Making a Sequined Koi Fish Brooch ✨

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @chaeburger
    @chaeburger 8 месяцев назад +50

    I am STOKED to find out what you're doing with all that water fabric and now these cute little koi! The vibes will be immaculate 🌊

  • @mohmeegaik6686
    @mohmeegaik6686 8 месяцев назад +40

    Bianca is an unsung genius. Well done Bianca.

  • @creepycutiecrafty
    @creepycutiecrafty 8 месяцев назад +28

    I think “the Dimensionality of the Fish” needs to be put on a t-shirt design! 😂
    I love that design! The half shell fins are genius! It’s such a beautiful finished piece, it reminds me of Cartier’s jewellery from the thirties and forties that featured onyx and coral.
    Awesome work!

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! Cartier are goals, the tutti-frutti and their Egyptian revival stuff are my favorite 😍

    • @creepycutiecrafty
      @creepycutiecrafty 7 месяцев назад

      @@TheClosetHistorian I’m constantly blown away by the pieces they created - their Mystery Clocks are just awesome!
      There was a display of their work at the British Museum in the late 1990’s that I visited. Just incredible work - and definitely your style, I reckon! (I recommend seeking out the book of the exhibition!)

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +2

      @@creepycutiecrafty I was lucky enough to be interning at the Denver Art Museum while they were getting their Cartier exhibition together, so I spent several days researching different pieces. Then I got to go to the opening of the exhibition and walk through it several times, so I have that coffee table book for sure! theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/2014/11/brilliant-cartier-in-20th-century.html

    • @creepycutiecrafty
      @creepycutiecrafty 7 месяцев назад

      @@TheClosetHistorian that is so cool! You’re very lucky indeeed!
      I was always blown away with their carved emerald pieces - when you realise how brittle emerald can be it’s doubly impressive (I trained as a jewellery designer/craftperson, so I got to learn that side of it!)
      I feel that Cartier became a lot less interesting once that design side dropped off. Not that I’d turn down a piece if it were offered to me though! 🤣

  • @victoriawu6551
    @victoriawu6551 8 месяцев назад +17

    I can't get enough of these beading videos. Mesmerizing, calming, thrilling. I'll never be able to own all these different types of beads, but I can watch your amazing crafting, and dream.

  • @waterbitten
    @waterbitten 8 месяцев назад +18

    Ive never seen shell shaped sequins before. The koi look stunning, job well done!.

  • @danielled403
    @danielled403 8 месяцев назад +17

    I love all of the textures and beading “mediums” at play. Fantastic, as usual!

  • @gwenwells3699
    @gwenwells3699 8 месяцев назад +10

    These little koi fishes are both stunning! Like one of the other commenters, I am especially enamored of the little orange fellow--a winsome juvenile. Well done, as ever!!

  • @chaeburger
    @chaeburger 8 месяцев назад +16

    And if you're looking for long brooch pin backs, Pasternak Findings has long silver ones in multiple sizes (25mm-55mm). They are, like, $5-$8 each, but for the amount you probably need that doesn't seem too bad

  • @GG-py9vp
    @GG-py9vp 8 месяцев назад +7

    Absolutely beautiful. I think we should bring brooch wearing back. Yours will be a real heirloom to be treasured ❤

  • @andrewadams3894
    @andrewadams3894 8 месяцев назад +22

    A couple of odd thoughts. With this new aquatic theme, might we expect an octopus epaulet? And, given your frequent use of Blade Runner themes, I have to ask "Do electric sheep have lurex fleece?"

    • @alexbaldwin3827
      @alexbaldwin3827 8 месяцев назад +6

      I've been wanting octopus epaulettes for about 8 years and I never thought of beading them 😍 Thank you for the inspiration ❤

    • @waterbitten
      @waterbitten 8 месяцев назад +4

      I, too, am hoping for a gorgeous jeweled octopus.

    • @sand0khan555
      @sand0khan555 8 месяцев назад

      Octopus backpack!

  • @debrab8109
    @debrab8109 8 месяцев назад +8

    Hi Bianca, love the new koi brooches. Siamese fighting fish would be really interesting to make for a wide variety of colour. Firemountain Gems has a wide variety of pin backs, they may have the ones you really like.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Debra! Will check out the backs situation!

