focus on: Upcycled Purple Poppies

 

I had a chance this weekend to catch up on a few projects I had in variouse stages of completion around my house.

In a year where I've selected the word "focus" as my word - actually getting projects completed seems to me like a good way to get started. 

These flowers are made from satin type, polyester (not nylon) blouses that I buy at the thrift store.  I wash them, just to make sure they're clean (although I believe the thrift store cleans everything), and then they get cut up into circles to make these flowers.  I used a beautiful shade of eggplant purple and some blue/grey to make these.  I then hand bead the centers, these are with galvanized silver 8/0 seed beads.  Best part?  the poppies are on a pinback, so it can be unclipped from the purse.  You could wear the poppies on your favorite jacket, and put something else - like a vintage pin on the purse.

 
The purse is also from a thrift shop.  It is definitely "very gently used" with only slight wear on the bottom.  I decided it was the perfect purse to showcase my purple poppies.  The purse is grey cable knit.  The interior is lined in a soft grey material with two open pockets, one large zippered compartment and a magnetic snap. 

This purse is available for sale at my Etsy Store:  Handmade by Rebecca

Comments

[*Vicki*]

WOW!! Those are such gorgeous flowers!! I love what you've made here!! TFS! HUGS

[rutabaga]

How do you make the edges curl? Did you burn them? Do you cut the circles with scissors, and are they actually round, or are they more oval? I tried something like this and mine didn't look nearly as beautiful as yours :+| I don't think I used polyester fabric. I may have used some old, worn out silk.

[Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl]

How beautiful! Thanks for sending me the link, I hadn't seen your post. Nice to see we have similar tastes ;-)

Brittany

[Maureen]

So pretty! Reminds me of ranuculus