...cashmere roses...

 

...ahhhh

cashmere....

 

soft.

warm.

beautiful.

 

 

 

 

uuuhhhmmmm ~ yes please!

 

 

hello dear readers!

i am so happy you are here:)

 

today,

i'd like to show you a few pretties i have been making...

out of thrift store cashmere sweaters ~

yep!

you read that correctly 

secondhand cashmere sweaters!!

you know the ones ~

 usually when you find them,

they have moth holes in them

or

they have shrunk:(

what a shame.

i always think,

isn't there anything i can make with these?

oh! what to do?!?

 

 

 

 

some of you may recall my falalalala coat

~post here~

 

 

 

my dear mom adored it,

but it was way tooo long for her

so for christmas this year,

i made her this one instead...

 

 

 

 

we found this wide collar wool coat at target (who knew?!)

LOVE the driftwood color!

and then,

 

well then,

i made a few of these beauties...

did i say a few?!

ha!!

 

 

 

 

each cashmere rose is completely made by hand

and

 has a vintage rhinestone montee sewn to the center

 

 

 

 

and when she puts the wide collar up ~

omgeeeee,

oh-sssoooooo-beau-ti-ful!!

 

 

 

 

i adore how it turned out

~ and,

so did she:)

 

bonus score,

 i was so delighted to find a mohair sweater

the same color as the coat

 

 

 

 

so i could make these matching arm warmers

from the sleeves...

 

 

 

 

...soft and warm

 

 

 

 

delicate and airy...

 

 

 

 

after the holidays,

crazy as it may seem ~

my creative muse was still in the cashmere rose mode

 

as lovely as those roses were,

they were much too small for what i had envisioned next

 

so ~

 i came up with these beauties...

 

 

 

 

i call them

 ~ cashmere cupcake roses ~

because they remind me of sugar flowers on a cake!

 

 

 

 

i combined techniques from my faux silk "vintage garden rose pins"

and my cashmere ones...

love, Love, LOVE how they turned out!!

 

 

 

 

this one is 

~ rosewater dream ~

 

 

 

 

it is a nude blush color

with just a hint of silver sparkle...

blush lace tail

 

 

 

 

it looks soooo romantic around your neck!

 

 

 

 

i made one for my mom for valentine's,

and as soon as i got it done,

one of my friends saw it and wanted one,

and then another...

and another!!

 

so i thought perhaps,

i had better share the love,

as maybe one of you may want one too...

 

 

~rosewater dream is reserved for dear Shannon's neck~ 

 

i currently have three two one available

not to worry if your heart desired one

as 4 more are on there way!

~ cherry blossom ~ sea lavender ~ unicorn ~ whispy sand ~

 

each one is $82+ $8u.s. shipping

each one measures approximately 68" long (including tails)

convo me if you'd like to purchase one 

and i can send you an invoice thru paypal.

easy-peasy!

all of them, have my signature

ozma of odds fabric label sewn to them

 

 

 

 

this next one is

~ first blush ~

 

 

 

 

with a white lace tail

or

 

 

~ first blush is reserved for dear Tanya's neck ~

 

with a blush lace tail

your choice.

 

 

 

 

first blush is a most lovely soft pink color...

 

 

 

 

like a rose bouquet neck adornment!

 

 

 

 

it is so hard to choose my favorite,

each time i finish one,

i exclaim

"oh, now this one is my favorite!"

 

 

and for you sisters of the sea,

here is

~la mer~

 

 

~la mer is reserved for dear Margaret's neck~ 

 

a heather grey with sea blue

this one also has just a touch of silver sparkle,

like the beautiful sea:)

soft grey jersey tails

 

 

 

 

sparkle, sparkle...

 

 

 

 

could you imagine strolling along the coast with this on?!?

 

 

 

 

a mermaid may flip out of the sea, and try to enchant you for it!!!

 

 

 

 

i hope you enjoyed viewing my cupcake rose gallery today:)

 

sharing this post with:

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

common ground's: be inspired friday

my romantic home's: show and tell friday 

 

 

next time,

i will be sharing

 "an afternoon with snow angels"

 

 

 

 

 

until then,

here's to cashmere goodness!