Week #14 - Recycled Copper I.D. Bracelet - Madam Mod Makes

It's the time you've all be waiting for - the moment where I reveal the amazing Madam Mod Makes' contribution to the 52 weeks : 52 crafts project.  Cara has been busy making her item this week, but her work isn't finished because once the lucky winner is named, she'll have a little more work ahead of her as the item will be personalised by request.

This week's item is a gorgeous recycled copper i.d. bracelet (oooooh! our first jewellery item).

... and just in case your nearest and dearest are not Anna, Jono and Liam, Cara will personalise it just you with up to two lines of nine letters or less.

Cara makes her bracelets by hand using recycled copper pipe that she hammers down and flattens into the cuff shape.  Once she has the solid piece of flattened, squashed pipe, she smooths it out and polishes up with sandpaper just enough to get a smooth and polished, but vintage and unique piece.  As the orders roll in, get gets out her letter stamps and personalises them just for you.

Cara actually submitted a complete tutorial for publishing, so once the lucky winner is announced I just might post a final follow up post to her contribution to add to the growing collection of tutorials on this blog.  But you don't have to wait, as 100% of your bid on this item will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you are as enchanted by the designs of Madam Mod Makes, please take a moment to visit her website, comment on this post, and (of course) "watch" the ebay auctions so that you'll be notified as the bids and competition to be the winner progresses.

secret craftings

Crafting requires patience, a resource that I have very little of in all other aspects of life (and even when I'm crafting its pretty limited)... so the process of imagining, designing and then creating something can sometimes drain my resources of patience. Especially, when my mind is raring to go on the creative side, but it takes time to work out the logistical method of creating what I see in my mind.

Add into the mix, the fact that sometimes we craft very special gifts, for very special occasions - with the result of my very patient self, having to sit on my work in secret waiting even longer for the day that I get to reveal it to whomever it is made for.

In this case, its a wedding gift for two dear friends.

After visiting the Quilt exhibition at the V&A in London, I was overwhelmed with amazing ideas and wanted to find a way to incorporate a quote into a quilt. A few days later, a conference took me to New York where I found myself knee deep in a wealth of amazing fabrics patterns - putting a few ideas together, I bought up some material and came up with the idea of make a simple scrap square quilt, with a featured quote from William Wordsworth as inspiration in the centre.

I tried to use some fresh colours which weren't too tied to any season or style... and chose fabrics which had a vintage, but modern look to them.

Check out the results.




Quote from William Wordsworth, suiting Her penchant for the pastoral... and nostalgic of a road-trip we took together through the lakes district. (Although, I must admit its not terribly suitable to His scottish heritage) For the next gift, I'll have to quote a Scot.


Close up on the fabrics. I tried to find an interesting balance of matching and constrasting, so each combination of materials would have a difference effect.