Dark Cherry Red Flower Pin and Bobby Pin

I made these dark cerise flowers a couple of days ago. I love this red fabric for its intense vivid colour as well as its discreet subtle sheen.

The beads in the middle are quite interesting, with an exceptional luster with shimmery hues of a variety of colours, including gold and a sort of beetle green. That probably doesn't sound very appealing and it sure isn't captured well in the photos but in reality it's very pretty and rather alluring.

For the flower brooch I attached the simple spoil-proof pin that I favour for brooches (aka pins). The kind that doesn't have the little 'wheel' that sometimes comes off.

Brown Flower Brooch with Trailing Ribbons

Another flower brooch with trailing ribbons, this one in a mix of browns, caramel, grey and black.

You can see the brooch back above. I like these simple pins because they're pretty sturdy and the kind that won't break off and leave you with an unwearable brooch.

Black Flower Brooch

This large black organza flower sash-turned-brooch was a custom order that I really enjoyed making. The ribbon is tied in a bow and then left long to trail down in a pretty cascade when worn.

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Annemarie's Haakblog

Etsy Favourites - Butterflies

Butterfly Sewing Pattern Turtorial by Willowynn

Ultra Violet Butterfly Crown by VivaDelfina

Butterfly Photo Baby Girl Wall Art by SusannahTucker

Tiger Moth Statement Fiber Art Brooch by BlueTerracotta

Silk Butterfly Hair Pins by AnnaMarguerite

Passion Mix

Just a step away from completion....

GIVEAWAY - Red Poppy Pin

-THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED-

-YOU WILL FIND THE WINNER HERE-

I made these big, bold, red poppy brooches last week for a school performance.

They're about 3 inches or 7.5cm across and they were worn on white shirts, so they really stood out, I can tell you!

In my humble opinion, they were wonderful and the girls seemed to love them.

They loved taking them home with them too...

As this is as good an excuse for a giveaway as any, I'll make and send their very own poppy pin to the person who can guess the number of the poppies made in this batch.

I'll keep this giveaway open till Friday 27 May and if more than one people guess the correct number of poppy pins made, I'll make a mini rafflecopter draw.

Just leave a comment with your guess and you're in the running. As simple as that!

Small Print:

 If no-one guesses the correct number I'll give it to the one who comes closest to it.

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Red Poppy Pin

This red poppy pin was a custom order.

The black stones in the centre are onyx.

The customer loved it and he chose to attach it to the long lapel stick pin as a boutonniere.

That would have been my choice too. It turned out really nice. 

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Magenta And Burgundy Flowers

These are some new fabric flowers I've been working on lately.

They're really a version of this flower but much smaller in scale and I've been trying to make them closed tighter, more like a bud than a fully open flower.

The fabric is new and I adore it! Not only is it in two shades of purple, magenta and burgundy, but it also singes like a dream and makes wonderful petals which in turn can make all sorts of wonderful flowers.

I made these into men's boutonnieres but I'm sure they will also make the cutest floral bobby pins.

And a brooch for the lapel of my winter coat....

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Teal Blue Flower Brooch

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Red Poppy Boutonniere

These were a  request for a wedding.

I made about ten of them for the groomsmen. The groom's was a bigger variation of this flower but I have no picture to show.

They are very dainty and pretty and I liked them so much that I made one for myself as well......

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Timeless Style

Vogue Magazine Cover - March 1951

More Falling-Leaves Yellow

Fairytale Flower - Extra Large Golden Organza Flower Corsage

Fairytale Flower etsy

Golden Yellow Organza Hair Clip - Fairytale Flower

Autumn Gold Organza Flower Hair Accessory - Fairytale Flower

Golden Yellow Wedding Set Organza Flowers - FairytaleFlower

Fairytale Flower - Autumn Golden Yellow  Organza Hair Accessories

Palest Yellow

Pastel Yellow Bridal Flower Hair Accessory

Palest Yellow Organza Flower with Pearl Centre

Fairytale Flower

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Mini Dusky Pink Fascinator

This is one of my newest flowers.

A seemingly innocent dusky pink laced with a generous dose of drama.

The chunky beads in the centre are actually black onyx stones and the rich burgundy satin flower that is peeking out is handmade by my very own sister....

The flower is pretty small. Only 5cm -just under 2 inches. 

But the feather turns it into a much taller 10cm -or almost 4inches.

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Azulado Raffle and Prizes

Selection Of Azulado Raffle Prizes

Sandra -a member of the EuropeanStreetTeam- had the extreme misfortune of losing her husband over the holidays and is left to support her five year old son on her own.

Her etsy team ESTspirit has taken it upon itself to organize a raffle in support of her plight.

For a $5 ticket you will not only be in the running for over fifty prizes -only some of which are shown in the mosaic above- donated by talented and generous est team members but you will also be supporting a grieving family.

You can see the whole story, the details of the raffle and the prizes over at StarOfTheEast.

You can even see Maria's own heartrending account of her story on her blog Azulaterra.

And of course you can always visit Sanra's shop Azulado and buy one of her ceramic masterpieces.

Azulado

If you are not familiar with Sanra's beautiful ceramic creations, then the  photos above will give you an idea of her wonderful work.

Garnet Red Satin Flower Corsage

I came across some deep, garnet red satin that just begged me to try my hand at it.

Garnet Red Satin Flower by FairytaleFlower

So I obliged.

This is the result.

Satin Flower Corsage Hair Clip By FairytaleFlower

I think I like it.

FairytaleFlower Hair Clip Corsage

What do you think?

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I spy.....Eried Minimal Handsculpted Bell Flower Brooches

This week, I spy Eried's latest addition to her beautiful minimal accessories, namely the fabulous bell flower series of brooches.

Bell Flower with Oxidized Silver Stamen by Eried

First of all, I must disclose the fact that I am a long standing fan of Eri's work....I love the organic form of her accessories that seem to be inspired by the natural world in general and flowers in particular.

Bell Flower Brooch Set by Eried

I'm always impressed by the way she can transform ultra romantic flowers like pansies, roses, tulips and jasmine into undisputably contemporary accessories.

Sand White Polymer Clay Bell Flowers by Eried

This series of bell flower brooches in mostly black and white is no exception and fits right in with the other highly stylized and surprisingly edgy flower accessories in her shop.

Organic Minimal  Flower Brooch by Eried

Look out for the different flowers within the collection and be sure to check out the bell flower earrings as well as the  rest of the shop.

Black Minimal Bell Flower Brooches  by Eried

Monday Moodboard - Flamingo Pink

1.  BarbaraSzepesisucs

2. MyTailorIsFun

3. Dreamzzzz

4. MoonGardenArt

Monday Mooodboard is a game played by the members of the European Etsy Team every Monday. The moodboard is a selection of items from the team that reflect your mood on that particular day. Anyone in the team can join in. Just link your very own moodboard to the host of the game StarOfTheEast.

Candy Cane Inspired Organza Flower

The approach of Christmas always make me think of red and white and candy cane stripes.

Red and white is a combination I'm particularly fond of, so I  just had to try  my hand at it.

This is what I came up with:

Bridal white organza  petals and layers of delicate white tulle.

Bright red, large and luscious-looking  glass beads in the centre.

The leaves are also tulle with one of my favourite appropriately bright and festive red threads.

These can be worn as a hair clip or corsage.

And not just for Christmas. 

 I will definately be making a headband - wrist corsage out of this particular flower as well.

What do you think?

It's already listed in the shop.

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