
These beautiful hand folded flowers are called Hana Kanzashi, a traditional Japanese hair ornament made from squares of silk by a technique known as tsumami. Hana Kanzashi ornaments are worn mostly by Geisha and Maiko (apprentive Geisha) and also used in Shinto weddings. The way in which a geisha wears her kanzashi indicates her status immediately to an informed audience; according to the type and location of the kanzashi. Maiko usually wear more numerous and elaborate kanzashi than older geisha and progress through several hairstyles where the kanzashi must be worn in a fixed pattern.
History aside, my flower clips are not as elaborate as the ones made by Japanese Artisans but they are certainly a cute accessory for your hair. The clips are great for the littlies whereas the hair pins and bobby pins are an elegant touch to any updo.
All of the flowers are made from cotton (except stated otherwise) and mostly the buttons used are ‘vintage’ so are one of’s or of a few in my stash. The elastic headhand has a extra grip on in underside making it stick like glue when your hair is out (have found that it does slip when your hair is up) and it seems to fit most heads. Both my three year old and myself can wear it comfortably.


Now that I have a little more time on my hands (sometimes), I have decided that I am going to sell these beauties in a few different ways.
Firstly if you live in Perth, Australia you will be able to find them at a great boutique:
1. SOUTH OF THE BORDER, 250 South Terrace, South Fremantle WA 6162
A gorgeous jewellery store in which I endorse highly called:
2. ICON JEWELLERY, 59 Market Street, Fremantle, WA 6160 p: (08)93365100. You should check out their unique jewellery at their website, http://www.ijewellery.com.au/. All of my jewellery come from their.
3. You can find some of the clips on an Australian version of etsy called MADEIT, www.madeit.com.au. They can be found in hair accessories.
Lastly you can contact me on my email mellebug@gmail.com and you can put your order in that way. I accept Paypal and for the Aussies, Direct Deposit. I am happy to customise any order.
So how much are they? If you are interested in putting an order in by emailing me the prices are as followed:
- Childrens clips are $6 AUD + $1 postage (australia only) each
- Straight and bobby pins $7 AUD + $1 postage (australia only) each
- Elastic headband with extra grip to hold $9 AUD + $1 postage (australia only) each
If you order more than one clip the postage is still only $1.
For those living overseas the price of postage will depend on your location
There are two sizes of flowers so far. The smallest having a diameter of 3.5cm and the larger 4cm wide. The length of the straight pins are 8cm long and the bobby pins are 7cm long. The length of the childrens clips are 6cm long.
I will be making larger flowers in the future, just working my way through all my pre cut fabric.
Here are a few more clips that I have made:




