A few artful goodies have been added to my shop!

 

Well, here it is, almost the end of August!

How did THAT happen?

I'm thankful though. This has been a rough year for all of us.

I've had a hard time, as I'm sure many of you have as well

dealing with all the stuff that's going on.

I'm just praying for each day to get better and better.

On a positive note,
I've actually been making a few things!

I know I shared my needle felted bunny in my last post but

my son gave me this adorable metal nest!

I filled it with straw and made him a cozy spot

to hang out in the studio.

I love it!!!

My dried flowers and nature finds have been calling my name.

So...I decided to create a new nest assemblage! Fancy that!

I used some amazing antique ledger paper that I believe is from 1865

to line this wonderful old box.

The nest was found in my front door wreath and was

the perfect centerpiece for the artwork!

Mossy sticks and gathered nature pieces were added to complete it.

I also embellished the nest with feathers and speckled eggs.

All of the items have been securely glued in so they can't shift too!

This assemblage is currently in my Etsy store, just click below to visit sweet friends ~

Also, I found these wonderful glass tubes that I'm filling with gorgeous dried botanicals!

They are different sizes and so much fun to make.

I love going through my drieds deciding which pieces to add to each tube.

I plan on making more but a few are listed in my Etsy store if you like to take a look!

Just CLICK HERE!

Some of these pieces have sold but there are still a few in my store!!

Thank you always, always for stopping by dear friends.

Praying that you are doing wonderfully and are well!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Welcome Spring!!!! I'm Celebrating with a 3 Day Sale!

Hi sweet friends! Just a quick little post to share that I've

decided to have a short 3 Day Sale in my Etsy store!
March 9, 10 and 11th.

Everything is 25% OFF!

Simply type

25PERCENTOFFSALE

into the Coupon Code box

when checking out and you will get 25% OFF your entire order!

VISIT MY SHOP HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget

about the time change this Saturday night...

Spring forward one hour!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

A touch of Spring!

I've had this amazing vintage jar for years.

It used to have a collection of antique door knobs

displayed inside.

You know, the crystal and white porcelain ones?

They're sold now but I've been wanting to create something

for the inside. It didn't come with a lid but I didn't care.

I enjoy embellishing bird's nests so I thought an assemblage

that included one would be beautiful tucked inside!

This particular nest is store bought.

And I love the look of this one.

I knew if I added few natural

elements in and around the nest

I could give it a realistic look.

And here is the finished assemblage!

I used a small circle of cardboard wired to the nest

and elevated the back a bit with moss inserted in between.

Next, I added skeleton leaves, dried botanicals, feathers (all glued discreetly)

to give it that realistic look. And lastly of course I had to add speckled eggs!

I glued the base that I cut from cardboard to the bottom of the jar so it will

stay put and of course not shift during shipping.

A small section of a vintage bird book was placed behind

and also a branch with seed pods serves as a back drop too.

The top has been covered with a piece of natural scrim, secured with a rubber band

then wrapped in jute to continue the natural theme.

I even managed to squeeze in a sweet gum tree pod too!

I really love the way this piece turned out!

And now this wonderful old jar has a new purpose

and a promise of Spring ~

I've also added it to my Etsy store if you'd like to take a peek!

Just a short post this time but

thank you always for stopping by

to see what I'm up to!

Hugs and love,

Dawn

Make something beautiful...it's soothing to the soul!

Creating beautiful things can be such wonderful therapy!

I've made a few pretty things lately and creating always soothes my soul.

A bird's nest assemblage on a tray and I'm making sweet

dried roses test tube ornaments!

All are listed in my Etsy store ~

Here are a few photos:

And this is the condition of my work table today!

So many different elements but I'm filling glass test tubes with

gorgeous dried roses.

This one is listed in the store...but I'm working on more.

Why does everything look so much more beautiful under glass???

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm doing!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Hello November!!!

It seems that this time of year ALWAYS gets my creative juices flowing!

The cooler temperatures and the changing of the seasons

makes my mind spin with all kinds of ideas.

Here are a few of the things that I've made lately.

It seems all of them are under glass for some reason!

Please be sure to check my Etsy store as a few things have

been listed in there and some of these items have already sold.

Does fall inspire you to create too???

Two altered apothecary jars with French labels

and other pretty embellishments!

This one is in my shop!!!

These have all sold but I just LOVED making these bird-inspired jars.

Nests, eggs and pieces of nature all captured under glass ~

And lastly, I've been making ornaments using 6" glass test tubes!

They are approximately 1" in diameter. I've added glitter snow,

a tiny bottle brush tree and other goodies to make a pretty Christmas ornament.

They can hang on a knob or on the Christmas tree!

And of course, loving natural elements, I had to try to make a few botanical test tubes.

They are my very favorites! I love drying flowers and other greenery

so I've made little gatherings for each test tube.

These have all been added to my Etsy store ~

It's so nice to be able to use the things that you've been gathering and collecting.

I have dried flowers everywhere, stems from pretty bushes,

feathers and other fragments of nature to use.

But it seems when you place them under glass

it gives them a special kind of importance!

Thank you always for stopping by to see what I'm doing and

I hope that I can inspire you to make something beautiful ~

hugs and love,

Dawn