Spring has sprung… (pt. 3)

And now, we come to the “nesting” part of my story…

(This is where my beloved electronic cutting machine comes into play.)

Since there are 3 chicks in my nest… I removed the holiday berries & left the lovely blue eggs.

The Graphics Fairy is a favorite site of mine! Her vintage images are so perfect for cards & other art projects. Today I used a piece of French sheet music. I set it up to print multiples in my Silhouette software.I printed front & back.The cutter sliced such lovely shredsfor me to weave into the nest.Precious, right?
Every nest needs a loving mama & papa…

(mini family photo shoot)

Now the nest is perched above our entrysymbolizing the love nurtured here.

Spring has sprung… (pt. 2)

OK -- we were talking about a young birdy couple needing a place to stay. Well, this space was recently renovated. I’ll show you the “before” & “after” pics:

BEFORE

AFTER

Yes, sometime in the past I had a flair for the dramatic… Believe it or not, this is the entry to the office/guitar/piano studio.

(speaking of renos… my Pinterest board for office redo is screaming to be used! Still trying to figure out how to blend the nautical & music themes…)

Much as I love our monogram being visible upon entering the front door, it didn’t quite convey the cozy factor I want every one to feel in our home. Our nest.But then some vintage sheet music got involved…

Spring has sprung… (pt.1)

Many years ago my dear MIL had a miniature Christmas tree delivered to my door. (It was long before blogs/pictures, so you’ll have to imagine it…) Here’s how that 2-foot tree looks now:Anyhow -- the tree was covered in tiny nests with tiny eggs & lots of birds. Being the hoarder I am, those were saved.But then along came a certain black kittywho dearly ♥s to watch & “play” with birdies.“Who, sir? Me, sir? Couldn’t be, sir.”So I boxed up the surviving birds & nests to give to my craftiest niece.  Well, I saved one nest & a bird couple.

Because I know just where they belong…