue on a small bead, then apply a glue gun to the center of the butterfly and squeeze the entire structure. All! Butterfly kanzashi of satin ribbons is ready!

How to care for Kansasi jewelry

Although the decorations and glued together with hot glue, they should still be worn very carefully, as any thing can quickly become unsightly with a careless attitude towards it. Fabric with inaccurate wearing can get tight, which will significantly worsen the appearance, and the Kanzashi butterfly will no longer be so beautiful. You can erase, only do this in cold soapy water and do not wring after rinsing. If the bead accidentally falls off during operation, then it can be planted on super-glue, but it must be done very carefully, so as not to stain the entire product. A careful attitude towards Kanzash will allow his owner to enjoy the art of Japanese culture for a long time.