I'm done - I'm done - I'm done!!! 4 months and 47 nests later - I am done!! (I must surely have been out of my mind~~!!)
Spring is finally here and I am rejoicing in the glow of the sun and the gusty warm spring breezes~ 
Does this little "neck of the woods" look familiar to you? This is the same place that I did the "Winter Nesting" photo shoot a few months ago - when it was covered in snow and freezing outside! 
Hundreds of beautiful daffodils are welcoming you all to my "Spring Celebration"~ 
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The very last nest is for one of YOU! 
To enter please leave me a comment telling me what you love most about spring.
If you are one of my followers - please come right back again and leave me another comment. (xoxo - love you guys!) 
Miss Maddy girl will draw the winner on May 25. If the winner is one of my followers - I will embellish your nest with one of these little jeweled birds if you wish.
If you would like to post about my little "Spring Celebration" give away on your own blog - please come back AGAIN and leave me another comment telling me that you have done so. Everyone who posts about this little "nesting" give away on their blog will be entered into a special contest to win this lovely tea towel from my favorite store - Anthropology.
And lastly- you are welcome to come back one more time and tell me that I was totally crazy to commit to make 47 nests! Go ahead -tell me how crazy that was! I can take it - I am totally numb - (or did I mean dumb!)
So- you have 4 chances to win a nest - (and some of you can be entered to win this gorgeous tea towel.) 
Are you as happy as me that spring is FINALLY here!!
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Thank you all for being here for me - your comments and emails mean the world to me. Your sweet words about the Gardener's beautiful sea turtle photos have made him beam with pride!
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I have been trying to reply to some of you who I have not had the chance to meet or visit regularly. However - SOME OF YOU have your email specifications set so that I cannot reply to you - the dreaded "no reply blogger". Please take a minute to check your email profile in your blogger account and correct this if you wish. It would make it so much easier for me to reply to your comments.
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Next up- those cruise photos just keep on coming~
I'll take you all to one of the Caribbean's best kept secrets~
the colorful and captivating island of Curacao.
xoxo
Vicki
277 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 277 of 277 Newer› Newest».....and I refuse to tell you that you're crazy for creating these beautiful nests. Happy Easter Vicki and Gardener from the true North.
Hi Vicki, You know I love your nests and would love to win one. I must tell you I have had several compliments on the necklace and I try hard to pass the gals email along. I am so glad someone is having nice weather. Can you believe we had snow three days ago. Didn't last but sure was cold.
Hello Vicki
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a beautiful comment!
So here I am to reciprocate! Your nests are GORGEOUS!!! Spring represents all my divine roses coming into bloom after a resting period over winter. I love love love them!
Hugs,
Suzy
Vicki I am now your newest follower!
Hugs, Suzy
And here I am again Vicki to tell you that you are now linked to my blog.
With love,
Suzy
Vickie, your work is breathtaking...your nests are a fiber fantasy..stunning delights full of delicious color and texture! So glad you found my blog..so I found you!
Vicki, though I am a very proud owner of one of your nests I would be over-the-moon to add another one of your charmed homes to my collection!
What I love about spring is the sights and sounds of earth's awakening. The birds sing brighter, the sun shines more illuminantly, and the bouquet of crisp fragrances are scintillating! It's a bit like magic!
I hope your are enjoying the unstrapping of springtide!
Hello, me again ... of course ... I am a loyal follower! Chrers, my friend!
Spring brings with it the promise of fresh grass, new flowers, a renewal of spirit and a promise of the hot, lemonade days of Summer. Fat robins are now hopping across my lawn looking for earthworms and the cottontails have joined in the dance.
Your bird nests remind me that so much is possible if we just put our hearts into our creations. They are breathtaking!
Happy Spring and jelly beans!
Damaris
Wow! What an amazing amount of comments! Your knitted nest is spectacular!
Spring is always the new year's way of saying: 'I'm here! Enjoy the pleasant weather, the birds, the wild meadow flowers, the beautiful growth, and fresh mountain streams that roar into rivers. The buzzing of the bees that spread pollen so we will be able to enjoy the fruit of their labor on into summer when we make jams and jellies from the abundance fruit. It means the prom, and graduation, and eating watermelon, the Fourth of July, and fireworks, and backyard barbaques, baseball, and swimming in the pool.' That's what spring brings.
