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Published: 2016-11-06 18:40:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 588; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 0
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I love the look of the natural branch with leaves in the autumn, so with that for inspiration, I made these leaves!
Upcycled kimono fabric~ I don't believe I have any more of this exact shade. But I can always look to see if I have a similar red!
Handmade hair pin.
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Not at the moment, no. ^^ I sent it on to a craft fair to my friend in Texas.
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I might have seen this piece. *o* Was it at the Garden Festival in Fort Worth??! I think this is one of those pieces I was fawning over. >A< I can't tell you how hard I spazzed when I realized it was your work~~ I'm with the newly-established Kimono Club at UNT's main campus in Denton, and I want us to eventually have workshops on how to do tsumamizaiku~ I wish you could give a workshop. It would be an honor to learn from you. QvQ
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*smile* yeah, I know what you mean! It takes a while to know if you want something or not. But I can shoot Quyen an email if you'd like me to check if it's still in her possession? If it is, I can work out with her if she'd be OK to do a mail-to-customer sort of thing.
...I'm not in the country often? Right now, I'm living in the midwest with my family while I job-hunt. I hope to be in Japan from spring, though. 
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A crane added to this would look lovely but so would a sparrow. Question: Would you put a nightingale with this and or orange or yellow leaves?
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Of course you know I love all sorts of unusual flower combinations, so whatever suits the occasion, the outfit, or symbolism is my view as an artist.
But if we're talking about traditional calendars, tho, I don't think it'd quite work-- crane is usually for January, and Sparrow and Nightingale are Spring birds...
(muses) Could do a Phoenix. That is seasonless. and symbolically, cranes are wedding / family crest symbols, so that'd work too. Along with the turtle, cranes symbolize longevity. That's probably why they're so many sakkou kanzashi with cranes on them-- tho you'd have to check with a specialist, as there might be double meanings layered on top for kimono /traditional symbolism.
Or if you want a fall bird, why not a cute pheasant? 
OH, and I'm doing a rooster for next year's zodiac. I need to photograph this year's zodiac (monkeys).
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Well, I've seen cranes in all seasons. I was just asking about the sparrow and the nightingale. Come to think of it, I've never seen a nightingale kanzashi.
A phoenix would look great but I'd think only certain girls and women could wear them. The phoenix is rather bold and daring. I don't guess peacocks would work? Pheasants would look very nice.
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:nods: the ones you're thinking of for maiko might be the sakko kanzashi-- for which cranes are very popular.
but if we're talking about mainstream kanzashi use outside of the maiko world, then yes, cranes can be any time. So can any bird, really.
I agree, pheasants would be cute.
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Mainstream mainly but also the sakkou.
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