Handmade brooches by Anne

Handmade brooches by Anne Lovingly handmade recycled brooches. Recycling is at the heart of my life and business.

Hello, I'm down at today from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm. Come and find me and my upcycled brooches, earrings, bunting and key...
06/06/2026

Hello, I'm down at today from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm.
Come and find me and my upcycled brooches, earrings, bunting and key rings, pouches, greetings cards and a variety of bags at Brighton Park, Portobello, Edinburgh.

Come and check out my largest selection of upcycled brooches and earrings to date this weekend . . . I'm also trying out...
05/06/2026

Come and check out my largest selection of upcycled brooches and earrings to date this weekend . . .
I'm also trying out a more windproof set up for my bunting display, greetings cards and garlands . . . Come and let me know what you think and I'll tell you if they are surviving the weather!
Come rain or shine I'll be at Portobello Local Market at Brighton Park, Portobello 9.30 to 1.30pm tomorrow, Saturday 6th June, free entry, and then . . .
Dean Gardens, part of "Scotland's Garden Scheme", access at Eton Terrace, Edinburgh from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday, 7th June. Entry fee goes to charity.

Markets in June 😊I will be at 3 markets this month. I'm trying to balance the different aspects of my life and not over ...
03/06/2026

Markets in June 😊
I will be at 3 markets this month. I'm trying to balance the different aspects of my life and not over do any of them. See how it works out 😊
This Saturday I will be at Portobello Local Market:
📅 Saturday 6thJune
🕤 9.30 am to 1.30 pm
📍Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello.
💰 Free entry
👉
This Sunday I will be at Dean Gardens, as part of their Scotland's Open Gardens Day. This will be weather dependant ☁️ 😶‍🌫️ 🌤 🌧 🌦 🌂 ⛈️ ☔️ 🌩
📅 Sunday 7th June
🕤 2 pm to 5 pm
📍Dean Gardens, entry on Eton Terrace, Edinburgh
💰 £5
👉
The last Saturday in June I will be at Edinburgh Climate Festival.
📅 Saturday 27th June
🕤 12 noon to 6 pm
📍The Meadows, Edinburgh
💰 Free entry
👉

I find it hard to photograph the sterling silver earring studs as they are so small. This time I have tried making short...
29/05/2026

I find it hard to photograph the sterling silver earring studs as they are so small.
This time I have tried making short videos of each pair to show off how they look from different angles as a photograph can make things look quite one dimensional.
This new batch of earrings includes earrings made from pale pink neon beach sandals, a yellow pneumatic roller used when you are canoeing down a river, orange neon pool float, purple inflatable chair, green and blue paddling pools, and inflatable animal toys"inflatimals".
Does the video idea work do you think? Or would a close up photograph work better?
This month I'll be at
on Saturday 6th June 9.30am-1.30pm
Scotland's Gardens Open Day Sunday 7th June 2-5pm
"Makers Mark" exhibition from 18th-29th June Wed-Sun 11am-4pm
Sat 27th June 12-6pm
Wed-Sun 11am-5pm

☀️

I restocked and refreshed my upcycled accessories at today. Check out the fantastic summery-coloured earrings and more ...
27/05/2026

I restocked and refreshed my upcycled accessories at today.
Check out the fantastic summery-coloured earrings and more textile heart brooches . . .
More pink heart greetings cards, as well as blank dove greetings cards . . .
Rearranging my string bags . . . A flamingo or paddling pool bag anyone? . . .
And a wee sneaky test to see if my photography sells . . . Check out my photography page on
Pop down to Summerhall Boutique to check them out:
📍1 Summerhall Place, Edinburgh
📅 Wednesday to Sunday
🕙 11 am until 5 pm
👉

It is really important to both myself and that as much as possible is reused, creating a circular economy, stopping wa...
24/05/2026

It is really important to both myself and that as much as possible is reused, creating a circular economy, stopping waste going into landfill.
For those of you who don't know Edinburgh Zoo donate their broken "inflatimals" - inflatable animal toys - to me to create new upcycled products.
I went the other day to collect them. Watch this space for what they become 😊
If you have any suggestions of what I can make please comment below 😊

Eddie is the maker behind . Him and Alan make and sell delicious banana pudding which are dairy and gluten free.It is im...
20/05/2026

Eddie is the maker behind . Him and Alan make and sell delicious banana pudding which are dairy and gluten free.
It is important to me as a maker to network at markets. It helps to get through the slower times and makes the experience of being at a market more enjoyable as a seller.
Eddie also supported me by buying 3 of my brooches on a slower day. It really makes the difference!
If you can support small businesses, please do, it means the world to us.
Thank you.
And if you are in Glasgow please check out SpoonMe 😊
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I'm down at Leith Collective at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre restocking my upcycled textile heart brooches and cards p...
18/05/2026

I'm down at Leith Collective at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre restocking my upcycled textile heart brooches and cards printed on recycled paper.
Check out the video showing my new location on store. It has better lighting so you can really see the colours pop!
Why not check them out and let me know what you think?

At my last market I decided to place one key ring per hook, anymore was looking quite untidy with having the cards with ...
15/05/2026

At my last market I decided to place one key ring per hook, anymore was looking quite untidy with having the cards with the product's story attached.
A customer was interested in particular keyring and it took me a while to find it in the box as there were so many.
I did find it in the end! 😊
When is got home I had a brainwave wave . . . Why not use a hair tie or upcycle elastic from a previous product, linking each type together?!
It has made my life less complicated by making them easier to find! 😊
By writing this post also I also realised I wanted to show you the different types and write about their stories.
Four of the upcycled plastic ones are made from inflatable toys, either from the bottom using the blow up valve, or from the neck of the animal inflatable where the white circular valve and the outer casing was attached. This valve is what make the noise when a child squeezes the toy.
The pompom keyrings are made from knitting machine wool which splits regularly and couldn't be used for it's original purpose.
The discarded textile keyrings are stitched on the sewing machine and can shimmer with the net I included in the design.
Which one is your favourite?

Do you have any random inflatables like these horses in the back of a cupboard, shed or garage?Or any baby or animal mat...
11/05/2026

Do you have any random inflatables like these horses in the back of a cupboard, shed or garage?
Or any baby or animal mats witha puncture?
Have you had a party recently and don't know what to do with the random accessories?
An inflatable walker anyone?
Or an inflatable walking stick?
Yes please I cry!
I can cut up these discarded inflatables and give themasecond life, keeping them fromlandfill.
DM me if you want to donate any disused inflatables.
Follow me if you want to find out what these become . . .
Thank you to for donating these a few weeks ago.

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