Folksy Friday :: I Love Brooches

In case you haven't been able to tell - I Love Brooches! I love making them and I love wearing them. Felt brooches are my favourite, but I love all styles really. Take a look at all these lovely brooches found on Folksy this week:

 Vintage Button Brooch by Love and Buttons

Pretty Deer Felt Brooch by An Owl to the Hollow

Felt Paisley Brooch by Buttercup Boutique

 Felt Owl Brooch by Gingerbeer Designs
 

Aren't they pretty? Do you like wearing brooches too?

Happy Friday.

Jumbleberries xx

Meet Me On Monday

This week I'm:

Making :: some new look cameo brooches. I'm changing the design slightly and think the new shape works so much better
Meeting :: the Mixed Bags, the monthly crafting group I go to, run by Mrs Quirky Boots. I had a great day (as usual) and the lovely Heather let me have a go on her sizzix machine and I have to say I got a little bit carried away .....
Working on :: my granny square, it's been slow progress as I keep getting distracted with other projects, but it's getting there 
Growing :: a very strange plant - no idea what it is, but it's in flower and is really pretty. The flowers have 11 petals!
Reading :: 50 Shades - but only to see what all the fuss is about you understand!
Listening to :: Through & Through by Paris Wells. Mostly at high volume whilst dancing in the kitchen 
Watching :: anything but football .....

So what did you get up to over the weekend and what do you have planned for the week ahead? I'd love to know what is influencing your creativity this week - add your name to Mr Linky below to join in.

Have fun

Jumbleberries xx

Saturday Show & Tell :: Busy Bee

Apologies for the lack of blog posts for a while, but it's been a busy time here at Jumbleberries HQ of late.....

Firstly it was Mr A's mum's birthday during the week, so of course I wanted to make her a handmade gift. I had in mind that I wanted to make her a felt brooch (obvs), but I really wanted to use a completely new design. Whilst browsing the haberdashery stall at our weekly market looking for inspiration, I found some really lovely sunshiny-yellow felt and an idea for bumble-bees and daisies was born. This is what I came up with:

I'm sooo pleased with how it turned out (hope she likes it too) that I am going to add it to my shop. I think it would look uber cute pinned to a school book bag - what do you think?

Secondly, my best friend asked me to make her a large corsage that she could wear on her jacket. She wears quite a lot of black with silver jewellery, so I decided on a soft grey colour:

I've had a go at making these types of loopy flowers before, but I tried a different pattern this time and I have to say it worked so much better. It turned out extra large though at 13cm wide, so it is totally a statement item, but thankfully she loved it - so a job well done I think.

So what with adding some more items to my shop, quite a productive week all in all.  

What have you been making this week?

Have fun. xx