~ The Feathered Nest ~: birds nests

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

A little June sale!!!

You know I have to share a few images with you ~

Yes, they are random but I always hope you love them!

I'm having a little sale in my Etsy shop!

For one week only, until June 20th,

simply type JUNESALE into the Coupon Code box

when checking out to receive

25% OFF YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY SHOP

There are a few things in my shop that I've made,

a few old things and of course my tutorials.

I'm going to try to add more goodies all week long so keep checking in!

Thank you always for visiting me precious friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Freshening up a bit!

I thought I would share a little peek of the house wren's nest

on our front porch!

It's looks complete to me but still no little ones yet...

I've seen the mama bird fly out of it though ~

This past winter I lost the ivy plants on our porch so I headed to Lowe's and bought

replacements. These planters flank our front door and I love the wire forms

that the ivy grows on. Hopefully they will grow fast and look wonderful soon!

I also found a pretty ivy plant to go in the terra cotta pot on our iron table too!

A beautiful treat arrived in Saturday's mail....

a gift I won from Martha of MJ Ornaments on Facebook!!!

I love bunnies and was so happy when I found out I won ~

now they hang in my studio! Thank you so much Martha!!!

And I just have to share these wonderful photos of Clara ~

She went fishing with her dad (our oldest son, Brent) Saturday and

just look at her!!!

She's old enough now to really enjoy it and is absolutely FEARLESS!

Wishing you a WONDERFUL Monday precious friends!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Monday, April 7, 2014

Simple things ~

I snagged this wonderful old illustration

from sweet Donna of Brynwood Needleworks and

couldn't believe how much the puppy looks like our Ellie!!

She shared it on her FB page and I just had to show it to you ~

Here's our little Ellie...she'll be seven years old this July!

Ellie loves her family so very much.

Here are a few photos when she was just a wee one!

This was just a few years ago when we tried having chickens...(unsuccessfully)

She was so sweet to them and never bothered them at all!

And an update on the nest on our front porch...

It IS a sweet little house wren. I caught her leaving the nest and

sitting on the railing ~ it's looking quite ready, don't you think???

She never touched my threads so I scooped them all up.

I think they smelled too much like humans ~

Noah is on spring break from school this week and I have a few things to accomplish!

I want to clean out several closets and get RID of the excess stuff ~

so wish me luck!!

(coming from a hoarder who loves to keep stuff :)

Happy Monday angels,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

: to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details.

Well, after seeing my sweet lavender sachets
sit in my Etsy shop for a few weeks,
that is EXACTLY what I did!!!
I embellished them even more!

I had to add a vintage watch face with pearl
to the very center...I love them!
AND
I added the last of some gorgeous lace I had
to the edges.

Take a peek in my shop if you are interested!!

Plus, I have to share the neatest thing ~

I've been cleaning up a bit for spring and hosed down our front porch,

cleaned out the planters, bleached the railings and

swept all the winter debris away.

Monday evening it was pristine and ready for some goodness.

Well, after lunch I finally went outside and this is what I find

on one of the small shelves at the end of our porch!

(That was CLEAN the evening before)

A precious bird's nest!!!!

Well, tonight I'm leaving out a plate of cut threads and lace from

beside my sewing machine ~ do you think the bird will use them??

I'll be sure to let you know!

Spring has definitely arrived here in Georgia this week!!!
Temps have been in the high seventies and
everything is SO GREEN!!!

Wishing you a beautiful April Wednesday precious friends,
hugs and love,Dawn

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Creating is always, always good!

I managed to park myself in my studio and make a little something new!!!

I've had this beautiful box for years and finally creating something inside ~

my newest nature assemblage!

I just love using nests in my artwork...speckled eggs...

and gathering as many other natural elements to

add to the assemblages.

Here it is!! Fresh from the studio:

I found the most amazing birch bark printed paper and used it

to line the interior of the box...

I choose each and every element carefully and play with the placement until I'm happy.

Each feather is placed strategically in the nest

to enhance the clutch of speckled eggs ~

You can find this piece in my Etsy shop if you'd like to take a peek!!

Thank you so much for stopping by to see me and

always for your sweet comments!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Spring sweetness ~

To save the LARGEST size of my images:

Right click on the image.

Left click "OPEN LINK IN NEW WINDOW"

Then....Left click the image AGAIN.....
you will now have the FULL SIZED IMAGE.

Now you can right click it to "save image as"
and save it to your own computer.