This brooch is based on the Dorset Bow from the late Queen Elizabeth II collection. Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) was born on 21st April 1926 and came to the throne on 6th February 1952, reigning for 70 years until her death on 8th September 2022. Queen Elizabeth was a prolific and enthusiastic brooch wearer….
This brooch combines silver and steel and is handmade by Heather McDermott in Scottland. Heather takes her inspiration from the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. Heather says “The tideline of Skye is a treasure trove of unique objects discarded from the urban environment and reformed by the battering of the sea….
I bought this brooch at the Athelstan Museum in Malmesbury. It is made of felt and was made by hand in Nepal. He/She is adorable, and I couldn’t resist. My collection has brooches made of a wide variety of materials, but there are not many made from fabric. Felt making is an ancient technique which…
This colourful brooch is made of hundreds of tiny seed glass beads. It is made by the talented craftswoman Yana Tselinsky who comes from Ramat Gan, (near Tel Aviv) in Israel. Yana explains she started crafting when she was taught to knit at three years old. Over the years she has added to her crafting…
This brooch is by the designer and maker Jane Adam. I first came across Jane’s work back in 2009 at the Dazzle Exhibition, where I bought a rectangular brooch made of aluminium. Jane is a renowned exponent of aluminium jewellery, and her work has been exhibited across the world including Japan, USA, Spain as well…
This brooch is made of silver and has a faceted piece of quartz as an accent. It is by the Finnish jewellery design company Kalevala, established by the Finnish writer Elsa Heporauta in 1935. Elsa was born in 1883 in Puumala where her father ran the local sawmill. In 1907 Elsa married Frans Akseli Heporauta who…
Ten years ago, I posted a brooch by Sphinx which I called ‘Glitz & Sparkle’. At the time it was the nearest brooch I had to a firework. I mentioned in the post I needed to look for a ‘proper’ firework brooch. Finally, after many years searching I have found one. This month’s brooch to…
I have known Jo McAllister for a number of years, we first met at the Designers Jewellery Group exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London, where I bought a brooch from her ‘Sketchbook Series’ which was featured as a Brooch of the Month in May 2015. I first spotted the ‘Pencil Case’ at the Goldsmiths’…
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