Coastal Bird House WW

Is your bird stuffed?

This one is! 

Yesteryear - Birds!

I found a pattern for a bird quilt from an old (September 1977) Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.  I love it and want to try it on a small quilt.  The design is by Vera Crutter, an award winning needleworker.  The birds are ingeniously constructed of bias tape appliqued and embroidered on to a 12 inch block!  She originally had nine different patterns.  These patterns sold  for 35 CENTS each or $2 for the set!  WOW!  What a  bargain from today's standards!

I would like to try this, only I would not use bias tape, but strips of fabrics!  Hope this inspires you to try something new!  any ideas?

Friday Features on Saturday!

One day late! But still some awesome picks! Here are a few of my faves!!!

Lark in Wash by Poordogfarm on Etsy.

This one I love for the koi on the ceramic beads!

Handmade Turquoise, Ceramic and Shell Necklace by Storybeader on Etsy

And . . . . This little pair of earrings make me feel a little cooler when I think of a summer evening at the ice cream shoppe!

Ice Cream Sundae Earrings with a cherry on top by SunshineDaydreamz on Etsy.

Bird houses for Spring!

On our stroll, yesterday and the day before--this is getting to be a habit!-- we spotted bird houses in the trees! They are simple but functional houses. I suppose that the owner of the complex has put them all around to attract birds. I hope some little mama birdie will take up residence there! We'll see!

I got me wondering what might be available for bird lovers on Etsy. Here's a few of my finds:

Vintage Style Birdhouse from timesandchimes on Etsy

Custom Order Bird houses by tarayeager on Etsy

Memorial Day Excursion

My daughter, the lucky thing, is on a cruise! So . . . that leaves grandpa and me to babysit! Well, it's what I like to do, so we left on a little trip of our own yesterday, Memorial Day. We went to Silver Falls State Park near Silverton, Oregon. Their site is: http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_211.php

Ten falls tumble from the beautiful canyon walls made from ancient lava flows. It's so ancient, that trees and other growth have covered the canyon in most places and you would never know it was there! We climbed on a tree, counted it's rings, went wading, hiked to the falls, (well, actually, the girls and my husband did all these things, while I took pictures); and, of course, we had a wonderful picnic.

I'm not getting much crafting done this week, but Kayleigh and I will be making a little birdie pillow like the one in my shop; this one for her room. Or maybe, she says, she might give it to her teacher. I'll get back to serious crafting next week when my daughter returns.