Creating or, should I say, cooking? ;-)

These days I’ve been creating and designing new brooches and key-rings. I have a lot of ideas and a little time, although if you want you will achieve everything you propose. Ideas never occur when you’re chilling with nothing to do. They happen in the less expected moment and time, instead.

Once I’ve been touched by an idea, I look for a time to create, I leave it rest for a while and keep doing until the project becomes a reality.

Brooch and accessory creation could be seen as baking a cake. First, you have to select the ingredients, then mix them. Sometimes you have to leave them rest before putting them in the oven or when you remove them. Finally, after it has rested, you must give your personal touch before you serve it.

Here you’ll find two new creations. One is already in the oven, the other one is resting before baking. I also attach a picture of a cake I baked which has been the inspiration to this post.

And you… do you cook and let it rest? 

Most recent projects

I have been doing little things using different materials this February. A flower made using a jean jacket, which I don’t use anymore, and a kerchief given by a friend who doesn’t use it either. The result is a flower that you can wear on shirts’ lapels, coats or jackets, especially now that the weather is becoming warmer ;-).

I’ve already created a personalized key-ring and I have another one on the road…

My next goal is try to use new materials such as nespresso capsules, wire, etc.

Anything that can be recycled can be used to create new staff!!

Any suggestions on materials, shapes or creations are more than welcome.

Have a nice weekend

Laura

Bracelets and necklaces

This winter I have learned how to make necklaces with recycled T-shirts and fabric, as well as making bracelets with shoe laces. Attached you’ll see some pictures of my first creations, one actually made it today and owner free yet.

I’m still working in a couple more things. As soon as they are finished, I’ll show them to you.

Good night!

Let’s get started!!

Hello everyone,

First of all, I want to thank all those who have cheered me up these days. I’ve got some new creations thought, all of them personalized, of course.

From all presents we have received during our life, the ones we remember most are those who were actually devoted to someone. Who hasn’t got touched when receiving a handmade birthday card or a gift bought especially thinking of you. You’ll see that my creations are always varied, precisely because I made them by thinking on different people. In my opinion, brooches and key-rings are objects that really tell us about the person who is wearing them, as well as, any other accessories that we both, men and women, put on when dressing (earrings, scarves, wallets, …).

Here you’ll find some of the key-rings and brooches I have personalized this Christmas. In these weeks coming, I’ve already been ordered a customized key-ring, and I’m actually thinking of a brooch that may have an addressee.
If someone wishes to give a personalized gift we can talk about it. Same as if someone has a project in which I can put in my two cents. 

Let’s get started!

How does everything starts...

The beginning, as many things in life, came by chance. All around my parents’ place you could find buttons, fabric, bows… My mum has been sewing for a long time and she liked to keep that stuff, just in case, she said. One day, we were wondering if we could do something to use all she had been storing in boxes and she was too sad to throw away. Therefor, I started surfing the Internet and found some interesting ideas which I could easily perform. Buying some felt and safety pin I could make brooches for my coats or a key-ring here and then.

For the last two years, I’ve been basically making brooches to family and friends and, I am pretty sure all my friends have at least one ;-) There came the day when somebody asked me ‘why don’t you sell them?’ My answer was straight. It is only a hobby for me which, actually, doesn’t cost much money. Nearly everything I use is recycled. I’ve already had a moneymaker which is my job and this is just a hobby that allows me to create, imagine, disconnect… I didn’t convince much. People know materials cost money and they decided to pay me anyway.

And here is where everything starts again, a second time. During last winter, I made brooches and key-rings to friends, secret Santa, Christmas presents, etcetera. When they told me they wanted to pay me, I thought I didn’t really need the money, only for covering material investments, which in fact is very little, but the rest wasn’t necessary at all. After thinking for a while, I decided to give a part of what they give me to charity projects. Not long before this, an earthquake had hit the Philippines so I contributed in my small way through the Facebook site One World For The Philippines. Another project was Cap nen sense joguina (no child without a toy). No better way to thank Christmas shopping than making a kid happy on three-wise-man night.

Finally, a third begging starts here ;-), by creating this blog where my creations, ideas and projects can be seen.

Would it be a forth begging?