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After doing the brooch in my previous post, I though it might be fun to add some rusty bits and see what happens.
Paperwhimsy items used:
Wool Roving, Needle Felting Tool and Mat
Collage Images
Start by cutting your shape out of a base fabric. I use wool felt, but whatever is your favorite. The circle brooch is approximately 2.75 inches in diameter. Lay your felt piece on the felting pad and lay the roving across the base. Make two layers, one left to right, and one top to bottom. Use the felting tool and punch until you have a nice layer, adding till you have a good thickness. It will need to be thick enough to sew and hold the embellishments. Trim the excess roving along the edges. With a 3-strand piece of coordinating embroidery floss, sew a blanket stitch around the edges.
For preparing the rusty bottle cap, I punched two holes in the well, using a hammer and small nail. Place a small piece of torn lace behind the bottle cap and attach the bottle cap to the felted piece using a heavy thread through the two holes, knotting in the back. Cut a collage image to fit in the well of the bottle cap, and spread a thin layer of diamond glaze to glue the image. Also spread a layer of the diamond glaze over the top of the image. For a large rhinestone, a thin layer of diamond glaze to hold the stone is all you need. No need for another layer over the top. Let dry before the last steps.
Add your rusty ivy or filigree corners with a rusty colored thread. Sew coordinating seed beads at each of the blanket stitches along the edge. I aged the little gold heart charms with a brown acrylic paint, and sewed it below the bottle cap. Lastly, I tacked a little ribbon knotted in the middle with thread above the heart charm.
You can finish the back with another piece of wool felt or fabric, stitched or glued, to cover the felting and stitches. Also sew a pinback, and it’s ready to pin on your favorite jacket.