Brooch a Day in May

Well, May is done, and so is my Brooch a Day in May challenge. The time has flown by, and every day has started with the pleasure of picking out a brooch to match my outfit for the day. 

I finished my month with a pretty little vintage brooch that has tiny little pressed flowers trapped inside it, a present from my very sweet little sister. 

It has been a lovely month, a joy to choose a brooch and a chance to enjoy my collection, and be proud of the ones that I made myself. 

Brooch a Day in May

These are few of my favourite brooches, the knitting brooch was a present from my mum and the other brooches were so very exciting when I made them! 

As the end of the month approaches I feel a little sad that my challenge is nearly over! 

Brooch A Day in May

I really can't believe how May has flown by - there is just over a week until I finish my Brooch a Day challenge, and I have absolutely loved it!

I am noticing that I naturally pick up certain brooches for certain outfits, I do love to match after all, but I have really enjoyed trying out different combinations.

Brooch a Day in May

My month of brooches is pottering along quite nicely with lots of my bright and sunshiny lasercut acrylic brooches and a lovely wooden brooch from Hesta of Bodkin Creates. My pretty brooches have brightened up the gloomy May days we've been having. 

Brooch A Day in May

My brooch adventures continue, full of happy colours and memories, it's been such a joy to choose a brooch every morning! My "Mega Mix" tape brooch (from Candy Designs) was a lovely present from a friend, when I rediscovered my love of cassette tapes, and my little house brooch was from my first acrylic range at uni, such happy afternoons spent doodling pretty houses in my sketchbook, pages upon pages of them. I wonder if maybe I should re-visit that idea...

A Brooch a Day in May

My latest brooch choices, a pretty selection of my laser cut brooches and a pretty ceramic bird brooch by Virginia Graham, I love her work so much and picked this up from the Contemporary Craft fair in Manchester a couple of years ago. 

I'm starting to notice quite how much red I wear...

Brooch a Day in May

My latest "Brooch a Day in May" choices! 

The mushroom was one of the very first brooches I made when I tried out a laser cutter in my second year of uni, almost seven years ago (how time flies...) and is still one of my favourites. I do so love acrylic jewellery, such lovely colours!

Brooch a Day in May

I feel like my brooch a day challenge is off to a good start! I've worn some of my laser cut brooches, and a beautiful Lucite brooch that I bought in January but hadn't worn, and of course that was the purpose of my challenge, to enjoy the beautiful brooches in my collection! 

I'll be back on Thursday to share my next choices, I really am rather enjoying picking out the perfect brooch for every outfit!

A Brooch a Day in May

Tomorrow is the first of May, and so I begin my "Brooch a Day in May" challenge.

I'll be sharing my choices over on Instagram and here, can't wait to get started! 

A Brooch A Day in May - A Plan

A little while ago I decided that since I both make brooches and have an abundance of lovely vintage brooches, that I really should make more of an effort to wear them more often. So I percolated on that little thought and it became a plan - A Brooch a Day in May (because May rhymes with day, obviously...) 

So that's the plan - a handmade or vintage brooch every day for a whole month. I'll be sharing my daily choice over on Instagram and regularly updating here, I hope it will help me to make the most of my lovely collection!