I recently found these boho-like brooches in two different charity shops, one for a pound and another for a pound-and-a-half. I'm not sure how to describe them as they're not in line with the typical vintage brooches you find out there - they have a boho, artsy and almost rustic feel to them that, along with the flowers, I find appealing.
The first, a mere pound, I dug out of the bottom of a bauble dish at a charity shop in St. Annes. The flowers are recessed and look handpainted as there's some wear. Sizewise, it's between a pound and two-pound coin.
This one is larger and looks like it was painted and then shellaced. It was a pound-forty-nine. So pretty!
The problem with some brooches is they're too fancy to incorporate into every day life. Not so with these babies as I saw them instantly on one of my many denim jackets, which I tend to live in in the spring and summer, with jeans and even over sexy sun dresses to keep me warm. With a fine wool floral scarf, the look is pretty pretty, n'est pas? (and I made a consious effort to smile here so I don't look like Victoria Beckham, lol).
I like little brooches like that - they have a handcrafted look to them. I particularly like the first one with the recessed design. Denim jackets are a perfect canvas for cool brooches!
ReplyDeleteThat one is my fave too. Gee, even a cluster of cool brooches would look neat on a denim jacket, wouldn't they?
DeleteThey look lovely. I can't resist a vintage brooch either. I quite like the sparkly fancy ones on a denim jacket - or on anything else for that matter! xxx
ReplyDeleteI keep buying them then hardly wear them, especially since I am pretty dedicated to statement piece 1970s necklaces these days. I will have to shake things up a bit in the style dept. so I can incorporate them into my outfits. Hey, that would be a cool idea for a post - all the inventive things people do with brooches (I tried this a few years ago on this blog and didn't get too far, alas).
Deletevery pretty I love them. It's funny cuz last week I found these earrings that look like your brooches and I turned them into badge brooches! They look fabulous on your denim jacket!~
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I saw them! (I visited but didn't leave a comment, bad girl) ... So lovely and very creative! Wish I could be that crafty, sigh.
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