Corsage anyone?

 Ages ago I bought some huge corsage pins but they need a composite sort of thing on them and not a flat brooch. So I've had a fiddle about and made a big corsage from separate pieces.

 Whats the verdict?

 I rather like it. The back is a bit higgledy piggledy but its a prototype. 

 I had to enlist 'Venus' to model it.

 Unfortunately she is royal blue but never mind.

 A white background helps.

 Here's a shot of the big pin.

I think I might list it on etsy to see what happens.

My etsy shop is eerily quiet..my fault. Even I haven't been there.

Nothing but tumbleweed and teabag paper....

Forced

Here's the book I bought in Ireland which I threatened to add two posts ago but forgot.

Its full of lovely close up  photographs. see for yourself.

I've had a go at re creating the atmosphere and colours in felt , but what spoke to me wouldn't say anything to a viewer so its not being shown here.

However I took the colours and tried more.

This is the result. A work in progress. To be embroidered

a bit like this.

But its such a struggle.

What seemed to tumble out of my head once now has to be dug for, deeply,  .....forced..much like rhubarb. 

Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb.

(Spot the hidden message)

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Oh and I forgot to say, the silk flower purse tutorials are selling like hot cakes. Thank you for buying.

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