My handicraft works of turtle
Turtles for bath time( Soaps & Bath fizz)
　　 　　 　


I tried to make the turtle's items for bath time by using the molds shaped sea turtle. They are 2 kinds of soaps for bath time.
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One of soaps clear glycerin soap (Upper left)
Another is a cake of soap made of
granular soap material. (Upper right)

Middle left)
These are made of the same material using the mold for ice cube
They look like candies.

(Middle right)
This is a bath fizz made by using
the same mold as glycerin soap.
It's melting while frothing when
it was put in the bathtub
filled with water because its
material is baking soda　and citric acid .

（Lower）
These are two kinds of mold I used
this time. Left one is the exclusive mold for soap and right one is the mold for cookies.
(December 2015)

Pomander Egg



They are pomanders made of
shells of egg.
Pot-pourri inside smells good from the window of stars.
Have a
Happy Christmas!
(Christmas, 2009)


Sachet of Christmas wreath

It's a wreath
type sachet made of balls with pot-pourri for Christmas time . And it's also a turtle.

When it's changed its ornament for Japanese style string with a folded paper crane,we can use it for Japanese new year's days.

Both turtles and crane are carriers of good luck in Japan because of their long life and they are often decorated at the happy time.
(Christmas, 2008)

Ornaments for Christmas



They are turtles of Christmas trees made of warm wool.

I made them imaging bells. So I made them pair happily
to decorate on the door like bells.

Some spices and herbs are packed inside them. And those smells smell faint from heart-shaped windows in their bellies.
(Christmas, 2007)

Wreath for Christmas
A door wreath for Christmas
season became a turtle .It has a head, legs, and a tail made of nuts.

I made it quiet and fragrant one by various nuts, ornaments, Australian scented wild flowers and some of spices.

I wish you have a happy Christmas with your lovely turtles and feel warm inside in peace.
(Christmas, 2006)

Candle stand for Christmas


The turtle became a small Flower arrangement style Candle stand.

I hope your turtles also are bright and shining on your mind as like candles.


Please have a heart-warming Christmas !
(Christmas, 2005)

Pink turtle of Easter egg candle
(March, 2005)

The season of cherry blossoms will come soon in Japan.
I made an egg candle
for Easter of a pink turtle as I'm looking forward to warm spring.
It puts the egg that has the petals of cherry blossoms in it on the back.
I'm glad if you also feel the breath of spring by them.
Right: Eggs, parts under production put in the basket.


Christmas tree candle
(December, 2004)



Christmas is coming soon this year.

It's a candle of turtle put Christmas tree on the back for Christmas present.




(Left)
They are floating candles of small turtles.


(Right)
It is floating on the water of the glass.

A twinkling turtle pendant





It's a twinkling turtle pendant made of beads.

I made it with difficulties because I try to make beads accessory at first time.

3 sisters of fragrant turtles with spring color
(March, 2004)



The fragrant turtles has changed lovely magnets like these.

They are three sisters.

Pink one hold some pot-pourri of flowers with fragrance of "Ylang Ylang"in its shelter

Green one hold some dried peppermint leaves in it.

And purple one hold some dried lavender flowers in it.


<Left>
Three sisters enjoy on the pole at the window.

<Right>
I put it on the plain drawing pin for a calendar.

A turtle with the shelter of rose bouquet



The shelter of turtle
has became rose bouquet.

It smells rose ,because it has pot-pourri of rose petals inside.


I made it with my feeling that I wish warm spring would come soon.
(February, 2004)

The ornaments for Christmas
A Christmas tree with many turtles

These small turtles
are the ornaments for Christmas trees.


The shelter filled with dried flowers of lavender has been fragrant.
(December, 2003)


A pair of mascots



A girl of red -eared slider with a pink ribbon & a boy of reeves turtle with a navy blue bow tie.

They are mascots of our two turtles, Kamemi & Kumosuke.

Red- eared slider with red ear in the cheek & reeves turtle with yellow dots in the neck.


A mascot of desert turtle (Santa Claus)

Color and height of
their shelter has changed a little,So they became desert turtles. This is a mascot of.Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise.

It became a Santa Claus with a cap and a bell.

In fact, these mascots is scrubbing sponge made of acrylic wool yarn. They are also very useful.