Ok, so I know that at 6 3\/4″ x 4 1\/2″ this is bigger than a normal broach, but as I kept adding more and more shabbilicious yumminess from my crafty hoard vault, it kept getting bigger and bigger! The final pin is too big for a blouse, but I think it might look nice on a trench coat or attached to a tote bag.\u00a0I made this for a lovely lady\u00a0who recently lost her mother, and I just wanted to fill it with crafty love. The broach has a bit of an Easter (renewed life) feel, and I am hoping this brightens my friend’s day when she receives it.<\/p>\n

I started with a paper base that I made <\/a>out of four 1 1\/4″ scalloped paper circles that I glued back to back to create a bit of rigidity for the base and layered a little top to bottom (–think 2 double thick circles overlapping a bit top of one circle to bottom of another). I don’t know why I bothered to use pretty paper and a scalloped punch since none of this is visible now, but in my heart I know that every bit of this broach was made with beauty in mind. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

BASE: Then I layered a large 4.5″ crocheted doily and 4 medium 3″ doilies to create a soft but sound base. Over that I layered two matching appliques with beading and iridescent sequins that were salvaged from a wedding dress to flank each side and create a bit of a dangle element at the bottom. On the back side of the broach, I sandwiched the pin mechanism between the paper base and a fabulous metallic gold double layered floral applique. This broach looks pretty even from the back!<\/p>\n

LAYERING: Next I layered a lavender crocheted flower with a pearl and rhinestone bling center at the front base where the wedding appliques meet. Underneath that I wrapped some pink and silver eyelash trim for some added softness. I also embellished around this base with tiny sequin flowers, a gem heart and flower stickers, a small flower applique and a paper blue and purple butterfly with a beaded body.<\/p>\n

<\/a>FOCAL POINT: For the centerpiece I fussy cut a sweet bird from some 4\u00a0year old K & Company Floral Collection paper called “Bird on Pink”<\/a><\/span>, adding Glossy Accents to the eyes, beak and legs for some lifelike shine. Then around the bird I manipulated\u00a0and hot glued into position\u00a0some beautiful dimensional purple paper buds, leaves and curlicues from a 7 year old Prima flower embellishment pack. Lastly, to add a brighter springtime feeling, I added a couple of larger pale pink paper flowers, tearing off the outside larger petals on one of these flowers to make it look more like a small bud so that there would be a more realistic size variation in the flower cluster.<\/p>\n

There are lots of mixed materials (e.g., pearls, lace, trims, appliques, rhinestones, crochet, stickers, paper, beads, metal) in this project, but I think the tight\u00a0springy color palette keeps everything cohesive.<\/p>\n

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This broach is being entered into the following challenges:
\nSimon Says Stamp Monday The Great Outdoors Challenge<\/a>\u00a0– WINNER<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes Challenge with an Option of For the Girls or Mothers Day<\/a><\/span>
\nSimon Says Stamp Wednesday A Hint of Pink Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nFab ‘n’ Funky Lovely Ladies Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThrough the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nNot Just Cards Easter Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nSimon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge
\n<\/a>613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Anything Spring<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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