Monday, 12 April 2010

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!

 

1 comment:

  1. They are gorgeous! I tried making flower brooches once and my fingers still haven't recovered, so I appreciate the work that has gone onto them !
    Mick

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