Romantic Gothic Hearts Brooch Collection

Valentines Day is just around the corner so I’ve been busy creating this Romantic Gothic Hearts Brooch Collection for my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarieYoungCreative

Even the backs are design 🙂

Brooches fronts and backs

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Wine Cork Huggers Whimsical Sculptures
ByMarie Young February 11, 2018August 3, 2022

Over the years I’ve saved interesting wine corks for when the right project came along. Being a hoarder has its advantages at least in terms of crafting supplies! This new sculpture series of “Wine Cork Huggers” resulted from my cork hoarding. Like many of my projects, they fall into the category of weird whimsy, but…

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Peacock Switchplates in Progress
ByMarie Young August 9, 2014August 12, 2014

These rocker-style Peacock Switchplates are for Susan in California. She has a newly decorated wall waiting for them. I thought she might like to see how they are coming along.

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Siamese Cat Adoption
ByMarie Young April 6, 2017

This Siamese cat is feeling snug wrapped in a crazy-quilt blanket. He safely made the trip from Pennsylvania to Virginia to be with his new owner, Julie. She has a soft spot for Siamese cats, volunteering with Siamese Rescue. While everything ended up great, this order started with an inventory glitch on my part. The…

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Devil Cat Halloween Card
ByMarie Young October 5, 2014

Happy Halloween Devil Cat Card My talkative Siamese, Emily, takes center stage on this festive devil cat Halloween card that I made for my niece and nephew a few years ago. The chenille bump figure is super easy to make and very versatile. Wouldn’t it look cute with a picture or your pet or…

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Masks Challenge
ByMarie Young February 1, 2015July 27, 2025

About Marcelle, the Masked Mardi Gras Fox: You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been creating a lot of critter characters lately. I really didn’t want to loose that momentum so I came up with an idea for the Masks Challenge for the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy, that would allow me to incorporate the mask…

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WWII Pin Up Girl Inspiration
ByMarie Young July 1, 2014July 27, 2025

I wanted to create a mixed media work for my polymer guild’s challenge this month. I was going through my studio for inspiration when two things caught my eye: the start of a cat head sculpt and some leftover flag napkins from a past 4th of July celebration. The image of a WWII pin up girl started to form in my head.

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