Peacock feathers, paua shell and loud loud prints

I have had the most vicious head-cold this week.  Thankfully it's getting a bit better now but I was like a lurching zombie for most of the week.

I did manage to make a couple more faux-wrap dresses, in red and purple, and to cut out another one in the loudest print imaginable:

I also made some xmas ornaments.  I usually make things in greens, blues and purples, like paua shell or peacock feathers, so I thought it was time to go to the source:

and make things out of paua shell and peacock feathers.