Make a Woodland Brooch

 

 

Welcome to a crafty Wednesday friends!

 

This is a kind of a brooch I already have in my collection. I posted something similar a couple of years ago where I wanted to save a vintage laced napkin and used it to make a brooch.

 

So, working on a "woodland" collection (I know, I know.. I am always working on some sort of collection; it actually never stops round here....) I had to make many accessories and this came to mind promptly because it is:

 

a) immensely easy to make

b) conversation starter and makes head turns :)

c) adoooorable

 

Let's roll up sleeves and get to work!

What you need to make this brooch:

 

 

1) A lace piece

2) A piece of white tulle (you can almost miss it in the picture)

3) Crocheted leaves (pattern below)

4) A plastic  / (mine is) styrofoam mushroom

5) A small cone

 

Not shown but necessary

- a needle and thread

- hot glue / liquid silicon glue

- a brooch pin

- (optional) a round felt piece to cover the messy stitching of the pin at the back.

 

Step 1: Take the lace piece and fold it as shown.

Step 2: Have the threaded needle ready and sew the folds together.

Step 3: Crochet the leaves or make them out of felt.

 

Pattern for leaves: ch 13. Starting from 2nd ch from hook, hdc1, dc1, tr6, dc1, hdc1, sc1, sl st 1 (one side made) next repeat the pattern in reverse for the other side: sl st 1, sc1, hdc1, dc1, tr6, dc1,hdc1, sl st. Chain 13 more and repeat the leaf pattern for the second leaf.

 

Sew leaves onto the lace.

Step 4: Sew  (glue) the mushroom.

 

 

Step 5: Fold the tulle similarly to the lace and sew it at the back. Sew the pin too. Glue the felt piece to cover the brooch sewing.

Step 6: Glue the cone. Mind that the cones should not be heavy; if it is, it will pull on the whole piece. 

 

That's it! Say "Hi" to your new brooch!