Lots of sewing last night! And this afternoon, too! Ah, what bliss.
I finished my
forget-me-not brooches and found a couple of hairbands in my stash that matched perfectly:
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I wasn't sure how it would look but having finished it I think it looks pretty cute. In a flurry of efficiency I've even managed to take lots of photos this morning and get the hairband
listed in my Etsy shop.
Last night I also turned my attention to a butterfly-on-a-flower design I've had in mind for a couple of months after buying some lovely butterfly motifs. This was my first prototype:
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I then decided that the flower needing a bit more "something" and tried a layered look:
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I love how the white really makes the red and aqua "pop" and picks up the white detail on the butterflies... but are they too busy? Umming and aahing about this I ended up making a version of the flowers without any butterflies at all!
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(I think this is the crafting equivalent of getting up in the morning and planning to wear a certain sweater and by the time you've put together an outfit to match it the sweater is back in the wardrobe and you've somehow ended up wearing something completely different)
I do quite like the butterfly-flowers but I'm still not sure about them. I think I may have stared at them for too long to be able to see them properly! I'm going to put them away for a couple of days and look at them with fresh eyes next week & see if I can make a decision then :)
In the meantime, look out for the red&white and aqua&white flowers in my
Etsy shop over the weekend (as brooches and hairbands).
8 comments:
wow! you are an artist!!! i love it...
Loving the layered flowers, and those forget-me-nots are SO pretty. I can't believe you cut them all by hand - that's some serious crafting commitment!
I think they look great with the butterflies on :) And the forget me nots look great too, wish I'd been sewing all afternoon!
I think the butterflies would look cool with a layered butterfly pattern underneath them in graduated sizes. You know to emphasize the shape of the butterfly itself?
I like the look of the flowers and think a butterfly version might be pretty spiffy.
Ow, the forget me nots hairbands are so beautiful!
I think I'll visit your etsy shop this weekend :o).
absolutely love the forget me nots they are really very beautiful indeed ........so wish I could sew!
I know you will resolve the butterflies yourself, but I was wondering about balck instead of white inter-layers? Just a thought! x
I love the layered flowers! So fun! ...and since I missed a few days and see the butterfly brooches, I like the way both projects have come into their own. Beautiful new work :)
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