Platypus Handcrafted Brooch

Platypus handcrafted brooch made from wood, resin & glitter acrylic with safety brooch pin.

About the Platypus:

These Australian natives are remarkable mammals.  They have a duck bill, webbed feet, are aquatic and lay eggs.  Crazy right !  Oh and the males are venomous.  

They love crustaceans, insects and are quite solitary.  They can live to about 20 years in the wild.  They date back to a family of animals 61 million years ago !  Good one.

Why Brooches ?

So it's a thing again right !  Brooches have come a long way since the Cameo your grandma used to wear.  And a lot of people aren't getting their ears pierced these days...so...

Enter the modern era of the must-have accessory.

Yep - the BROOCH IS BACK baby and it's funkier than ever !

After quite a few enquiries in the shop as to whether we carry brooches, well let's just say "challenge accepted !"

I put on my design hat, and over the next few months created my own take on the once humble brooch, a range of beautiful, colourful and (if I don't say so myself) pretty stylish yet fun brooches featuring Australian Flora and Fauna (and a few other plants and animals that I couldn't resist).

And you know what...I have actually started wearing them myself and I must say I am starting to feel a bit naked without one.  

The designs are cut on our own own laser cutter out of Australian made 'no-nasties' ply and locally sourced glitter acrylic.  They are then handpainted, hand dome cast using Australian made plant based bio-resin.  Then back inside for another paint on the back, brooch back pin attached and voila - a finished brooch.

The Important Stuff:

Style: Australian Platypus

Colours: Black opaque, rust red and charcoal glitter

Materials:

• Australian made 'no-nasties' Blackwood Ply
• Locally sourced glitter acrylic
• Acrylic opaque & metallic acrylic non-toxic paints from Aus & US
• Australian made plant based bio-resin
• Locally sourced gold / silver brooch back pins

Size:  75mm (h) x 35mm (w)

Packaging: Beautiful 100% post consumer recycled gift box with a cotton filling

Why are they so great ?

• Australian Made
• Inspired by nature
• Awesome & on-trend
• Affordable unique gift 
• Beautiful bling an outfit, bag, hat

They make a great gift for:

• Birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day
• Christmas
• Keepsakes
• A treat for yourself because you deserve it !
• People who love all things Australian Nature
• People who love to support local quality handmade stuff

As they are hand painted colour variations can occur from order to order but that's how you know they are full of genuinely handcrafted goodness.