These little darlings belonged to my beloved grandmother (coin for scale):
My sister pinned this one to her bridal bouquet for ‘something borrowed’:
This is one of my favorites because it’s so sparkly and the dogwood is the state flower of Virginia, where I grew up. It used to be a trembler brooch, but it came apart and I didn’t realize the spring was a special type of thing, so I glued the flower straight onto the body. Oops. It’s still pretty:
This one has a silver back with a little stamp to show that it was made in Mexico. I usually wear it on a turquoise cardigan and it always gets compliments:
This is the largest brooch that I own. I am a little afraid to wear it because the pin is quite loose in the catch; I think it has been bent a little out of shape, but I don’t want to risk damaging it by trying to bend it back. It was very dirty when I found it amongst my grandmother’s things and could use a little more elbow grease:
I hope you enjoyed my heirlooms!
