This was made last Saturday when I was thinking of what coordinated with my favourite skirt (see below) and I was lamenting that I have broken so many hair slides recently. I guess the advantage of crafting is that you can create bespoke pieces of jewellery relatively quickly and cheaply (especially when you have a room full of stash to use up!).
What got me started was that I still had the large Tattered Floral left from the bracelet from the last post, and I had covered it in the Antique Bronze Crackle Paint and it seemed to go. I then selected flowers that picked out the colours in the skirt and layered them up (about 5 layers this time). I covered the silver hair slide with more petals to cover the metal sticking out at either side of the flower, and then scrunched everything up so it is really 3 dimensional. Nothing like getting inky fingers on a lazy Saturday afternoon (when I should really be doing the hoovering!). Oh well, that's crafting for you... and I did need a break.
Here's how it looks with the skirt:
Let me know what you think by leaving a comment if you have time.
5 comments:
Wow that's awesome Helen! I need to make one of those very soon. I love the colours and the brad - is that one of those La Blanche ones that you cant get anymore? I am still trying but in vain....
P.S. If anyone knows where you can still get a hold of them would be very pleased to know, thanks!
They are the La Blanche brads that I got from QVC. Still on the look out for some for you.
Helen that is gorgeous! What a fab idea!
This is gorgeous and looks fantastic in real life - really good quality, doesn't look 'homemade' at all. And colours are fab... :-)
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