Little Felt Pansies

I have just made these cute pansy brooches made from a lovely pile of textured felts my mum bought from the knitting and stitching show a couple of years ago. They almost looked too nice to use but I finally decided to take the plunge and actually turn them into something! They came in the most gorgeous bundle of bright colours - which I thought were just right for making into pansies.  I decided to be a bit more creative with the colour combinations and style of the pansies; I have made them more simplistic, and have combined purples and mauves, pinks and blues, etc. I have some gorgeous green felt squares left (of course I would find them gorgeous), so Im wondering what to turn them into...maybe some green flowers! The first one I made was a yellow and purple one which sold at my last craft fair. These are the colours I still have below:

 The pansies have a little brooch pin attached on the back and i even added tiny green sepals aswell to make them a little realistic. The faces have handstitched detailing, blanket stitching around the edges, and the petals and chins are padded with a bit of wadding to give them a bit of character!

 

misi marvels: GREEN

Misi Marvels theme this week is my favourite colour of them all: GREEN. Here's a selection of gorgeous 'green' themed products I have found on Misi:

Pretty "Wicked Green Spirit Absinthe" charm bracelet from Jezebel Charms.

 

Cute summery green bead earrings by mybluebeezy.

These lovely green glass crackle beads from sparklybeads.

Beautiful handmade green silk scarf with gold outliner from paintedladysilks.

This funky and individual green tape measure flower hairclip is made by oblue.

Lovely Olivia knitting tote bag from roselandbags.

Pretty bow brooch made from green ribbons and button centre by purplestarcrafts.

Beautiful peridot heart bookmark made by sprinkles sparkles.

This pair of cute green delights korker bow clips from arightkorker.

Striking peacock feather print lampshade from Zedhead.

Just purchased this and thought I would show you! A beautiful fused dichroic glass green daisies pendant from PanicTuesday.

Thats my selection this week, hope you've enjoyed seeing them! Thankyou for reading.

keepsake boxes

Thought i might blog about a new edition to my Misi shop today - this pretty keepsake box ive made from floral fabric with a silk lining:

It gives me an excellent excuse to buy lovely fabrics i find in places like Hobbycraft! And its a really good way of showing the pattern off too. It takes a bit of time to do but i think its my favourite craft so far. All the sides are made with a stiff card base then covered with fabric and hand stitched together carefullly using a clever stitch that doesnt really show. The lid has a lovely squashy padded lid and there is a simple fastening made with a button and a cord loop with a little pearl bead attached, so its easy to just slip the button through the loop. I managed to find some lovely plum silk which went perfectly with the outer fabric, to use as the lining.

This little box is perfect for storing trinkets, mementos and jewellery you might otherwise have lying around on a dressing table getting dusty! I have some more I have made in other shapes and sizes, in exotic and unusual fabrics coming soon.

Just added this latest scarf to my Misi collection:

A loopy scarf crocheted in a lovely black and silver mix, made for Jane of Pirate Treasures. There is still one left in my shop. I rather enjoyed making it actually, i used a combination of a metallic silver ladder yarn with silky ribbon and funky fur fashion knitting yarn. I think its quite striking and its a good contrast to have in my shop with all the other bright colours. Also have added a couple more corsages too:

Purple, blue and gold swirl.

Bronze, pink and plum.

I love making these aswell, its great to be able to use up all the leftover bits from my glitter ribbon scarves and make something else!