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

A very special gift .... and a teeny bit of frustration ~

A dear friend stopped by the house yesterday to drop off a gift she'd made for me ~

well....I'M IN LOVE with it!!!!

I've always admired assemblages inside old clock cases and

Joy made this amazing one just for me!

The shape, the colors, the glass door, the nest...the theme,
just everything about it is so beautiful...

It speaks of time...and how fleeting it truly is ~

Thank you so very much sweet Joy, I will treasure it always!!!

My little blonde forest waiting for something more ~

And then....the baubles.

I was ready to see them! So I'm supposed to wait 24 hours, right?

Well a couple of hours early I decided to see if they were ready.

NOT.

I had to cut, pull and pry with pliers to get these two sweeties out.

But I do love the way they look!

I ruined my mold. Thank goodness it was cheap ~

This harder mold (and a little deeper too) was awful.

I broke it to smithereens ~ but there was a reason and Lisa warned me about this.

It was still a little gooky inside ~ see it on the very top?

So....I'll wait until tonight to try to pop out the others ~

I do love the look of them though, don't you?

I will use them as little embellishments on my artwork...

I guess patience IS a virtue, right? :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday dear friends!!!
hugs and love,

Dawn

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I hope you're having a great week.....

hugs and love,

Dawn

Nests on the brain....

My antique sweet boy photograph doesn't have much to do with bird's nests

except that my boys are always so good about finding me

abandoned nests to display in our home.

Don't you think he's beautiful?

Look at the nest that my son Brent found for me!!

I'll be displaying it in the living room soon ~ still on the branch too!

I love finding gorgeous old nest paintings ~

Nests in old book pages ~

Nests on vintage or antique postcards ~

The sheet music page below doesn't really feature a nest

but don't you LOVE IT???

I love these illustrations ~

A cardinal's nest found in our front yard a few years back ~

I'm trying to decide how to display

a beautiful collection of bird nests

that I've collected over the years.

I love SEEING these wonderful creations ~

Maybe they would look good in cubbies or shadow boxes....
and how about displayed on either side of sweet Bucky??

What do you think?

I hope you have an amazing Wednesday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Glimpses ~

Isn't this image beautiful? She would be gorgeous in your artwork....

A gift from Brad, it had fallen from it's limb....

Great jars to use for artwork, and now I remember
why they don't smell like dill....
because they were bread and butter pickles!!

Some beautiful trim was just too white
for my project so into a hot coffee bath it went!

Ahhh, now it has that soft aged look I love ~

A tiny glimpse at all of the projects I've been working on!!

I found this calendar at Michael's for a dollar!!!
The paper is really thin, but I don't care,
the photographs are of the most wonderful things ~

How's that for a pure random post that hops all over the place?!
I hope you are doing wonderful....
and that your week will hold many treasures!

Have a great Monday sweet friends and
take the time to make something beautiful ~
hugs and love,
Dawn