Along with the heart earrings I also made some brooches. These took a bit longer to finish as I discovered I didn’t have any badge backs the right size, didn’t think about that when I started making them! I forgot to take a picture of the back which is a shame as they are very neatly finished. I will try and show you another brooch back when I have made some more. They were lovingly hand polished to a glass like shine with wet and...

I started making these brooches back in July 2009 but they have been sat waiting to be finished since then.They are made from shrink plastic and then painted with acrylic paint. They are about 6cm in diameter.Finally they are finished!Shrink plastic and acrylic paint brooches

Anyone who knows me will recognise the power of the blog – I am not one to finish things as a rule. So this week I not only made some buttons but I finished them (sanded and buffed – they came up pretty good) and then made a brooch using one. Here it is Felt flower brooch with polymer clay buttonI am thinking about making a blog about the rest of my life as this one seems to be a very good motivator (I don’t want to bore you...

I made this brooch as a birthday present for my Mother-in-law. Feb 2010