Monday 4 July 2011

Handmade Monday - Flower Brooches

Good morning to you all and hello to my new blog friends, nearly up to 50 I can't believe it! I ought to mark the occasion in some way, leave that one with me.

I make no apologies for my entry today. I am officially in love with crocheting and have been honing my skills using the Crochet Flowers and Leaves tutorial from Attic 24. I'm calling these my Opal Fruit Brooches for obvious reasons (or Starburst brooches to those of you that aren't as ancient as myself).


Unfortunately the holes on the brooch pins were too small for my bodkin needle to fit through so that's one little job left to do.



I did think about combining all three to make a corsage but the flowers were a little too large for my small frame and I would have looked like I had a bush growing out of my shoulder, so I kept them as three separate brooches which can be combined as and when the occasion dictates.


The wool actually came with this months issue of 'Lets Get Crafting' which caught my eye for some strange reason. 

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Pic from http://www.letsgetcrafting.com/
I need to start investigating the best brands of wool to buy. I must admit though, my fingers are getting a little itchy for more free motion embroidery and that's what I intend to try and fit in over the next few days.

Thank you for coming to visit today. I love getting my daily blog fix and reading your lovely comments but before I go I must share this interesting fact with you.

My lovely friend H. is a total techie and has downloaded an app to her phone which allows her to listen to the latest posts of all the blogs she has subscribed to for work purposes.  She is also a follower of this blog and was relating a story to me of driving to work one day listening to mundane blog listings from the world of technology when up piped my blog post going on about how it was my son's birthday, chocolate cake, blah, blah, blah. She said it really made her smile to have a little bit of me suddenly there with her in the car. So if you're listening H. I'm dedicating this post to you.

So you see ladies you just never know who is tuning in to your blog and more importantly how they are doing it.

Right that's definitely it now,  I'm off to see what the Handmade Monday girls have got to offer me this week.

23 comments:

  1. Love those flower corsages and cannot imagine how that mag caught your eye! x

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  2. Definately opal fruits, I don't like Marathons, And I've just cleaned the kitchen with Jif!

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  3. These are great - they are making my mouth water, you are really inspiring me (again) to try crochet!
    Jo x

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  4. The crochet flowers are lovely, I've done a few myself but never in such bright colours.

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  5. loving the crochet - must do more myself. I love following what you are making - inspirational!

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  6. So cute they would make lovely hair clips too!

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  7. So pretty and quite addictive don't you find? I can't stop once I start - all those bags of wool!!! Love your flowers!

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  8. You are really taking off on the crochet front, those colours are scarily bright!

    Are you glueing or sewing the brooch pins on?

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  9. Hi Ros, I'm sewing them on with wool, thought about glue but too messy with wool and I want pin to be secure. Also consdered a felt foundation base for the pin but didn't feel it was necessary.
    Thanks to you all for your encouraging comments

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  10. Hi from a fellow crochet addict! These look lovely! I have far too much wool lurking in the bottom of my wardrobe...
    and yes, it's Opal Fruits here too!

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  11. Excellent flowers. Very bright and summery! I'm very impressed!!

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  12. Love the corsage flowers, so bright and cheerful. Scary about the listening app.

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  13. I love the Opal Fruit flowers-exactly the colours I remember!

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  14. You're a crochet natural! Didn't you post your first granny square a week or so ago?..and now you're making these zingy blooms!

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  15. Opal Fruits for me too... I love the idea of the bush on your shoulder - or how about a hat for Ascot?! They look so fab in these bright colours too. Very retro and perfect for summer. Vx

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  16. I love the bright colours in those flowers, so summery!

    I can't believe all the stuff you can get apps for now - you don't even have to read anymore! Still waiting for that 'make me a cuppa' app...

    Ali x

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  17. these are amazing you have inspired me with the beautiful colours I have been making flower brooches with felt but really want to learn to crotchet just gotta find those hooks xxx

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  18. Very bright :) Your post made me laugh too :)

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  19. great flowers, they will look so good on. I never knew about the techy being able to listen to blogs. i wonder what voice they use?!! xx

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  20. Oooooh I'm number 49, almost 50!! A fellow-crochet lover, yay! And you have such a lovely blog! Very inspiring!!

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  21. Your right they are Opal fruit colours. Nice and bright, lovely. Will have to keep an eye out for that mag.

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  22. By the way Caroline, I nominated you for the Irrisistibly Sweet Blog Award! Come to my blog and claim it!

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