the glittered nest

Whimsical Tree

I wanted to post some more pictures of the tree we decorated for our booth.  At first it was on the table sitting atop a cake pedestal until a strong wing came along...oops...my girls said.."mom that was a bad idea!"  That's ok, we'll make it work next time.  My friend Val suggested using plaster of paris in the bucket to weigh it down.  Anyway, here it is.

  Materials used: two branches from my back yard, reindeer moss, little nests, white cotton roses and three hand sewn birds.

 

  Here are some sweet nests you can buy from chasing-fireflies.com for the holidays.  

 

  
 
I made a larger one that hangs in my girls' bathroom:

I think these would be fun to make for Christmas gifts for families with little kiddos!  Maybe that will be the next project!  Have a great week.

 

Coastal Sisters little faux tea cake!

Doesn't this luck yummy?  But you can't eat it...it is a faux tea cake made by my sweet blogging friend LuLu Kellog.  You must go to Coastal Sisters  website to look at her creations.  LuLu made this little goodie for me and I am sending her a bouquet of crepe paper roses in return!

 

 

She also sent this little paper flower made out of a cupcake liner.  How creative is that!  I also received this beautiful necklace pendant.

Thank you Miss LuLu for my special little gifties!  I will treasure them forever! I have to say since I have started blogging I have met the most incredibly creative people.  It is an amazing thing to be able to connect with people who share your same interests and constantly inspire you.  LuLu you have been an inspiration to me and have touched my life.  I can't wait to see your future creations and good luck at your showing!  Tootles.   

My little artisit!

  

Abby's spring tissue paper art was chosen to go into an art show in Leander ISD.  She was picked out of all of 2nd grade!  We are so proud!

 

Here's my little artist hard at work!

 

Maybe someday we will see her artwork hanging in a gallery. It will definitely be hanging all over my house.  Here are a couple of my favorites:

 

You will love this artist.  I posted about her before..Tricia Robinson

Here is a new painting of hers!

She is a wonderful artist...you must visit her website and blog.  Have a happy Friday!

Little Spring Posie Giveaway!

 

All you have to do to be entered into the drawing is: comment on this post by telling me what your favorite Easter tradition is.  The comment link is under this post.  I will post the winner on Easter Sunday! You will win this little posie box! Good luck and Happy Easter.

   

Life's Little Miracles

 

I made this painting for my friend Jennifer and her daughter Ashleigh.  This is a picture of Ashleigh and Abigail when they were little girls. 

 

The quote under the picture says: "Life reveals her beauty one precious miracle at a time."  -Flavia

Jennifer is my Texas Family in Tennessee.  We moved there together with our husband's jobs from Texas.  Her family will always be a part of ours....no matter where we live. I hope Miss Ashleigh likes it for her room.

ONTO THE NEXT PROJECTS....always something around here:

Wedding crafts

Today I helped my girlfriend Jill make a wedding cake money box for her Niece's wedding.  We bought three round boxes in different sizes at Hobby Lobby and worked our magic.

 

This is where we started.  We painted the boxes white.

Then we used Gesso and decopauged some paper onto the tops of the boxes and around the lip of the box.

 

      Here is our finished product.  We will cut a slit in the back of the box for guests to insert their envelopes.  We offset two ribbons and Jill attached a key to the bottom tier and a family brooch to the middle tier.

  The top tier has a little bird nest with two eggs symbolic of the bride and groom.

 

I also made a paper cone that will hang on the brides chair that coordinates with the cake.

 

These are so easy to make.  Just take on 12x 12 piece of cardstock and roll into a cone shape.  Attach with hot glue and add your paper creations.  I inserted some straw and added a satin ribbon by punching holes on either side of the cone.  These would be great treat holders for Easter.  

 Here's one I made  for my girls' first holy communion.  I will hang these on the children's chairs at our celebration at the house. I will add little cross and dove shaped cookies in the cone and a little prayer.

 

The paper flower can be found at Michaels in the paper embellishment aisle.  Made by K & Company.

   Thanks Jill for a great craft day!

My Little Birdies

I'm excited to show you something I've been working on.  This was made from two hangers and sheeting I ripped. The little birdies represent my three children.  I sewed these on a machine.  This birdcage lovingly hangs in their bathroom.

 I've become so incredibly sentimental and I am constantly looking for different ways to show my love for my family.  The girls got a big kick out of this.  I don't know if it will last throughout the years, but it was worth the smiles on their faces in that one moment. 

 I'm still working out how to put the birds on the hanging twigs without them falling off!  

Here's a little something I'm working on for a friend.  Jennifer....no peeking!

Childhood and Roses

I love looking at old black and white childhood photos.  I don't scrapbook that often but I wanted to do something special for my mother-n-law, Micki.  She has the most beautiful picture of she and her sister when the were little girls.  What makes this photo so special is knowing how incredibly close they are today and how much they love each other.  When you listen to them on the phone, they sound like two little girls giggling about everyday silly things.  I made this painting for Micki on her birthday.

 

Micki and Bambi's mother, Marilyn, died a year ago and they were very close to her.  She loved roses and lived in the rose capitol, Tyler.  I thought roses were perfect for this picture.  We all wear a rose charm from James Avery in memory of her.  

 

   This was a very dear project for me, thank you for sharing it with me.

Painting is my mommy therapy!

 

It doesn't matter if you are not an "ARTIST"(like me!)...just paint...create...just seeing the colors on a canvas together is beautiful!  I must have an outlet other than cooking/cleaning/groceries.  I could shop as my outlet...but then my children wouldn't have money for college.  Get online and look up what you are interested in...you are bound to find a free tutorial on it!  Be happy and Create.

This book is such an inspiration and just wonderful to look at: