Bird Bird Bird

(B-bird's the word.)  I'm sure those of you of a certain age will remember that classic 1963 tune by The Trashmen.  It's so bad, it's good.

Anyway, I have three birds to show you today.  The first is Tanja Berlin's Eastern Bluebird which you've already seen, but here is the finish-finish, expertly executed by my friend Averyclaire.  

As you can see, she finished it as a flat fold.

I just love it!

And here is another, completely different,

bluebird with leaves...

This is one of Charley Harper's

minimalist birds: "Bluebird."

I thought it needed a minimalist finish

which I tackled myself.

I used the blue fabric for the backing.

And, finally, one day a few weeks ago I

was sorting things out, taking apart some old

framed photos when I came across this

piece that I had been using as the backing for a photo!

I didn't take a "before" photo (I should have).

It was stapled onto a sticky board,

forgotten for so many years.

I'm calling it Vintage Wren

because I have no idea of either the

name of the piece or the designer.

It's probably from the mid-90's

because I haven't worked on aida cloth

since sometime around the turn of this century.

I gave the piece, still mounted, to Averyclaire,

and she transformed it into this darling pillow!

So there you have the three most

recent additions to my bird collection.

(OK, one wasn't quite so recent, but it has new life.)

Just remember,

"Everybody knows that the bird is the word!"

Thanks for dropping by!