  • @janebithell9662
    @janebithell9662 8 месяцев назад +6

    Bianca, they are both absolutely gorgeous. I just wouldn't have the patience! 😊

  • @belfrykat
    @belfrykat 8 месяцев назад +8

    they are both beautiful, but i am swoony for the smaller orange one.

  • @katynosework
    @katynosework 8 месяцев назад +4

    The translucency is beautiful! They are so adorable they need names.

  • @debraanneclark2188
    @debraanneclark2188 8 месяцев назад +7

    Awesome I love your bead work insects and now fish the effect of the beads gives them a realistic look

  • @tiffanytomasino335
    @tiffanytomasino335 8 месяцев назад +3

    They turned out lovely! I keep telling myself I don't need another hobby, but then I see another of your projects and 😅. Thank you, Bianca.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Tiffany! There is never enough time, I quite agree 😅

  • @talebm5008
    @talebm5008 8 месяцев назад +6

    Absolutely brilliant. It's the first time I've seen something like this, truly inspiring.

  • @pennyplaysbach
    @pennyplaysbach 8 месяцев назад +7

    It’s amazing how adding just the eye immediately made the fish buddy come alive! Have you named them? They are such cute, puffy buddies!🐠😀

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  8 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you Penny! No names yet, but they would have to be cute Japanese names ❤️

  • @michellecornum5856
    @michellecornum5856 8 месяцев назад +4

    Beautiful!
    They always get rid of the good stuff.
    You made this look so easy.
    Start with the eye, then fill in the details!
    The dimensionality of the fish make them look actual fish heavy.
    I love these!!!!!❤

  • @leslikuyweski4576
    @leslikuyweski4576 8 месяцев назад +1

    These koi are FABULOUS! I've always liked koi on porcelain. Now I must have them on my clothes!!

  • @kaytiej8311
    @kaytiej8311 8 месяцев назад +2

    A fabulously decadent piece. And that jar of shell sequins? Delicious!

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you Kaytie! I first mixed the shell sequins in a big bowl and it was so satisfying stirring them around 🤩

  • @kckazcoll1
    @kckazcoll1 8 месяцев назад +1

    once again I am blown away by your creative skills and artistry! Love your koi brooch 😍

  • @karengoldie6801
    @karengoldie6801 8 месяцев назад +3

    Oh, how pretty and sparkling ✨️ and such dimensionality!!!! 😅

    • @armedvsokord
      @armedvsokord 8 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂 oh that got me! I needed that thank you.

  • @kathrynmccarthy
    @kathrynmccarthy 8 месяцев назад +1

    It turned out so beautifully! I love seeing your beading projects.

  • @MrsLovelyPendragon
    @MrsLovelyPendragon Месяц назад

    This music is so relaxing I love it! Combined with watching it’s the chefs kiss 💯

  • @InThisEssayIWill...
    @InThisEssayIWill... 8 месяцев назад +5

    Soo.. I'm currently working on a Luna moth inspired by your beading adventures (and I am so proud of how it's coming along) but I just.. hadn't thought to branch out to aquatics 😯 this is stunning
    As lovely as koi fish are, flying fish are the ones that own my heart and now I desperately want to start one..

  • @suzannewch7202
    @suzannewch7202 8 месяцев назад +2

    Bianca, I love your bug & moth brooches, but am terrified of the real life one. These fish I’m truly enjoying without my negative mind in the background!😉 you are just so talented! Loved the two koi on that fabric at the end, fish swimming in a pond!

  • @devalaellune
    @devalaellune 8 месяцев назад +1

    I am suppressing the urge to make a silly koi pun. Instead I just want to say, this is lovely! The fins look so cool. Also I really enjoyed the background music you used. Very relaxing and sparkly video.

  • @lillianelliott5624
    @lillianelliott5624 8 месяцев назад +2

    I love it, please do a frog.x

    • @bota7763
      @bota7763 8 месяцев назад

      Yes please!

