hey everyone! the inspiration behind this post was a tiny feathered visitor. every year our home becomes the nesting spot for @ least one little family of finches. and this summer was no exception with them taking up residence in my hanging porch ferns. a moment spent watering the other day and this is what i found...
not letting the finches have all the fun...i decided to jump on the recent trend wagon involving feather extensions in one's hair. some of you may know about it...& for the rest of you...i think it best to just show ya! because i am certain you have the same questionable look on your face that hubby had when i explained what i was having done. so here i am...a bonafide "bird brain" {below}!
pretty amazing that these feathers can endure curling irons...blow-dryers + the daily abuse my hair is subjected to. i am pretty sure if you asked the rooster that they were plucked from he would say he was equally as tough on them. and also that he would like them back. poor guy! but moving back to the original inspiration...the...
i was sifting thru our burn pile when i spied a mass of mangled wire. i remembered these were the remenants of our giant evergreen wreath from the holidays. sort of reminded me of the tangles i got in my hair when i was young. with which...along came the memory of a less than gentle sister yanking @ my tresses mumbling something about a rat's nest. well...this mess {below}
was reborn as another more desirable nest w/ a little crumpling. also taking cue from my lofty neighbors...i plucked a few sprigs of greens from our flower garden. and popped some faux eggs inside. here's what i ended up with {below}.
us birds of a feather must stick together! now i must fly the "coop"! there are projects to be done + baubles to be restocked for another weekend @ the shady hollow. all the while i must check my back for a band of angry fowl seeking revenge on us feather takers...um...admirers!
have yourself a happy day!