Cheers!
Teresa in California
Oh, and here is my email address:
tscat@sbcglobal.net
I plum forgot!
Teresa in Callifornia
whew! my pointer finger is tired from scrolling down through all of the comments! you are so loved...
i love spring because - it never fails to bring a sense of wonder and hope...
I'm a new follower. Hope you will come follow me. I'm having HugE Spring Giveaway. The drawing is Easter Sunday.I'd love to win this nest.
Hugs, Amy
I would love to own one of your beautiful works of art. It is in one of my favorite color combos too - shades of green.
I already follow your blog.
I love to watch the little fiddleheads come out of the earth and so quickly turn into a beautiful huge fern plant! Nature is astounding, isn't it?
I think your nests are the most beautiful things I have seen in a LONG time! Really!!!
Happy Spring,
Sheri
Oh I LOVE your nests! Our Guild is having a Quilt Show this week with a Spring theme- wish we could have hired you to make 47 nests for our decor!! Please enter me in your draw...
I am a follower too...woohooo
47 nests. You're not crazy, just committed and we all admire you for that. Whoever wins the nest will be thrilled... Thanks so much for your committment...
I love Spring because the trees & flowers and everything begins to 'spring' back to life! And the birds are singing their sweet song. Hugs Tee
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog!
Your bird nests are very cute
What I love most about spring is spending time with my cats in the garden.
Thankyou for your heart warming visit to my blog. It was so lovely to read your kind words...and I am so pleased I followed you back over here! Your nest are absolutely AMAZING!! I've made fibre nests before but I have to say your's totally take the cake! They're awesome, as are those birds!
I just became a follower.
Wow!!! Your giveaway nest is absolute enchantment. I can't get over how detailed and beautiful it is.
What I love most about the spring is the warmer temps and sunshine after the greys and cold of winter.
I really, really hope I win this magical nest. I love nests!
I'm going to post about this on my blog. I will be back in a bit.
Lots of hugs from,
Cindy
Hulloh, I'm back. : ) I just posted a glowing post on my blog about your wonderful nest giveaway.
http://thimbleprimsstudio.blogspot.com/
I hope this linky works.
Love,
Cindy
You are such a sweet generous soul! Spring is my favorite season, the colors, the smells of fresh cut grass, magnolia tree's in full bloom! Now if we would finally get some spring here in eastern washinton state instead of snow!!:) Thanks R'Chelle
okay again! already follow you since I found you during OWOH last year hoping to win one of your wonderful nests then! :)Thanks R'Chelle
Oooooh, I would love to have one of your nests!! I love how green it is in spring...here, come summer, the landscape becomes rather dried up and brownish. Thanks!
Spring is the promise of new things, it is a time for smiles as each day you see new glimpses of colour. The first daffodil makes my heart sing! The day I spotted a carpet of violets under a tree in the park on my way home from work gave me such delight.
Sue
I'm a new follower. Your nests are dazzling. What I love most about Spring? Hmmm, so many things. The surprise of waking up one day to be surrounded by green, being able to open my windows at last, the flowers and of course starting my vegetable garden.
Thanks to Dulcy for letting me know about your blog and its wonderful giveaway. I would love to throw my spring bonnet into the mix to receive one.
I know it's spring here when the azaleas blanket this town with their beautiful blossoms. I think everyone in town has at least two azalea bushes in their garden, and some have hundreds.
Your nest would be the icing on the cake.
Trisha
Vicki,
Oh, and bye the bye, I am now one of your more than 500 followers. You must be doing something great to lure all of us in.
Trisha
I am a new follower, found my way here via Audrey (Miracles and Joys of an Artist) and I I have to tell you what a special treat it was to visit your beautiful blog. My favorite thing about spring is the sense of renewal that it brings, that we get a new chance at beginning again. Please do count me in on your very beautiful giveaway!
