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My finished brooch is not at all what I'd planned but this vintage buckle fell out of a bag when I was looking for something else and it all kind of took off from there!
I used vintage mother of pearl buttons and stamped tiny words in Stazon on them for the centres and then used rough circles of the fabrics to make stylised flowers. I had a sheer fabric to play
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The flower layers were painted on the backs with gesso to give them a bit of substance and stop them fraying and I added beads of Glossy Accents in a few places to encourage some wavy dimension between the layers.
Stamps:
Everyday Petites (Mona Lisa Moments line at Cornish Heritage Farms)
Ink:
Stazon by Tsukineko (Jet Black)
Other:
Vintage mother of pearl buttons
Vintage buckle
Fabrics
Gesso
Glossy Accents
All the brooches have now been swapped and I know this has reached its new owner safely. I also have a lovely swapped brooch in my possession - thank you to the creator!
Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed something a bit different!
13 comments:
These are really different,i really like them! xx jo xx
A fabulous brooch!
It is lovely Joanne, good to see the buckle more clearly.
gorgeous...love the buckle as a base...lucky recipiant xx
thats very differnet joanne amd very nice :)
Wow this is really amazing Joanne! I wouldn't have known where to begin ... you are so creative!! Great job!
great brooch
Thats gorgeous Joanne...x
This is such a beautiful brooch Joanne, I love it
This is lovely Joanne and thanks for the tips for shaping the fabrics.
I love this brooch Joanne! You have been so inventive with it XXX
Beautiful Joanne. Very inventive! Love how you have altered the fabric. Great thinking. Every time I pop by your blog I learn something new! (Copics on fabric) xx
Your brooch was really inspired and unusual. Your fabrics gave a great effect to the flowers that you crafted and the buckle was a great platform on which to display them !
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