  • @ghostsandcoffee126
    @ghostsandcoffee126 8 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely adore these little koi! I think you translated the 3D nature, as seen through water, of a fish. Lovely work as always! 😌 💜

  • @JosieStev
    @JosieStev 7 месяцев назад

    Lovely. Again, another masterpiece 🎨

  • @guineverecassidy4855
    @guineverecassidy4855 8 месяцев назад +2

    You create such amazing beaded pieces. What a masterpiece!

  • @amytuite7449
    @amytuite7449 8 месяцев назад

    Bianca this is absolutely divine!!!! ❤❤❤❤

  • @sistersarann3819
    @sistersarann3819 8 месяцев назад +1

    It is beautiful. I greatly love how you create and show us the different stages you go through. Thank you my dear :)

  • @Hiker_who_Sews
    @Hiker_who_Sews 8 месяцев назад

    Both little and less little are lovely!

  • @VickyVanViolet
    @VickyVanViolet 8 месяцев назад

    You did it again! What a beautiful brooch, what a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing!

  • @marcco44
    @marcco44 8 месяцев назад

    really stunning work Ms.B!! your weekly videos are ALWAYS a WEALTH of artistry and creativity!!!🎨🧵🪡♥

  • @deeplystrange0
    @deeplystrange0 8 месяцев назад

    I love the use of the shell sequins, so creative and amazingly realistic. Great job as usual.

  • @shameca14
    @shameca14 8 месяцев назад

    Yay🎉! I love your brooch making videos 😊!

  • @damogranheart5521
    @damogranheart5521 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutely stunning!🐡🪸 I love a good brooch! It's like frosting on a plain 🎂 🥮. Sets a garment on a whole new level. Blessings on all of your endeavors!

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! Brooches forever ❤

    • @damogranheart5521
      @damogranheart5521 7 месяцев назад

      @TheClosetHistorian When I was a child, my aunt would allow me to go through her jewelry box. She had a pheasant brooch that I loved. I would pick out a scarf and sweater to match and bring them to her so she could put them on herself. I thought they were perfect on her.

  • @kellytroy7602
    @kellytroy7602 8 месяцев назад

    Both of those koi fish are beautiful additions to your pin menagerie. I did also get some amusement out of you calling them buddies since one of my friend's daughter calls all her plushies buddies too. The shiny buddies appeal to me more personally 😄

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you Kelly! They are indeed my tiny sequin menagerie ✨

  • @VeretenoVids
    @VeretenoVids 8 месяцев назад

    Love the shells as fins!

  • @madamethome5869
    @madamethome5869 8 месяцев назад

    These are so beautiful. Can imagine the background satin draped in a glass topped glass box display coffee table with all different beaded koi as a decorative accent in a living room. Love working with beads and felt and I wonder if you were able to design koi kits that could be assembled by others and sold as hobby kits if you could get an income as the initial designer of the kit. These could be as you said used for so many decorative purposes. You are a wonderful designer and teacher and if you could design kits that others could do the assembly work for it would be wonderful for you if you could get a nice income for it while you go on to create other dreams!

  • @egrace3738
    @egrace3738 8 месяцев назад

    I just KNEW this was one of your beautiful projects❣️ Even before I saw it was your channel 😊

  • @HosCreates
    @HosCreates 8 месяцев назад

    Love your broaches ! I don't have the patience for fiddly beads but I love watching what you do with them !

  • @ViperBurlesque
    @ViperBurlesque 8 месяцев назад

    Oooooo I love!!! I made a beaded koi skeleton a few years ago that I layered underneath some very transparent organza that I embroidered some Lillypads on to. I layered that overtop so it looks like the skeleton koi is swimming in a pond lol

  • @SandieMitchell
    @SandieMitchell 8 месяцев назад

    Wow, those are the sweetest little fish!😍

  • @emilysullivan4031
    @emilysullivan4031 8 месяцев назад

    Yasssss!!! I love these so much. It makes me want to finally start working on the lizard brooch I've been wanting to make for a long time.

  • @gloriouslyimperfect
    @gloriouslyimperfect 8 месяцев назад

    Gorgeous as always Bianca.

  • @Mommamacnz
    @Mommamacnz 8 месяцев назад

    The koi came out so lovely.

