More "Green" Birds

 I was busy yesterday...

This is a new bird.

This is a revised bird. This one has a new breast and body fabric because I didn't have any of the original left. The beak is also new.

This is a new bird.

This is new also. Believe it or not both of these two came from the same wing fabric.

Oh, a stash is a wonderful thing.

Another new bird. This one came from the backing of one of the Nightingale quilts.

I modified this bird. I replaced the different greens with the same green batik throughout. 

Another new bird made from fabric I bought on sale.

I'm not even sure why I bought this fabric, when or where it came from.

Another new bird.

This is a revised bird, but he's facing in a different direction.

This is a revised bird.

This is all of them up on the design wall, including the last five that need modifying. This isn't the best picture, but what I like best is that it gives the general impression of "green."

I texted Julie some of the photos while I was working and she wrote back, "You found your groove."

Yup.

Again, Happy Mother's Day

Whatzit? The Answer!

When I opened the box I found another, smaller box, nestled in a bed of styrofoam peanuts.

Inside was this decidedly underwhelming oddly shaped vase-ish thing.

"MOM!" I heard my son shout from the iPad, "Put some kitchen utensils in it..."

"Now put your iPad in that groove!"

OH!!!!! Now I get it. And while it will be great for using in the kitchen, I'll use it even more to prop up my iPad whenever I FaceTime with my son. It holds the iPad up at just the right angle!

Thanks Kids!

Happy Mother's Day!

The mail in my development is left at the "Mail House" and packages are left in the main office. If I get a package, a note is left in my box alerting me.  Usually I know what's coming, but last week I found a "You have a package at the office" note in my box. I hadn't ordered anything.  What could it be?

Since I wasn't expecting anything, I didn't know what size package to look for. I was surprised to find a large box.

I laughed when I saw the "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL MOTHER'S DAY" written on the top.

Hmmm.

It's from a ceramics studio in Pennsylvania, and had an "Etsy" label. So I brought it in the house and put it in the office.  It wasn't heavy, and I don't think what's inside it is very big, but we'll see.

I told my friend Daniela about it and she exclaimed "And you didn't open it? I would have opened it right away"

Well, I didn't. I've had it here a week now, and I'll open it while FaceTiming my son and DIL later today.

I'll have the full reveal later.

Happy Mother's Day!