This idea sprang from the Christmas tree brooches Marc and I made together when I recently stayed with him at the cottage in Worcester and was then further inspired after I ordered quite a few packs of the wooden snowmen embellishments from the, now starting to appear, Hobbycraft 2020 Christmas range (£1 for 6).
Made using very small 4cm x 2cm Christmas dominoes (eBay) as a base, I painted the back and sides with white emulsion paint ……..
….. and then covered the pictured side with scraps of blue paper, white glitter card and a scattering of tiny silver stars. Please excuse globs of drying glue!
To the snowman I added black flat back gem eyes and buttons and a star on his hat.
After gluing the snowman to the domino I gave everything a good dosing of Ranger Glossy Accents and then waited for it all to dry before sticking a small brooch pin on the back using epoxy resin glue to be sure it wouldn’t come off.
I then attached the completed brooch to a card and then sealed it in a bookmark cello bag to protect it from sticky fingers and for a more professional look should I consider having a stall anywhere in the run up to Christmas (flipping virus allowing)
I reckon the whole thing cost me 41p to make – domino 17p, snowman 16p, half a cello bag 3p and brooch back 5p (from China) …… the scraps, gems and stars I already had, so if I sold any for around £1.25 that’s a decent profit ……
I reckon you might be seeing quite a few of this design sort of brooch as I experiment with other embellishments I have. I have already ordered some wooden Santas from Hobbycraft, so watch this space.
