http://folksy.com/shops/menagerie Hello and welcome to Menagerie! I'm Emma and I live in Brighton. I use acrylic paints, a tiny brush and a fine pen on pebbles. The brooches hang on ribbons attached to little safety pins and I use recycled materials when I can. Please do visit again. I frequently list new items, and each one is unique. Thank you so much for stopping by. en-gb menagerie Hello and welcome to Menagerie! I'm Emma and I live in Brighton. I use acrylic paints, a tiny brush and a fine pen on pebbles. The brooches hang on ribbons attached to little safety pins and I use recycled materials when I can. Please do visit again. I frequently list new items, and each one is unique. Thank you so much for stopping by. Agnes is wearing her best dress. She likes yellow. It reminds her of bees. Agnes is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Agnes is certainly splash-proof, but it's perhaps best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 21 mm x 24 mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:10:38 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2816606 http://folksy.com/items/2816606 Agnes Bear brooch (in her best dress) I asked if Lucien could keep his ears straight and level, as this would look the best on the pebble shape I had chosen for him. He said he counted cloud-types in his head and this helped him concentrate. Lucien is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Lucien is certainly splash-proof, but perhaps best not to wear him whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 30mm x 20mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:29:00 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2816726 http://folksy.com/items/2816726 Lucien the sheep brooch (with his horizontal ears) Pippin comes from a large family. At his sitting he said it was lovely to get such individual attention. He also told me he likes apples and big band music, especially Duke Ellington. Pippin is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Pippin is certainly splash-proof, but it's perhaps best not to wear him whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 22mm x 15mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:42:35 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2816798 http://folksy.com/items/2816798 Pippin the bluebird bird brooch I chose a wallpaper backdrop for Stanley that was as vibrant as his feathers. Stanley spent much of his sitting pecking at the polka-dots thinking they were berries. Stanley is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Stanley is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear him whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 20mm x 27mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:24:14 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2828402 http://folksy.com/items/2828402 Stanley the pheasant bird brooch Oliver was given this jumper for Christmas by his sister Prudence. He loves the colours, but finds it a little itchy. He's a very polite otter though, and would never tell her. Oliver is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Oliver is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear him whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 29mm x 16mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:39:16 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2828454 http://folksy.com/items/2828454 Oliver the otter brooch Prudence likes to keep busy. Her favourite hobbies are pebble juggling and knitting. Prudence is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Prudence is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 29mm x 16mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:17:44 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2834038 http://folksy.com/items/2834038 Prudence the otter brooch Bronwyn likes dusk and earthworms. And Neil Sedaka. Bronwyn is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Bronwyn is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 19mm x 26mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:03:05 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2834226 http://folksy.com/items/2834226 Bronwyn the badger brooch Archibald strives to be a good seagull and does not steal chips or ice creams. He enjoys eavesdropping, and pecking at shiny things. Archibald is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Archibald is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear him whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 30mm x 20mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:33:16 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2841434 http://folksy.com/items/2841434 Archibald the seagull bird brooch Belle is a happy dog. She has enrolled for two evening classes this year - pottery and tap-dancing. Belle is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Belle is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 25mm x 22mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:08:37 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2844202 http://folksy.com/items/2844202 Belle the labrador dog brooch Fancy a cuppa? Perfect for the tea lover! The little teapot is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. The little teapot is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear it whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 25mm x 20mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:19:28 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2844226 http://folksy.com/items/2844226 Little teapot brooch Mathilde is an accomplished baker. At last year's village fete, her madeleine cakes won her a rosette and the heart of a handsome Jackrabbit. Mathilde is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Mathilde is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 33mm x 18mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:01 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2869510 http://folksy.com/items/2869510 Mathilde the hare brooch Meredith is a gentle soul. She has a pet canary called John. John and Meredith share a passion for Bach, but in every other way they are different. Meredith is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Meredith is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 27mm x 18mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:48:11 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2913374 http://folksy.com/items/2913374 Meredith the cat brooch Greta likes her name because it starts with a little growl. She also likes freckles. Greta is hand-painted with a tiny brush on to a pebble, with added detail in fine pen. The brooch is varnished and securely attached to the safety pin with ribbon and material. Greta is certainly splash-proof, but it's best not to wear her whilst swimming! The pebble is approximately 26mm x 17mm and is also pictured next to a penny. Thank you for looking - and please feel free to ask any questions! menagerie Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:48 +0000 http://folksy.com/items/2929498 http://folksy.com/items/2929498 Greta the leopard brooch