My pocchiri is complete! I used antique brass findings with green onyx, blue chalcedony, garnets, and an opal to create a floral pattern ^^v ハンドメイドのぽっちりはコンプリート!モチーフは花柄 ^^v #brass #metalfinding #handmade #pocchiri #onyx #chalcedony #garnet #opal #obidome #真鍮 #ハンドメイド #ぽっちり #帯留め #オニクス #カルセドニー #ガネット #オパール https://www.instagram.com/p/ByCD5gegdpK/?igshid=ffdm0d8tjm4d

Random Fact of The Week 24/2

I’m really trying to stay away from facts that you could easily come across as this is the “random” post, but it’s not so easy every week! However, I think I’ve come up with a good one ^^v Most pocchiri, kanzashi, and kanokodome are made from silver and not gold. This is because Japan doesn’t have a native source of gold but it does have silver. Traditionally when a gold colored metal was used instead of silver the Japanese used brass. The native minerals issue is one that the karyukai has always tried to promote. It’s only been within the last few decades that we begin to see pocchiri and kanokodome made with non-native materials, whether that be metal or stone. Native gemstones include: coral, jade, pearl, quartz (many colors), agate (many colors), jasper, and topaz.