Shabby bird

We are a family of bird lovers.  My husband and son keep the feeders filled with sunflower, safflower, and thistle while devising ways to keep the squirrels and raccoons at bay.  We are members of the Audubon Society and care for two parakeets.  So naturally, I've been admiring the shabby chipboard birds that are popping up on my favorite blogs.  I'm sure you love them too.  With my son's help finding just the right size chipboard bird from my stack of supplies, we created this ...

My sister-in-law, Shirley, recently sent me a box full of good things.  One of those was a spool of antique gold crochet thread.  I made a doily and used half on this project.  (My son had to encourage me to cut my newly finished crocheted doily in two ... it was difficult.)  Another piece of lace sewn over top softens the edge.  The print papers are from my scraps.  The bird is painted chipboard stitched around the edges and distressed.  Delicate Doilies make a lovely background for the French script and postal images from French Foliage.  A pearl is added so my little bird can see.

The flower is a lovely coral silk and the bow is seam binding hand dyed in a light shade of pink.  A posy is tucked into the bow and a beautiful pin from Vio tops it off.

The ladies over at the Play Date Cafe  provided the color inspiration.  The Design Team has some wonderful projects for you to see.  Be sure to take the time to visit them ...

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!