  • @bethliebman8169
    @bethliebman8169 8 месяцев назад

    Good looking fins! Nice choice and very fishy. Love the jewelry making videos.

  • @laurapeters4683
    @laurapeters4683 8 месяцев назад

    I want to do this so bad but last thing I need is another hobby. I am doomed to watch from afar. In agony. Love the size

  • @bethknapp4935
    @bethknapp4935 8 месяцев назад

    These came out gorgeous!!!!! I would love to see you try a Betta fish as well! All of those beautiful blues and violets. ❤❤❤

  • @Ami5Jo
    @Ami5Jo 8 месяцев назад

    Amazingly gorgeous. I almost wish I had the patience for sewing sequences.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you! I'm in the middle of a much more giant sequin project, now so clearly I must be more patient than I imagine myself 😅

  • @RaquelliBee
    @RaquelliBee 8 месяцев назад

    I love this. I now want to make my own goldfish broach using materials i already have. Im definitely going to make some large flat beads out of air dry clay for the fins! A new project is in the queue. Thank you for the inspiration ❤❤❤

  • @petapendlebury9024
    @petapendlebury9024 8 месяцев назад

    Lovely. Now they can swim together! They looked wonderful on the silky fabric - truly swimming 🐟 🐠

  • @donnalewis4895
    @donnalewis4895 8 месяцев назад

    Very pretty. Cant wait to see your next creation. Hugs

  • @jillhoffman4140
    @jillhoffman4140 8 месяцев назад

    Wow! You are amazing and so is your koi!! Beautiful!!

  • @beatricenowell8207
    @beatricenowell8207 8 месяцев назад

    Love the fish brooch! Wish everything went as well as this project.

  • @missygeorge1315
    @missygeorge1315 8 месяцев назад +2

    They are magical! You are an artist. Have you ever made a peacock one?

  • @amb163
    @amb163 8 месяцев назад

    Oooooo!! The koi fishies are so pretty!

  • @dyanalayng5507
    @dyanalayng5507 8 месяцев назад +2

    What a beautiful idea, so finely done. ❤

  • @CLEliasArt
    @CLEliasArt 8 месяцев назад

    Gorgeous. You are such an imaginative artist. I love all your work.✨🩷

  • @mudpuppystitchery
    @mudpuppystitchery 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutely brilliant!! Thank you so much for this incredible tutorial!! 💚🐠

  • @dellymel9840
    @dellymel9840 8 месяцев назад

    Wonderful! I adore brooches and this one is so unique it is beautiful.x

  • @Ella-iv1fk
    @Ella-iv1fk 8 месяцев назад

    So cool. One day I hope to make a beaded brooch

  • @harpress
    @harpress 3 месяца назад

    This came out amazing! I would never have thought to cut shell sequins down so the shape fits. What a glorious idea.
    also, recently I was on a trip to Ireland and I saw some stunning sequin brooches in a shop, a lionfish caught my eye and I bough it.... I asked the brand and of course it was trovelore. I thought about you, of course! Anyway, I love my little fish!

  • @lesleyharris525
    @lesleyharris525 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful, make such stunning and unique pieces, ❤

  • @pippippin1854
    @pippippin1854 Месяц назад

    Always wanted to know how to make this brooches, got sequins thread beads etc...exciting ❤

  • @Thisisgrogusway
    @Thisisgrogusway 8 месяцев назад +2

    ‘Dimensionality of the Fish’ - is that Armscye Princess’ debut album? 🤣

  • @kristalburns3490
    @kristalburns3490 8 месяцев назад

    You had me at Koi.

  • @Lovebeing543
    @Lovebeing543 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutely beautiful! You are quite the artist.

  • @robintheparttimesewer6798
    @robintheparttimesewer6798 8 месяцев назад

    Stunning!! I love your beading videos everyone of your creations are beautiful! I will be sending a link to a few people I know who are starting to bead!

  • @KDF-to9ot
    @KDF-to9ot 8 месяцев назад

    This is a whole other level of craftmanship. Exquisite!

  • @SewingBoxDesigns
    @SewingBoxDesigns 8 месяцев назад

    Gorgeous! This is something I would definitely love to make, thank you so much for this! OMG, gorgeous!