I am so a follower now!!! can't wait to visit again!
well I guess for the sake of winning that gorgeous teal towel I could tell you you are crazy for making all those bird nests...but I am awfully glad you did, they are just beautiful!!!
I don't know what the 'no reply blogger' button is??? I pushed what I guessed might be it...let me know if it is fixed for you on my blog. Your nest in this giveaway is in the colors I love...sea greens. Thank you for all your sweet words commented on my blog...you encourage my heart so much!!!!
I am also a follower!!
I have never seen a nest so beautiful!!! I am a newcomer but if I would win this would be an awesome birthday gift. ( my birthday is
May 25. My favorite thing about spring is the rebirth of all living things that have been sleeping for so long. It is an absolutely beautiful time of year. God Bless you.
Wow...I see I'm a little late! I don't think I have a chance so I'll just tell you how MUCH I love my little nest. It is a treasure and such a pretty one! You are totally crazy to have made 47! Are your fingers bleeding?
My favorite thing about spring is the green coming and flowers everywhere. Ahhhhh!
Happy Spring, Vicki!
Spring means green to me! In central Florida things turn brown during the winter, but no snow! We know it's Spring when everything turns green once again. I take a deep breath and smile a big smile!
Your nests are simply beautiful!
47! WOW! You have been busy. I would really love to own one of those!
Smiles and Blessings,
Nancy
Oh, and I am also a follower!
Smiles,
Nancy
What I love about spring? Color! Lots of it, and it's everywhere!
Oh and yes, I'm a follower!
I love your blog with the beautiful nests and the photos tropical island trips. what I love about spring- the lush green color of new growth against freshly opened flowers under the sparkling sunshine- to me it signifys renewal abd hope. Jane in MO
Vicki , what lovely bird nests. I wish I had the pattern, I would try to make one. But it would never look like yours, beautiful! I collect bird houses and birds. I have them in my house and my yard! Please enter me in your fun yet lovely giveaway. Thank you Linda
Oh how beautiful your nests are...they look like Mother Nature herself created them. Beautiful!
I love Spring because my horses shed out and are so slick and shiny. My dogs like to lay out in the sun...and I feel happy and renewed after the long dark winter.
Bright Blessings! xo
I just found you site. Curaco....I think I am in love. I would love to have one of those beautiful nest!
Your nests are absolutely fantastic, there is so much detail in every one. Seeing birds building nests in trees is just one of the things that reminds me of spring. Seeing new surprises every day on my walk from work, the other day I spotted wild violets under a tree in the nature reserve. I had to go back next day with a camera. Every day brings new things to make me smile. Sue
As soon as I start my blog - one of my challenges having just turned 50! I shall write a post about you, your work is simply stunning, your blog and photos wonderful, and such darling little ones! Sue
Wow! They are gorgeous. And were you crazy??
I have posted your link on my blog. Check me out!
I love spring for the color green coming back into my life. After all the gray and drab of winter, it always lifts my spirit.
Love your nests!
Patti
O Vicki, how I like your nests! They are cool! Count me in, please! What I love most about spring... the air! Spring is my favorite season!
Nataly
http://klik-leisure.blogspot.com/
And yes - I'm your follower! :))
Nataly
http://klik-leisure.blogspot.com/
I put a link on my left side bar
Nataly
http://klik-leisure.blogspot.com/
I can't think why I've been remiss in visiting you, Vicki...your page is spectacular! And I don't even have the words to describe how charming I find your nests...I would most definitely like to be entered into the draw.
Spring is slow to arrive here - has been unusually cool and wet - but my favourite part of the season is well underway, and that is the return of many lovely birds to our various feeders! I've seen so many kinds of finches already, and today got a closeup of my first-ever Pileated Woodpecker. Very exciting!
I'm looking forward to seeing more of your travel pics...:)
I love spring and fall. They are both great walking seasons. Spring always makes me feel so good. I love watching the new growth coming up. Everything becomes green and colourful. Thank you for the chance to win one of your gorgeous nests.
Hi!!!!What a lovely nest!!!!If you leave it there too long you may just have a lovely family in it!
