I finished my forget-me-not brooches and found a couple of hairbands in my stash that matched perfectly:
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:
I then decided that the flower needing a bit more "something" and tried a layered look:
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!
(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).
wow! you are an artist!!! i love it...
ReplyDeleteLoving 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!
ReplyDeleteI think they look great with the butterflies on :) And the forget me nots look great too, wish I'd been sewing all afternoon!
ReplyDeleteI 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?
ReplyDeleteI like the look of the flowers and think a butterfly version might be pretty spiffy.
Ow, the forget me nots hairbands are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteI know you will resolve the butterflies yourself, but I was wondering about balck instead of white inter-layers? Just a thought! x
ReplyDeleteI 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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