Shirley's Origami Weblog

Arts and Crafts in Brussels

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:37:37 +0000

I’ve been meaning to post something about art and crafts stores in Brussels for a while. I’ve recently (in May) moved to Brussels and it takes some figuring out where I can get all my craft supplies. I will be updating this post when I find new cool stores, but this is a first attempt.

Wool

You can buy cheap wool at Zeeman and Wibra (in Belgium and in the Netherlands). Veritas has a larger selection of wool (and probably better quality), but I usually buy it at Zeeman or Wibra, because I need lots of different colors for my amiguruni’s. Veritas also sells other arts and craft supplies, such as felt, buttons, books, beads, and so on. You should check it out for yourself once :). I actually didn’t know that Veritas sold stuff like that. There a small shop on Rue du Bailli (I forgot the exact number) in Brussels where they sell lots of wool.

Origami

A small shop on Avenue Buyl 12 in Brussels sells fabric and paper with Japanese patterns. Sometimes they have origami workshops. I was excited to find out via the shop on Avenue Buyl, that there is a Japanese bookshop near Delta (Brussels)! :) I visited it once and they have a shelf with different origami books, also quite new ones. I already added two books to my origami books wishlist ;).

Cinnamoroll amigurumi’s

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:12:46 +0000

I made these two Cinnamoroll’s from a pattern I found online, aren’t they adorable!

Cinnamoroll amigurumi

Peas in a pod – edamame – soy beans

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:54:05 +0000

When I go out for Japanese food, I love to eat edamame beans. Ofcourse I had to make a edamame amigurumi :).

I crocheted three balls (the peas) and six half balls. I stitched the six half balls together to make the outer shell. The funny thing is that the peas actually jump away when you press it, just like the real edamame beans! ^__^

Peas in a pod

‘It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die!’ amigurumi

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:49:45 +0000

My sister and I love the movie Despicable me. I made her this unicorn based on a picture I found on the Internet.

Fluffy unicorn

It's so fluffy I'm gonna die (Despicable me)

Customized towel

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:42:44 +0000

I customized this towel together with my mum as a birthday gift for a friend.

Towel with name

Kirby and weighted companion cube amigurumi

shirleyorigami — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:38:05 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted something. I’ve been crocheting like crazy so I’ll post some pictures. My friend’s birthday was coming up and I knew he likes videogaming. I made a Kirby and a Weighted Companion Cube from Portal for him. The patterns are from Nerdigurumi. Be sure to check out other cool game related patterns on the Nerdigurumi website.

Companion cube and Kirby

Unusual modulars by Denver Lawson

shirleyorigami — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:16:30 +0000

I’m so happy! I just bought a book via Orihouse. It has 18 amazing looking modular origami models. I can’t wait to start folding. I think it’s also one of the cheapest modular origami books I own.

Crochet hook roll

shirleyorigami — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:36:45 +0000

After my Totoro pluche I decided I actually liked sewing and started on a seal pluche (not yet finished). Also I made this crochet hook roll. I did not follow the tutorial, but the design is greatly inspired by this tutorial.

Pieces of seal

Fluffy pink seal without stuffing

My first crochet roll and of course it's pink !

Crochet roll with its flap opened; I still have to find my crochet needles, which are currently all over the place...

Doesn't it look like a cute pink present? ;)

Totoro pluche

shirleyorigami — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:22:07 +0000

I haven’t posted in a while, because I haven’t been that creative in a while. However, I made my sister a stuffed Totoro pluche for Christmas. It was inspired by a picture of an Azian little girl with a very big Totoro pluche. A friend of mine designed a pattern and helped me a lot with putting together Totoro’s body and head. Actually, I had never made a pluche before and I don’t really sew, because I’m not good at it.

Well, anyway, I’m proud of the result :).

Totoro pluche

Can you see he's got a tail ^__^

Origami quilt

shirleyorigami — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:47:13 +0000

These origami quilts are from the book Origami Quilts by Tomoko Fuse. The models are not too complex and you can make endless variations. I used glue to stick the elements together.

Origami Quilts (design by Tomoko Fuse)

Another origami quilt, design also by Tomoko Fuse