What I love about spring is the whole transformation, from the bare branches to the beautiful new leaves sprouting....I love walking throgh my garden and seeing what's ready to flower!It's like a discovery everytime even though I am well aware of what plans I have there!
Hi!Yes, I am a follower!
As far as the nests go...I wish I could come over and help you!
Your nests are absolutely beautiful! I LOVE spring - the leaves popping out, everything becoming lush and green, planting vegetables in the garden, everything opening, expanding - it's a time when you really become present with nature and feel connected.
I love all the wonderful flowers and their magnificent smells. My what a beautiful world God has made.
What a wonderful giveaway... you have been busy. I admire your talent and enjoy your blog. Please keep sharing.
I love spring because I can see if what I planted in fall came back and what little "volunteers" that the birds and the squirrels have planted for me. I'm in awe that everything is so green and bright. You made amazing "nests". I think that means you are a good mama bird. Pam
What I love most about spring is HOPE. After months of darkness and cold, I am reminded that behind every dark cloud is a blue sky and that even when things look dull and dead, Jesus lives and life will always return - here on earth and in heaven when we depart this earth!
After catching up on your blog posts and loving the new "baby nest" info and drooling over your gorgeous vacation photos, I found this post--Spring is my favorite time of year, always . . . even with the rain we've had the past few days, I just love all the beautiful flowers and green grass, and the birds in my backyard--such a wonderful time of renewal for the earth! Have a lovely 'rest of the week' and I will be back soon!
Oops--almost forgot--I am also a happy follower of both your blog and your Facebook page . . . sure wish I could knit like you do! I'm good at scarves, and that's about it!
Dear Vicki
What I really love about these special nest creations is the fact that they are the birthing place for precious new life. They are symbolic of a dedicated father who spends hours and hours gathering the right material to make their nest strong. To withstand the worst of weathers. The Mother who spends days and days sitting keeping her eggs warm. The hatchlings that spend many hours in their nest cosy, happy , secure and well fed. These nest are far more than just nests . They are home.
Having just started our Winter season, I am already looking forward to Spring. I keep saying to myself that I have to go through Winter to really appreciate the Season of Spring. A time of renewal. Fresh smells and new color~ exciting!
Thank you for your generocity and I won't be calling you 'Dumb'...just one on a mission~!
Warm regards
Suzanne
Oh would so love to win one of your very special nests....keeping my fingers and (toes) crossed!! My favorite thing about spring is when all the birds start building their nests... So enjoy watching then with anticipation of coming babies!!!
Hi Vicki, Just wanted you to know that I blogged about your nest Giveaway on my blog this morning! :-)
http://poetesswug-thewugsbackyardblogspot.blogspot.com/2011/05/blogland-giveaways-and-freebies-yes-i.html
Great giveaway! Spring is new, fresh, a kalaidoscope of colors, a rebirth, oh, I love spring. We have teeny tiny baby birds again on our front patio...awwww, so cute. Thanks for the opportunity.-Marlene
The tea towel too? Wow. It's beautiful! - Marlene (loyal follower).
I am one of your followers and I am in love with your nests! I can relate to your making 47 of them. Your friends probably have the same look in their eyes as mine when they say, "You what?", "Why?". For the joy of seeing how it looks in the end.-Marlene
On Monday, May 23, this giveaway will be posted in my blog. There, I've met all 4....BooYah. I am going to check my email settings....didn't even know about the dreaded no reply. Thanks.-Marlene
I have just found your blogsite and love it. Your birdnests are wonderful, and I became a follower as well. How unique are these?
Love them.
I love your beautiful birdnests. They are so unique. I have just found your blogsite and have enjoyed it greatly. I joined your followers group and will check in to see your new comments and projects.
Wonderful in every single way! I hope there is still time to include me in your drawing and if there isn't, well, I'm glad to have discovered you anyway!
The photos are beautiful. It makes me want to plan my next vacation.
Nancy
Thank you for participating in the Spring Blog Carnival giveaway and the opportunity to win something knew. This week has been fun as I have been able to read so many different blogs and find new folks with like interests and look forward to reading more from you!
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