The tools I use, to create and construct the assortment of koo-ki-nuts goodies, are a mixture of high tech and (very) low tech instruments. Here's a selection of some of my more essential tools (minus my sewing machine, because you saw that in my last post)...
- Luke Nguyen bamboo chopsticks (low-tech) - Used for stuffing wadding into the tiniest of spots... like the pointy ears of koo-ki-nuts owl rattles.
- IKEA scissors (low-tech) - Used for cutting everything textile related. I like them because they are big and heavy, and sharp... and they only cost me $7.99!
- Guillotine (low-tech) - Surprisingly, one of the best things my dad has ever bought me! I use it nearly everyday. It cuts all my cards, labels, flyers, packaging etc
- A bit of plastic (low-tech) - I used this 'bit of plastic' to create a template for measuring where to put the press stud on each koo-ki-nuts rattle. It's VERY handy and is used a lot!!
- The Mac (hi-tech) - My precious ♥ Now this is a tool that is used every day without fail! All my designs start here. I'm not big on freehand drawing. I can 'copy' something freehand (my mum was a sign-writer and I appear to have inherited this skill. As a kid I would copy things like the Milo logo, Nike tick, characters off my Ren & Stimpy boxer shorts!)... but I can't create things freehand. That only seems to happen on the computer for me. (However, I do use a tablet sometimes... go figure!)
- Silhouette Cameo (hi-tech) - This machine plugs into the Mac and I use it to cut my own designs (for the mobiles I'm working on) out of scrapbooking paper. It does loads of other cool stuff that I'm yet to try.
- Pins! (low-tech) - Sometimes I'm just plain lazy and I don't pin (which can lead to skew-iff cutting!), however, my mum introduced me to patchwork pins, and I prefer these because they're longer than average pins. Simply, I find them easier to work with. And... they come in big packs!
So there you have it! Some of the key tools I use to create lots of different koo-ki-nuts products.
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