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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

An Old Neckace

Good Morning All
Myself, John Next Door and Val from Spain are going to our local craft shop this morning.  Ollie is closing the shop and moving back to the UK and as she has not been able to sell her lease, she is selling everything off.  I really dont want to buy anything other than envelopes, I need some 7" square ones, so that when I make
  6 x 6 card and the embellishment go over the edges, I have an envelope to fit.
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I wanted to show you what I made last night while I was a football widow!!!
I was given an old necklace so I chopped it up and made these.





There were very tiny beads, some pearly 4mm and some darker 6mm.  So I made a loads  of hat pins and some of these petal shapes.
John Next Door came up with the idea of making the petals into a big flower, which I do have plenty to do that, I will give it a go.



They are a dark burgundy colour and I even used the same wire that the necklace was made with.
So all these cost me afew pence that the pearly hat pins cost.



I couldn't wait to get on and  make a card with some, and, of course John had some too. 


So this is the card I made - Tonic Studios 'Butterfly Die Set' called 'Summer Azure'
S/B Labels 4 the a stamped quote from Hobby Art.
The swirly gems are from Zva Creative which I was so lucky to win on their blog hop in April


I look forward to reading your comments to see what you think of my bargain.

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Wendy L


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18 comments:

  1. JaniceWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 10:28:00 CEST

    Morning Wendy, have a good time craft shopping today, my favourite kind of shopping !!.
    Love the hat pins a brilliant way to up-cycle an old necklace. Also like the way they have been made into flowers. I will pop over to "John next doors blog" to see what he has done. Janice x

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  2. Christine HarropWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 10:47:00 CEST

    What fabulous makes Wendy. Looking forward to seeing your bigger flower eventually. Lovely card too. Christine xx

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  3. SueWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 12:12:00 CEST

    A beautiful card and design,Love your pins Wendy.
    Sue xx

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  4. DoreenWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 12:16:00 CEST

    This is gorgeous,love the design,fabulous details.xxx

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  5. JenniferWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 12:41:00 CEST

    What a beautiful card Wendy, thank you for the nice email that you sent me, beautiful pins. I can't remember how to put my Krafty Keepsakes underneath lol. love Jen xxx

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  6. JJWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 13:22:00 CEST

    Beautiful Wendy,

    These look lovely, well done for recycling. Will be interested to see your flower when its done.

    The card is beautiful too, love the design.

    Love & Hugs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. As.I.Do.Rodos.Wednesday, 2 July 2014 at 14:09:00 CEST

    Absolutely stunning Ginny x

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  8. LeeannWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 14:26:00 CEST

    the only word I have right now is "wowzers", I'll be back to give this a try :)

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  9. PatriciaWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 15:04:00 CEST

    Brilliant, they are all beautiful and will be very useful.
    I often pick up cheap bead things to break up and re-create. Makes you feel you really have achieved something.
    Love your stunning card, great colours and design.
    Have a great day

    Patricia x

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  10. John LockwoodWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 16:02:00 CEST

    Simply beautiful Wendy! John x

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  11. MRS DUCKWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 17:18:00 CEST

    Well done Womble Wendy!
    Recycling at its crafty best.
    Your card is stunning. The dies are lovely.
    I thought your pins were the big ones like Sue Wilson uses but obviously not. Maybe my beads will fit on these smaller pins. . . .thanks for the idea.
    Bet you didn't just buy envelopes today. . . . . And why is everyone moving back to the UK?
    Best wishes.
    Ang x

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  12. pamWednesday, 2 July 2014 at 23:20:00 CEST


    hi Wendy, beautiful card..gorgeous colours and love those hat pins..
    I have been cutting beads of all sorts today to recycle..
    pam

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  13. Val JonesThursday, 3 July 2014 at 08:47:00 CEST

    Hi Wendy. Did you really think you'd stick to buying a few envelopes at Ollies?
    Love the hat pin idea. Really pretty way to use those little beads.
    Love the card.
    See you later.
    Love Val x

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  14. HazelThursday, 3 July 2014 at 08:53:00 CEST

    Wendy your hat pins are fab, a great use of that old necklace. As for your card it's stunning. Like the others have said I can't see you JUST buying envelopes.
    Hazel xx

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  15. LozzyThursday, 3 July 2014 at 10:30:00 CEST

    Stunning card Wendy, beautiful and elegant. Love what you did with the old necklace..Hugs Lozzy xx

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  16. ItaFriday, 4 July 2014 at 05:34:00 CEST

    Hi Sue,
    Fantastic card ,love it ,
    Ita.

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  17. ItaFriday, 4 July 2014 at 05:35:00 CEST

    Hi Sue,
    Fantastic card ,love it ,
    Ita.

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  18. MummyladeFriday, 4 July 2014 at 22:18:00 CEST

    wow, that necklace really came to a new and beautiful use!

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