How did we do Isabel's fabric rose necklace?

Isabel's fabric rose necklace

If you do craft  is purely because you love to do it. You spend so long time doing everything!!! Why do I say this? Unfortunately I've notice in markets I've been doing recently people don't appreciate something done handmade... And that is a bit sad :-(
Some many of my craft colleagues with whom I've done some markets repeat the same thing:

"People don't appreciate what is handmade and with good quality, most of the people want to buy cheap and don't consider neither the quality, neither the creativity or time spent in making an item".

Unfortunately not everyone is like that but somehow is true that that is happening... What can we do to change that and make the beauty of the craft items get the value that really have? I do my bit, I share with you how Isabel's necklace is done. I spent nearly 6 hours doing it in between designing, choosing fabrics and making the pieces and sewing.


Here you have all the steps to make it:

First we need to cut strings of fabric, some pieces work.

We make a not at one extreme of the string and roll over it so that's how we make our fabric rose

And we make more roses of different sizes

Now we have to decide the shape we will give to our necklace

We cut a piece of jeans with the shape we chose and sew each rose over it

Sewing and sewing...

We have our roses in place! Now strings for the necklace

We take a 100% cotton old T-shirt and cut some strings

We make the knot

Adding the strings, knot and go

Isabel Necklace

And you were wondering how did we made that knot... Please check in HOW TO MAKE A KNOT

Leather Free Collection 2013

2013. New year new collection new approach for DORADO. We have been asked to do some leather free items because there are lots of you guys that prefer to use other materials rather than leather. We love to hear what you have to say to us, to suggest and this is what we have done!!!

Isabel Necklace

Only fabric and love, lots of love!

You asked... DORADO did it.. FLOWER BROOCH!!

Ready to wear!!

We just love what we do and anything to make out of leather, paper, cardboard... Anything to be created with our hands enthusiasm us!!!
DORADO was asked to created a flower brooch, original but chic and wearable either during the day and night.... This is what we have done!!

We made step by step photos of the process of creation of our brooch. Craft it's not only about imagination but dedication and accuracy. We spend our time and love in all what we do.

Searching for our materials

Making samples

Drawing into the leather

Cutting, cutting, cutting out!!

Organizing everything

Burning to give it a shape

All shaped!!

Now a touch of glue

Mmmm... Got the shape of flower

At the back of the brooch, last touch!

Please enjoy it.