Our granddaughter's brooch is finished, save for adding Grandma's signature acorn to the back. I used silver-finished kid leather fo...

Well, I finished ahead of schedule...but barely. I got down to the very last spot only to find I was about three chippings short and out of ...

I sat at my Lowrey stand all day yesterday and made great progress. I panicked at one point, thinking I'd used the last of my .5 mm bril...

I know it doesn't look like much, but the silver brilliant check is a smaller gauge than I usually use, and each chipping (cut piece) is...

I started the bridal brooch for our granddaughter yesterday. I chose all the components, set up the ground fabric in my special hoop - the o...

Completed Brooches   ....and my ladybug, and my acorn! I'm so happy with how they all turned out. These are all magnetic, so pinning the...

  Brynwood Ladybug WIP All I have left to do is apply the red chipping so it's sparkly. Once that's done I can cut all my brooches f...

Earlier Ladybug Brooches I actually didn't get much any needle dancing in yesterday. Handsome had a doctor's appointment for a well...

I finished stitching my acorn brooch last night. You'll notice the drawing for the oak leaf is larger than what I made. I decided the fi...

  My crystals arrived yesterday, so I'll finish this brooch today. It's going to be so sparkly! I wish I could capture how the light...

  Brynwood Baptism (or Quinceañera) Brooches I danced all day! (Needle dancing, that is.)  I loved the idea of a Quinceañera brooch, so I...

Work was fast-paced and fun yesterday. Handsome came to pick me up and we decided to have a light dinner there before  coming home  (No dinn...

Brynwood Swarovski Crystal Brooch In Progress This is an example of poor guesstimating . As you can see, I have half of this brooch to finis...

Thanks to a long-distance friend, I got a lead on a wonderful cache of now-discontinued Kreinik metallic kid leather. My order arrived yeste...

  Three New Brooches I was feeling much better on Sunday. The sun was shining, even though it only got to about 29ºF , so it was lovely sitt...

Making Progress On My Heart Brooch Goldwork always seems to take a little longer than I think it will. I spent the afternoon needle dancing ...

Creating Baptismal Brooches I completed stitching two of the baby brooches over the weekend. I'll be working on the third today. I'm...

Brynwood Exclusive Something Blue Bridal Brooch WIP I almost finished this Bridal Brooch. I'll get this one done today, so I can do the ...

Purple Heart Brooch In Progress I completed all the stitching for the Purple Heart Brooch yesterday. I can't cut that one out yet, becau...

Brynwood Needleworks - Purple Heart Brooch In Progress It's still cold and the wind picked up again, so the best place was indoors needl...