  • @GiraffeLoverJen
    @GiraffeLoverJen 8 месяцев назад

    That little Koi buddy is spectacular! I love the different textures and finishes. The whole thing is just wonderful!!

  • @cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486
    @cassmacdonald-perfectlyimp2486 8 месяцев назад

    I’m overawed by your incredible skill and wish I could do this

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you!! You can do this!! A little practice and you too can overlap sequins with abandon in no time ❤

  • @jennglow4647
    @jennglow4647 8 месяцев назад

    Very pretty 😀

  • @ninapettersen5220
    @ninapettersen5220 8 месяцев назад

    They are both Beautiful 😍👏🏻

  • @laurelnolen2056
    @laurelnolen2056 8 месяцев назад

    Amazing work, as always! I think the light gray felt is perfect, actually. If the felt backing were white, I don't think you'd see the increasing opacity of the white sequins as they overlapped one another.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you! The interplay of the transparency was indeed fun ✨

  • @roadrunnercrazy
    @roadrunnercrazy 8 месяцев назад

    Fabulous! As always. 😊🎏

  • @sandrahochhuber-eigenliebe
    @sandrahochhuber-eigenliebe 8 месяцев назад

    Oh, so beautiful! ❤❤❤

  • @amberinthemist7912
    @amberinthemist7912 8 месяцев назад

    I like your style!

  • @debraking7412
    @debraking7412 8 месяцев назад

    Hi Bianca, the koi fish looks really beautiful. I can just imagine how fabulous it will look on one of your dresses or indeed, one of your jackets.

  • @moonbasket
    @moonbasket 8 месяцев назад

    So beautiful! Great work!

  • @squareroutevintage7590
    @squareroutevintage7590 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutley incredible.

  • @tjs114
    @tjs114 8 месяцев назад

    If it is of any use, Wool felts are often available at Quilting shops as well. Since so many chain fabric and crafting stores are closing, finding things at specialty shops to actually touch them rather than purchase online blind might be helpful.

  • @Beth-ch7pj
    @Beth-ch7pj 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful work as always Bianca! You're so talented and I really enjoy watching these beading videos of yours ❤.Imagine one of these with strings of blue beads sandwiched between the two felt layers and hanging down with little silk lily pads or lotus flowers at the ends!

  • @reneebonnell5010
    @reneebonnell5010 8 месяцев назад

    Brilliant! Bravo! 👏

  • @jilliedillie
    @jilliedillie 8 месяцев назад

    Wow! You are an amazing creator!

  • @grammykcutter6374
    @grammykcutter6374 8 месяцев назад

    So pretty.

  • @Puckty
    @Puckty 8 месяцев назад

    it came out looking so cute!

  • @ElaineBakerCreepyCaboodle
    @ElaineBakerCreepyCaboodle 8 месяцев назад

    Beautiful work again; this is so gorgeous!

  • @lupinotuumlunam
    @lupinotuumlunam 8 месяцев назад

    It is great to see the larger sequins being used. I have wondered what they could be used for. For some reason I see a pair of these as shoulder epaulets with a chain connecting them. Thanks.

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! I always look at larger sequins as raw material for cut-your-own sequins 😂

  • @mimzyriepensell1423
    @mimzyriepensell1423 8 месяцев назад

    Fabulous fish!! I get so excited to try these every time you make one. So, one day soon….

  • @toxaki
    @toxaki 6 месяцев назад

    Absolutely loved this... ❤❤❤❤ Tysmfs

  • @alisonc297
    @alisonc297 8 месяцев назад

    I love the koi...beautiful 🥰
    ....although I'm missing you say "beedle" 😂

  • @reneemarais431
    @reneemarais431 8 месяцев назад

    So so SO Dahrling!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @42Finder
    @42Finder 8 месяцев назад

    Gorgeous, love this

  • @BewitchCraft
    @BewitchCraft 8 месяцев назад

    Ugh you are so inspiring! Now I'm sitting here like..I need seashell sequins..I need to make a fish...

    • @TheClosetHistorian
      @TheClosetHistorian  7 месяцев назад +1

      My tax forms say I'm an "influencer", for sequins mostly 😂✨