bird treasure

My birds from Regina's swap have come home, brightening up an otherwise mostly dull, tiring, grey kind of week. 

The girls are having fun finding little places to hang these.  Not surprisingly, most are in or around their room.

Such a great variety of media was represented, and so many different skills involved.  Paper, fabric, wool, sewing, embroidery, weaving.

This one is so neat.  Love the colors, the boldness of the silhouette, the one word sentiment.

Sweet little birdie, gorgeous fabric.

This one has been woven with some kind of basketmaking material, and is hanging by the girls' window so she can see outside.  My pictures didn't come out very well, but you can check things out on Flickr for better shots of almost all of these. 

Along with the birdies came two very special gifts and the sweetest note.  Though the girls tried their best, these are still with me, and will stay in my room.  When I saw the hearts before, I already thought they were beautiful, but the photos don't do justice to the texture and detail, or the way the beads sparkle.  And the up-cycled doodle pad is brilliant, I love the way the pages have been assembled, so that both sides are usable.  Rebecca's really got her eye on this one.  Regina's cover art has her mesmerized.  After I gently but firmly pried it away from her fingers and stated it was mine, she smiled, took it back, and then generously offered to share it with me.  It's currently sitting on my nightstand, but I'm sure the negotiations have not ended.

Thanks so much to all the wonderful ladies that participated in this exchange, and most of all thanks to Regina.  I know the swap was a lot of work, and everything you sent is a treasure.

Comments

[kristin]

oh!! this was such a great swap!! and i'm so sad. can you believe my winter blues just got the better of me and i drove around day after day with my birds ready to ship i car and just could never get up the energy to go into the post office? i finally admitted defeat and told regina i was out :(

i'll bet this was an incredible amount of work. lovely selection you got :)

[naija]

great swap!!

[ragan]

Wow, that is a lovely flock of goodies.

[Beth]

That is so cute that the girls confiscated the birds. :) And I like Rebecca's negotiating style!

[Emily]

Great birds! :)

[zakka life]

looks like such a fun swap

I really like the look of the heart