Baby bird~

The mourning dove's that have a nest in a wreath on my front yard gazebo are proud new parents of a seemingly healthy baby. I have been looking at the nesting dove every day...and recently the dove has looked kinda uncomfortable sitting all kinda lumpy.... well the "lump" was the baby bird! Boy, they grow up fast don't they?Here is the wreath with the nest in it. I previously blogged about it here.

Pirate stuff....

Here is the pirate cupcake I had mentioned in the previous post. I've made 5 of the parrots so far....and only 2 cupcakes. Orginally I was just going to put the parrot onto the cupcakes.... but then I had to go and make the parrots into pirates. I can never leave well enough alone~
I have the pirate parrot sitting on white "frosting" and a black cupcake "paper." I made the head scarf out of felt.... which I then made a pattern out of to create identical head scarfs for the bazillion parrots I will be making. The parrots gold earring is one of those gold wedding rings you pick up in the wedding section at the hobby stores. Here is the back of the parrot, its tail feathers hanging down the back of the cupcake...Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek....I think I hear a cat approaching...Here is a pirate banner to add to my collection of pirate banners.... I've got the "fixings" to make 2 more just like this one :-) I think I am going to stencil the same thing on the backside of this banner... one of these days!

Pirate luggage~

A pirate can never have to much luggage right? Here is a wooden chest that I picked up for one buckeroo....I added the faux leather treatment on this trunk and painted it with more blacks & grays so as not to be an exact copy of the other trunks. I still may add some kinda painted piratey doo-dad to the top of the trunk.Lastly, I scored and I scored big on these small fabric bags. There were over 80 of these bags stuffed tightly into a ziploc bag that I bought at a second hand store for 2 bucks! I made the skull stencil out of cardstock paper that I covered with packing tape and then cut out. The stencil is still good even after pounding my black paint through it with a stencil brush. I am in pirate mode.... stay tuned to see my crocheted parrot sitting on top of a crocheted cupcake!!

Show & Tell~

This week for show & tell I am sharing some things I've recently made for a gal named Robyn that I'm "swapping" with. I've made her a swag with her name on it~I also found this lovely vintage brush set (brand new still in the box)....sigh, it would have looked so lovely in my blue bathroom...but thats how it goes sometimes! That along with the crochet dresser scarf and vintage post card and powder tin~This fairy sitting under a wishing tree was fun to make....the verse reads "Softly the leaves of memories fall....gently we gather and treasure them all"

Also I made this fairy caught in a jar. I love making these. This one stands on a bed of buttons. She is a "Fairy of Lost Buttons" I hope she likes all of this and all the other junk stuff I sent to her! You can see more "Show & Tells" at Kelli's blog~

Mixed Media Monday~

This weeks theme: inspirational words~Rock...paper...but no scissors lol I stamped some words onto 100 year old paper and then glued them to some rocks...I know, reaching huh, but I like the simplicity of them. I guess the real beauty is in the meaning of these words themselves. These are going to evolve into something else when the weather does its "art" with them. I am going to leave these in my childrens garden that I've created for my grandkids in my backyard~

You can see more inspirational words here.

Cottage Charm Giveaway~

The Twice Remembered Cottage is hosting a Cottage Charm giveaway. I love these kinda parties.... It is fun to poke around different blogs-- that along with a chance to win someones drawing makes it twice as much fun!

For my giveaway...I am offering a vintage faux pearl collar.... and a box full of odds & ends~Here is a list of some of the things that will be tossed into the box....a pair of old leather childs shoes, a bouquet of button flowers, a small container of mother of pearl buttons, a china female torso, some ephemera, some Christmas items, scrapbooking items, a few wooden backed stamps, a vintage angel holding a cross, a glass bird, some crochet trims, a large paper umbrella, some chipboard items, some cameos and a crocheted covered pin cushion. The drawing will be held on May the 30th~ Please leave a comment on this blog post if you would like a chance to win.

Why I love Blogging....

A party!!.... *woot-woot* Joy Jones over at Cupids Charm is hosting a "Why I love Blogging" party. I always love a good party!I have come across some amazing blogs with inspirations ranging from the simple beauty of a rose in a flower vase, amazing works of art/crafts.....to reading through tear filled eyes the beauty of someones thoughts on love, recovery and just pure joy in their faith. What a wide range of joy filled reading I have come across...... thats it in a nutshell. Okokok...a sanded, polished cut out an opening and stuffed with a tiny nest with a fairy sitting on it nutshell..but a nutshell no less~If you have linked here and wish to view more of my blog, you can click here~