Happy Birthday, Kiki!

My dear friend's birthday is today and I wanted to gift her one of my brooches. I choose this cute snail brooch because it was her favorite:


Proportions 6x8 cm:


Hepi borzday Kix!

Love,
Enci

Whizzy

Say "Hello" everybody!
She is Whizzy, my darling pet for 7 years now, I got her when she was 4 years old.

Turtles have a high lifespan and in many cases the kids get bored of them or don`t care for them so the parents give them away. There is such a place in my city where unwanted pets get a home and you can adopt from there, that is how I got my Whizzy. They were many animals there and especially lots of turtles, old and big turtles that nobody wanted, but no reason to get sad they were very well taken care of by the students from the Veterinarian College. Still it was a good feeling giving one of them a home:


I love turtles, as the matter in fact I must confess I have a huge addiction to all things that resemble them: I have turtle plushies, turtle pillow, turtle magnets, turtle candle holders, turtle earrings, turtle necklaces, turtle rings and now ...

I made this turtle brooch, for which Whizzy was my inspiration:



What`s your favorite animal/pet?
Enci

Fall Leafs

And because I can`t imagine October without all the colorful leafs, here is my first of (hopefully) many fall leaf brooches:


Happy october everyone!
Enci

More flower brooches

These two models were made using the same pattern and yet they came out so differently. Obviously I used different colored felt and thread. .

I am very happy by the results!Yay!

The first one represent the Edelweiss, an endangered flower that can be found in my country:


The name comes from the German edel (meaning noble) and weiss (meaning white). This little mountain flower believe it or not belongs to the sunflower family.

The second brooch represents the common Sunflower:


Their size is 6x6 cm:


Details:


What do you think do they resemble the flowers from which they were inspired from?

Best wishes,
Enci

Mushroom brooch

Without any introduction:


More soon!
Enci

Friends

Today I would like to introduce you to these cuties, I named them Lady B and Bee for obvious reasons :



Lady B Up Close:


Bee Up Close front and back:


I love how these two turned out and I can only hope they will steal your affection too! They don`t always hand out together Lady B has some other friends too, ones who share her love for dots.. Here is a little clue who these friends are:


But more next time!
Enci

Flowers Up Close & In The Making

In my previous post you can see a few photos with my flower brooches but here is the sequel to them with some more detailed shots.

Their size is about 5x5 cm and some of them are

white :

purple/purpleish :navy blue :
green :azure :
yellow :
red :
and fuchsia, but I already sold that one by the time I made these pictures.
Here is a picture with them unfinished :




What color would fit you best? Have a great Monday!

Enci

Flowers in the meadow

"Oh, this field has many beautiful flowers.
Peter, try to smile, not glower.
Donny don't talk so sour,
Katie don't burp with such power.

...
Oh, this field has many beautiful flowers.
All the children looked at the sky.
Watching something fly.
The rest ... the rest has passed me by."

Kistehén Tánczenekar - Virágok a réten

This is such a sweet and happy song from this Hungarian band. They draw on influences from Gypsy, Balkan, and Eastern European folk music, as well as ska, reggae, rock, hip-hop, and even African music.
This remix of "Virágok a Réten" (Flowers in the Meadow) was produced in collaboration with the popular Hungarian Gypsy Band, Romano Drom. The children of members of both bands join in on the chorous, which has silly, kid-friendly lyrics.