Tuesday, May 25, 2010

a gift


About a year or so ago my mother had a large tree trimmed on her property with all that trimming came a tiny birds nest. Miss E keen to also have a little nest of her own has been looking out everywhere. On all our walks we have been looking, wishing and hoping that we would come across one of our very own, but with no luck. I started to think that maybe I could make one to satisfy this urge.

I had a pair of linen pants from the thrift store that I had in my stash. Cut a leg into a strip and crocheted a little nest shape. I wove silver birch fallen branches in and out of the crochet and them sewed some around the outside. I lined the nest with some florists moss (that was quickly discarded by miss E and hasn't been put back in, apparently "it doesn't need it mum"). I needle felted a few little eggs, I thought about doing some little papier mache eggs too but the needle felted ones were a quick option.

So it is now very much loved, I was asked "did a bird give it to you for me?" I wish I had thought about making one much earlier.

8 comments :

  1. It's absolutely beautiful Louana. I'm in awe!!

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  2. This is completely beautiful. You're so clever!

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  3. Wow that's too gorgeous! Perhaps I need to learn to crochet... or knit... or quilt... too many things really.

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  4. That is beautiful! Oooh I so want to make one! Thanks for the inspiration xx

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  5. i want to run that into a brooch :D

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  6. That is just SOOO cool!!! What a lucky little girl you have. x

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  7. Wow, that is so beautiful! My daughter would adore it too, she loves nests.

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