Brooch, Brooch Baby

I have a huge weak spot and its name is Novelty Brooches. There's something about a good novelty brooch that I just can't say 'No' to.  Though I try to display a little discernment in my choices for the sake of my pocket the truth is if its plastic, colourful, odd or shiny chances are high I'm planning out the outfits I'll pair it with before I've even finished carting it.

Believe it or not I really only started collecting novelty brooches about 5 months ago.  It started innocently enough when Leanda Lewis over at GinnedUp introduced me to this little Erstwilder beauty in March '15...

Ahhhh Erstwilder and their novelty resin brooches in adorable flora, fauna and miscellaneous kitsch designs that are oh so affordable. It's virtually impossible to say 'no, not for me' to an Erstwilder.

One little birdy was pretty quickly followed by a few more delicious friends.  'Shake, Rattle and Roll' sold out almost everywhere before I knew she existed and she became my Unicorn brooch- I hunted her down mercilessly and paid out a ridiculous sum to have her shipped half way across the world.  Of course if I could have summoned up an ounce of patience I would have had her at a more affordable price a month later.  Ho Hum. 

Then I branched out and purchased a gorgeous little pink resin palm tree from another Australian crafter PeachFlamingo and a nifty little silver and pink number from the ever on point Luxulite to join my glorious Erstwilder and true vintage originals.

Sad story time- my Erstwilder magpie took flight somewhere between London Heathrow and Hong Kong airport.  Truly it was a case of 'One for Sorrow, Two for Joy' as I replaced her and got into the habit of securing my brooches with tiny elastic bands- a trick that has saved at least two other brooches from a similar fate.

Then I thought I would take a short break from resin and purchased this amazing Litewood Tiki brooch and the Atomique brooch from U.S based TheOblongBoxShop (which also happens to sell the most glorious novelty circle skirts) and these two amazing hand-painted wooden brooches from Australian DeerArrow.  I double dipped on the Deer Arrow- a red gumball brooch and cupcake sprinkles cardigan clips are in the post this very minute!

And lastly... back to resin.

Beautiful, beautiful Betty from Baccurelli who came to me via the quite frankly amazing, enabling VintagePip who comments the nicest things on Instagram and even tags me to make sure I don't miss out on future awesomeness- how's that for customer service?!  The crafter behind Baccurelli also provides exceptional customer service as I discovered when I emailed her directly about an unavailable mini doll that I was lusting after.  I had a reply and specially listed brooch carted and paid for within 30 minutes of contacting her. 

Unfortunately my full brooch collection is scattered across the globe thanks to some rather interesting circumstances and I have more than one or two in the mail but for now feast your eyes upon my glorious collection of novelty brooches one last time!!!

And prepare for future updates...

Amelia xx
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