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Some beading, some knitting and some crochet, oh yeah!

At my last bazaar ( here ), two different customers asked me two different things.....

The first object to customize is a necklace made from safety pins, embellished with different types of beads and a lot of cotton threads....!!!!!..... The customer would love it in pink and orange, while I had one in blue and green....









The second customer would love to have a brooch (there are more hereherehere and here !)  identical to this one ....


... but without  both the button in the middle of the flower and the ric racs, so I knitted a new one...




And what about crochet???
I simply followed this pattern found at Little Things Blogged , changing the colours and adding one more stripe....




....still not completed, but just few things to add!!! Thank you Tania for this nice pattern to follow!!!

Happy weekend, xxxx Alessandra

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Comments

  1. Hi Allesandra,

    Your blog loos good, as do your necklaces! Thanks for all the nice comments on my blog. XO Jenn

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  2. Wow! Your beanie turned out great!!!
    Love the color choice!!!

    Tania
    xxxxx

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  3. Wow - amazing work Alessandra! The necklace is so intricate - just beautiful :) Love the beanie too - must go and have a look at the pattern!
    Alison x

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  4. What a dear seller you are to take such trouble with these custom orders. And it's all looking lovely!

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  5. Beautiful things! I'm especially impressed by the necklace, what a fantastic idea!

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  6. Such prettiness and I love all the cheery colors you use!! xo Heather

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  7. Hey Ale, that necklace is amazing, such a lot of work, I hope you were well paid all your time and effort......
    Great little brooches love the colours......you have been kept busy.
    Hope you have a great week,

    CLaire x

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  8. What a unique necklace! I bet it's going to look great in pink and orange!
    Kate :}

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