Little Birds

Hello Friends!

If you've followed me at all, you know I really like garlands. But did you know that garlands can be used for so much more than draping mantels?

 

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How about hung from a headboard in a child's bedroom? Draped over the mirror in a bathroom? Hung from a bookshelf? Strung across an entryway? Any one of those places would work great, and, I'm sure, several more that I haven't thought of.

 

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Garlands can be made from so many things - fabric, cardstock, crepe paper, book pages, sheet music or even photographs. As with most creative things, you're only limited by your creativity and ingenuity and maybe, a pair of scissors.

 

The shape I made today is a little bird I designed for hanging beak-to-beak and tail-to-tail. I love them in yellow but make yours in your favorite color - I'm pretty sure having these little birds hanging around will make you happy. The '.studio' file is at the end of this post.

 

I'm going to a flea market this Saturday! I haven't been to one in so long, I'm not sure if I'll be able to sleep Friday night. I'm not in much of a buying mode - I'm trying to downsize in every area of our lives - but just looking at everything and learning it's history is so fun for me. It's a visual feast for my creative eyes. 

Okay, I've got to run...working on some flowers for tomorrow's post! Here's the file for the sweet birds. I hope you make one for you and one for a friend. Enjoy!

Stay tuned.

~ M ~