The Bird Song Swaps- Rosettes

Mercedes Scott hosted the fabric rosette swap at Bird Song 2013.  As a swap participant, we were to create a fabric rosette brooch and include a vintage bird

pin on it.   

 

Beautiful Mercedes by the beautifully wrapped rosettes

 Mercedes offered a creative way to exchange the rosettes.  She made a lovely keepsake bird tag with a matching card.  She randomly handed out the cards, the participants then matched their card to the bird tag on the wrapped rosette package.

Here is the bird tag & card I received along with my wrapped rosette swap

The lovely rosette I received was from Lindy.  It was wrapped in two vintage hankies, and included vintage millinery as well as a Victorian era reverse carved glass & reverse-painted rose pin

Inside was Lindy's handmade GORGEOUS silk rosette and a sterling silver bird pin with a garnet eye!

I love every thought, every stitch, every little bit of Lindy's heart that she put into her rosette swap! Thank you Lindy!

Here are the other rosettes... every one of them was different and uniquely beautiful

 This cream on cream rosette was my creation.

Lindy & me after I received her amazing rosette

Laurie Jackson was the winner of my rosette swap

Aren't these rosettes amazingly beautiful?

Three more swaps to share...

Four art projects to share...

Please check back for more of Bird Song 2013.

 

BIRD SONG 2013

Joy * Fun * Laughter * Friendships * Creative art *

filled my heart last weekend at Bird Song - a weekend art retreat at Karla's Cottage 

This was my third year to attend and it was wonderful as always!

 Lucky me!  I won Beth's apron!

I have lots of photos to share... for now, here is a sprinkling of Peeps creating, art swaps and glimpses into Karla's studio and garden.  Inspirational!

Karla's yummy treat niche!

Can you tell we had a wonderful time? 

I'll be posting more photos soon, so stop back by to peek at our
art projects and art swaps.

Tickled Tiffany Blue

I am tickled Tiffany Blue... I am published for my first time in the 2013 Summer issue of Somerset Studio Gallery

Available at magazine stands now.

Laurie Jackson invited six friends to join her in a fabric book swap to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Breakfast at Tiffany's.   

Each artist created a front and back fabric page.  We each made eight of our pages and sent them to Laurie.  Laurie bound our pages with her beautiful front and back covers and we each received a collaborated fabric book to keep.     

Laurie, with our permission, submitted a copy of our Breakfast at Tiffany's fabric book to Stampington Publications.  

We received notice earlier this year, three of our fabric book pages would be featured in the Special Book Section of Somerset Studio Gallery.

I am thrilled my page was selected... 

My artwork being published is a dream come true, especially when it was shared with my kindred friends Laurie Jackson and Suzanne Wingfield. 

 Left: Laurie's page; Right: My page  

Suzanne's page

Contributing artists

Too bad the entire book was not published as it is

 magnificent!  Click here is you want to see our complete book.  


I am delighted, honored, filled with joy, Thank you Laurie,
Thank you Stampington!