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  Curated By: CedarJunction

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

Nest

I made this assemblage with the embodiment of a nest in mind and today (to my delight), I learned that it was selected to be part of an ArtFire Member Curated Collection.

Lone Stars

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Jewelry Supplies

Jan of The Hermit's Garden put this collection together entitled Lone Stars. It features various artisans from around the big State of Texas. I am honored to be a part of this awesome collection.

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

Nest Assemblage

This little guy has been sitting on my piano unfinished for quite some time. I had started on him before I took my fulltime job, but now that the job is over, I can finally get back into my studio and have some fun!

The embodiment of a nest, this assemblage contains real feathers and is labeled with a medal medallion. He is a dirty-faced creature with a vintage button on his back.

I caught her!

To my delight, when I went out to get the newspaper, I found this adorable little fairy had just hatched. Her name is Emily and she loves coconut macaroons and tea with lots of sugar. I think that is why she is so sweet!

I just started a Facebook and I'm afraid to say that it has kept me at the computer and away from my studio. That's okay. It's like a huge party over there. I love it here, too. It's like home here.

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

Nest Assemblage

It is so much fun when everything falls into place. I have been searching high and low for shadowbox frames when my friend, Melissa called me and told me about some frames she found in a local store.

I love the expression on the little girl's face. She is staying very quiet so she doesn't disturb the birds and she is urging you to do likewise. The cheerful songs of the birds match the song of her heart. She is at home in the garden.

In that quiet garden
the garden of her heart
Songbirds are always singing
their song of cheer apart.

Alice E. Allen