Faded Splendour http://www.fadedsplendour.com Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:15:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 FadedSplendourhttp://feedburner.google.com Vintage Felt Brooch Colour Inspiration From 1940s Magazines http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FadedSplendour/~3/7FLu_JvFDro/ http://www.fadedsplendour.com/2011/12/30/vintage-felt-brooch-colour-inspiration-from-1940s-magazines/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:25:37 +0000 Faded Splendour http://www.fadedsplendour.com/?p=35952 I am often asked how I dream up the colour schemes for the brooches I make.  Sometimes the beautiful vintage felt colours just seem to pick themselves and compliment each other…..other times I look elsewhere for inspiration……

This morning I was browsing some beautifully illustrated German fashion magazines from 1942 and fell in love, not only with the clothing but also with the designer’s colour palette.

I just had to make some flowers to compliment it… the end results are now available in my Etsy Shop

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