Pink Hand Felted Heart Brooch edition #22

This pink heart felted brooch pin is the twenty first brooch I created, edition #22.

This button is from the late 20th century when women's fashion included buttons on their garments. The colours found in the button inspire my wool fleece choices. Here this floral shaped steel cut facet is attached to a beautiful purple carved shell. The carving exposed the white under layer of the shell. It was the purple color in this button that inspired this heart to be in the pink hues. Button is circa 1890s.

To create this brooch I work with coloured carded wool fleece, needle felting the wool  into a unique design.  It is then hand sewed and beaded with a lock brooch pin on the back.

The dimensions are: width = 2 " and the length 2 1/8".

Hope you enjoy!

Gwendolyne