This is such a great idea for putting crochet flowers together. I found this on Etsy. It makes me think of the bone china posies I collect. These aren’t nearly so breakable and easy to chip!
Squidoo: Crochet Flowers
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There are 21 posts tagged brooch (this is page 2 of 4).
Claddagh for Romance
From Integrity Jewelers – This 14kt yellow gold diamond claddagh pendant is a perfect gift to resemble your friendship, royalty, and love to someone. It contains ten diamonds with a total weight of .05cts.
Huge Celtic Claddagh Cloak or Kilt Sterling Silver Pin Brooch by Maxine Miller
Flower Tree
The Flower Tree sounds like it should be the name of one of those soap and beauty shops like Soapberry, a long gone Canadian chain which once competed with The Body Shop. But, this flower tree is a brooch I noticed on Glamour Kitten.
Do you like to get scented soaps and shampoos from places like The Body Shop? I have a lemon body soap for the shower which is really nice. I used to have one which was peach but they stopped making it. My other favourite is pink grapefruit. I bought an orange and ginger shampoo and conditioner from Bath and Body Works recently. I love quality soap (the stuff from the drug store seems to irritate my skin) with a great smell to it. I like natural fruit smells best it seems. Too much floral just seems like a lot of perfume.
Not Just for Brides
I posted about these brooches made into bouquets for weddings on my other blog. I found them being called brooch bouquets, this one was called a blooming brooch. But, really why should they just be for weddings? They are gorgeous and would be a nice project, something to do with a brooch collection if you have several you don’t wear very often. It’s not something you would wear, the shape is too bulky, but it would be a lovely way to display all your brooches and add a lot of sparkle to the room. What a great centrepiece on the table. Rather than having your brooches tucked away in a jewelry box they could be a showpiece for you every day.
Make a Gorgeous Brooch Bouquet
How To:
Fancy Pants: How to Design a Brooch Bouquet
San Francisco Budget Wedding: DIY Bright Idea: How to Assemble a Vintage Brooch Bouquet
Decor Adventures: Wedding Bouquet Tutorial
Offbeat Bride: How to DIY Your Own Brooch Bouquet
Fantasy Floral Designs: Home of the Brooch Bouquet
Where to Buy:
Etsy: Lions Gate Designs
Etsy: The Ritzy Rose
Etsy: The Bejewled Florist
Etsy: Croska
Etsy: Blue Petyl
Etsy: Amanda1
Etsy: Metal Petals Everlasting
Etsy: Noaki
Be the Ice Queen and Be Proud!
You may feel like the Ice Queen inside when you go through a divorce. It may be how you hold yourself together and pull yourself through the whole thing. It’s not a bad thing to be the Ice Queen. Wear it with pride!
Later, when you begin to thaw out and become yourself again, you can still be the Ice Queen, a bit mysterious and unreachable. A bit aloof and above the crowd. Feeling special is a good thing.
Kate Spade has an Ice Queen set: brooch, ring and a necklace on a thick silver chain. This one above is called the bib necklace, it’s my favourite in the set.