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Leather camellia brooch
Classic leather camellia brooch is available in a variety of colours. Whilst camellias in our gardens are just developing flower buds, the leather camellias have already arrived. This medium perfectly shaped leather camellia brooch is crafted using genuine leather or suede in a wide range of colours. The brooch will add a bright touch to a monochrome outfit, liven up winter knits or tweeds or help pin up a shawl. You can choose your preferred finish and decide whether you would like to have … Read More
Leather Rowanberries brooch
Original bright piece of autumnal leather jewellery.
ready to ship
Leather OAK LEAF brooch
These seasonal brooches with leather oak leaves are ready to ship.
Thin genuine leather combined with golden metallic fabric produce a fine seasonal accessory perfect for a special occasion or everyday wear.
Velvet Rose Choker
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Silk and Velvet Anemone Corsage
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Red Velvet poppy brooch
❀ made to order
£5 from each sale goes to the Royal British Legion
Each of my poppy flowers are hand made from scratch and therefore unique. Please expect yours to be slightly different from the one in the photos.
Leather grape bunch brooch
New Season
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Leather open rose corsage
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Linton Tweed wild rose brooch
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every piece is unique and one of a kind
Tweed Camellia brooches
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every piece is unique and one of a kind
Ivory Velvet Heart Brooch with a Bow
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every piece is unique and one of a kind
Leather Chrysanthemum flower brooch
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every piece is unique and one of a kind
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Advanced Techniques: how to dye fabrics to match
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Replicating extinct and endangered flowers
Handmade flowers have a multitude of applications. Some of them are more obvious, others not as such with new ones being discovered all the time. Recently I have had a very unusual request for an … extinct flower that is featured in one of the still life paintings by Jan Davidsz de Heem, a Dutch baroque artist. The flower... Read More
Let’s mix PEACH FUZZ, the colour of the year for 2024
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Keepsake Denim Flowers
Keepsake denim flowers from old jeans? Is this even possible? Denim flowers become more and more popular for different reasons. Some just love this universally known blue material. Some others look to upcycle some old garments and change them into exciting things. However there are people who go deeper with this idea and turn old clothing into memory... Read More
How to make a fabric poppy
How to make a fabric poppy? This is a popular search request that regularly brings visitors to my website. And more so now, when poppy flowers are in very much in demand. Let us have a look how we, too, can make this so familiar, yet so unique, versatile and different flower. I have always been charmed by the... Read More
