Fredericksburg was FUN!

For my birthday, Howard took me to Fredericksburg and our first stop was lunch.

We found a cute German restaurant on the west side of town.

The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we ate outside. It was just like when we were in Germany last year. Brought back some really fun memories. The food was good, but it wasn't quite as good as what we had over there. The wine, however, did not disappoint.

photo courtesty of Shannon, Rusty and Redone

After our marvelous lunch, we drove over to Smitten so that I could check it out. I had seen lots of pictures on the internet about it.

I wanted to meet Shannon and fortunately she was working in the store. I even ran into her the next day when we went out to Fredericksburg Trade Days. It's a small world and she is such a pleasant person.

Smitten had lots of things that I love.

I took other pictures, but they didn't all come out very well. I am NOT a photographer. Not only that, I can't see the pictures on the camera without my reading glasses on so I don't know if they came out okay until I put the card into the laptop to see them big.

Shannon gave me a list of places to shop. I found lots of goodies at the Thrift Shop that she told me about. Thanks so much, Shannon!!

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Fine Art Paintings

I created this collection on ArtFire which features great gift ideas for bird lovers. Enjoy!

With this ring . . .

One of the wonderful things about Etsy, is that you can contact the vendors through a "convo" to get items made that you just can't locate in stores. Tara was in the process of gathering items for her upcoming wedding. She wanted a little bird's nest to serve as the ring-bearer pillow. She found a nest in my shop and contacted me so that I could make a custom bird nest for her.

After she received the nest, she tied the wedding rings to it . . .

. . . and had the most-adorable little boy carry it down the aisle.

Best wishes, Bryan and Tara :D

Sweet place to nest

If you are a bird, and you are looking for a sweet place to nest, what could possibly be sweeter than a sugar bowl? I had considered putting my assemblage in a bowl until I raided my cabinet and found this sugar bowl. I had picked it up at an antique shop in Arkansas, but it didn't have a lid. This little bird makes me smile. :D

Fabulous giveaway!

Dawn of The Feathered Nest has been blessing us with her lovely blog for 3 years and is hosting a wonderful giveaway to celebrate. Reading her blog is a real treat!
Pop on over by clicking HERE
These bird collages are just too precious! Spring is just around the corner!!

I've been featured

Sandra of Etsy's ReBopShop featured me in her blog today. Her blog is called Mellowtones and she features handmade items from various artists. I am very honored to have been selected for the spot.

She selected my bird shadowbox -

Be sure to check out Sandra's handmade soy candles. She pours them into wonderful vintage items.

Wonders

Oh, how I love bird nests! I included a wonderful scripture to go with this one.

I gathered things far and wide -

I found the eggs in a cute a shop in Arkansas

my sister and I pulled the Spanish moss from a tree in Lake Jackson just south of Houston

I bought the mini grapevine wreath from Michael's and the reindeer moss from JoAnn's

a sweet friend of mine gave me the feather

and I designed the background paper myself

I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart, I will tell of all your wonders.
Psalm 9:1

feather your nest

I woke up this morning with this wonderful inspiration. I love to wake up that way. I see it as a gift from God - like a sweet little dream He gave me. I had already made a similar shadowbox, but not quite like this one. This sweet little fairy bird likes to sew and has feathered her nest with all kinds of her favorite things - 3 miniature spools of thread, a threaded needle, a miniature treadle sewing machine, a t-pin, and a metal snap that she has used to adorn her crown.