Clay Tag Fun

The other day I shared with you the bird's eggs that I've been busy making from polymer clay. Well, today I'd like to show you the clay tags that I have been creating.  I know that Sculpy has been around for quite some time, but for some reason I never had worked with it til now.  I've been having so much fun playing with it, it is addictive!

 The other day I purchased a cute set of tiny little scalloped edge cutters.  I thought they would be the perfect shapes and sizes for fun little clay tags.  I've used some of my favorite rubber stamps to add imprints to the tags.  Isn't this little birdie sweet?

 I love the nest tags as well.

 I can think of so many fun ways to use the tags.  Here I displayed it on a glass cloche (notice my little pink clay eggs inside?).

 I also had alot of fun creating this set of Frenchy tags, that I'll be putting in my Etsy shop.

 I just happened to have the perfect blue and white baker's twine.

 You can't tell in the photos, but this particular blue clay has tiny bits of shimmery glitter.  'Cause you know how much I love glitter:)

 Wouldn't this make a great hostess gift?  A nice bottle of wine presented with a cute tag!

 Or you could embellish a basket with a pretty tag.  How about adding one to a gift, for a little gift within a gift:)  So many possibilities.  So, I will be making lots more tags, to have on hand as little gifts, to add to my shop, and some to keep for myself!

 Ok, I know the below photo is blurry, but I couldn't resist sharing with you!  Little Katie was playing with one of her favorite toys, but she decided she wanted to lunge for the camera rather than sweetly pose!

 My, she sure is growing fast:)

Enjoy your weekend!

Sharing over at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Bird's Nests and Puppies

Hi everyone, hope you all had a nice weekend.

I've gradually been getting back to my crafting, and it feels good.  Like many of you, creating has always been like "therapy" for me.  No matter how crazy life got, I always had my crafting. Well, for a time I really didn't even have the heart to work in my craft room.  So I have been quietly working on a few projects that I thought I would share with you today.

What could be more spring like than birds and nests and eggs! I had never worked with polymer clay before, so I thought I would try my hand at it.  So, I created a bunch of tiny faux eggs, and had so much fun making them!  After baking them, I painted the eggs a pretty robin's egg blue, then gave them tiny little brown flecks.  I think they look pretty realistic, if I do say so myself!

 All of the nests you see here are real.  Hubby and I have been hunting for them on our daily walks. The nests are from last year, so no worries of stealing a new little birdie's home:)

This little nest below is so sweet.  I think it may be a cardinal's nest, not sure.  I thought it looked so cute in my vintage silver creamer.

 This is a really cool nest!  It was built oh so carefully around the branches of a tree.  I am continually amazed at just how hard little birds must work to build such masterpeices!  I need to Google nest identification, because I would love to find out what kind of bird built this.  It is very sturdy!

 And here is one last nest. Woven a bit hastily, it looks!  It was created from grasses, leaves, and even a tiny bit of hair!

I will be placing all of the nests and eggs in my Etsy shop. I had so much fun making the eggs, I can't wait to make some more!

 Thought you might like to see what our little Katie has been up to.  She is now 10 weeks old, and is growing like a weed!  Here she is getting her first bath a little over a week ago, looking none to happy!

 Play time.

 A mischievous pose!

 And ready to pounce!

 Now she's ready to curl up in a spot of sun and take a nap (which means that I can actually get a few things done!).

She is helping to fill the empty spaces in our home and in our hearts.

Hope you have a great week!

Meet Katie

Hello everyone.  I've not been here for quite some time, and I have missed you all.  After a very difficult past month, we now have a new little ray of sunshine in our home! A cute little 9 1/2 week old cocker spaniel puppy that we've named Katie has been helping us to heal, after the loss of our beloved Emily.  While in all honesty, I was no where near ready to even think of bringing another pup into our home so soon, hubby was.  We love our Katie and have been having so much fun with her!  We travelled to the other side of the state several weeks ago for our initial meeting, and then brought her home almost two weeks ago.

 So we have been busy working on potty training, playing, and trying to heal our broken hearts.

 Here she is napping with her Daddy.

 We brought her home in this little basket.  Doesn't get much cuter than a puppy in a basket, does it?

 While it has been bittersweet, and we still miss our dear Emily more than words can say, Katie has been a true blessing and joy.  It is good to laugh again!

 You may think from the photos that all she does is sleep. Wrong!  You should see her in "play mode"!  She plays so rough it is hard to get a picture of her:)

 She gives us hope for happier days to come.

Awwww!

Thank you so much for all of your kind words, prayers, and support during the difficult days we have faced.

I am looking forward to getting back into blogging, and catching up with you all.

Have a great day!

In Memory of Our Beloved Emily

Our hearts are broken.  We lost our sweet little Emily last week, very unexpectedly.  Emily shared our lives for nearly 10 years.  She was never "just a dog", she was our constant companion, our best friend, a huge and important part of our family.  We took her everywhere.  I never had kids, so Emily was like our child. There are no words to say how devastated we are at her passing.  That it happened so quickly, and over 1,000 miles away from home, in what should have been a fun trip, made it all the more difficult.

We just returned to our home here in Michigan, after being gone for 6 weeks.  Our house is empty, we are numb.

Southern Charm

Bonjour, Ya'll!

Yesterday we spent several hours walking around downtown Savannah, soaking up all of the history and charm of the city.

 Aren't these camellia's gorgeous!  They are so pretty, they don't even look real!

I was amazed by this beautiful double bloom, below!

 An impressive statue in one of the city's many squares.

 I almost didn't notice these sweet cherubs, that were perched at the top!  Aren't they adorable?

Stunning stained glass windows in a church we visited.  I especially love this one of Christ, above.

There are many beautiful churches thru out the city.

 

 And gorgeous old mansions that I was ooohing and aaahing over!

I was so happy to see the azaleas beginning to bloom!

 This was one of my very favorite mansions, below.  Just look at the gorgeous windows!  The frames appear to have rusted out a bit, giving them Old World elegance!  Notice all of the pretty grill work on the railing?

 Hubby in front of the famous fountain at Forsyth Park.

 This home was another faviorite of mine.  I was in love with all of the amazing gingerbread trim!

 The mansion below is now an inn.  Not sure if you can see it well or not, but a large chandelier greets guests on the porch, before they even walk in the front door!

 One of my favorite things to do when out and about is to soak up all of the details.  Little things that might be overlooked by some.  I fell in love with this whimsical stair rail.  Look closely, they are storks!

 The waving girl statue, below.  Florence Martus, aka "the Waving Girl", took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships that entered and left the Port of Savannah, Georgia, between 1887 - 1931. She would wave a handkerchief by day and a lantern by night. According to legend, not a ship was missed in her forty-four years on watch.

 A picture of the sunset that I quickly snapped alongside the road, on the way back to the campground last night (it really was that beautiful, I didn't touch it up a bit!).

That's it for today, looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to!

Have a great day, ya'll!