Burlap roses, nests, and birds are everywhere. They are popular motifs for pillows, bags, and all kinds of decorative items. So, today I am going to start working on three things. One with a burlap rose, one with a nest motif, and one with a bird.
First, some inspiration . . .
Nancy is an extremely creative blogger friend of mine and
has a great tutorial on this burlap bag:
Next, Pottery Barn once sold a beautiful "Nest Sentiment" lumbar pillow on their site for $49. However, it is no longer available. Hmmmm . . .
and last but not least . . . for the birds . . .
This first bird pillow is sold at Pottery Barn.
So that is my day. I wouldn't be able to even THINK about doing any of this if I was still in the classroom. I can't even describe how wonderful it feels to be able to make things to my heart's content!
And yes, I am working on recovering the bergere chair I spoke about a few days ago. However, our dinner party has been postponed for a bit. Therefore, with the pressure off, it's on the back burner. It IS sitting in my living room though - in a state of unfinishedness.
This will get to me.
Soon.
has a great tutorial on this burlap bag:
Next, Pottery Barn once sold a beautiful "Nest Sentiment" lumbar pillow on their site for $49. However, it is no longer available. Hmmmm . . .
and last but not least . . . for the birds . . .
This first bird pillow is sold at Pottery Barn.
I would like to use a printout of one of my bird paintings for the pillow - probably my Brown Thrasher. I painted him from a photo in a magazine I saw while sitting in a waiting room somewhere a while back. The painting is in my Etsy shop, but why not get a little more mileage out of him?
Brown Thrasher from Birds and Blooms Magazine |
So that is my day. I wouldn't be able to even THINK about doing any of this if I was still in the classroom. I can't even describe how wonderful it feels to be able to make things to my heart's content!
And yes, I am working on recovering the bergere chair I spoke about a few days ago. However, our dinner party has been postponed for a bit. Therefore, with the pressure off, it's on the back burner. It IS sitting in my living room though - in a state of unfinishedness.
This will get to me.
Soon.
1 comment:
Rooster paintings. I need 4 roosters/chickens for this hutch, to add to the doors on the top instead of the metal caning that is just not working for me.
Ideas?
http://solongfarm.blogspot.com/2011/06/some-things-are-never-done.html
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