The Shabby Chic story-- (and a few to share with you!!)

This year's Shabby Chic nest is one of the most beautiful ever. Vintage laces, exquisite yarns, and an amazing vintage bridal headband are all combined to create this year's 
stunning nest~

the process for creating this year's nest

was one of the most time consuming

I've ever done...

 my goal was to have these

nests finished by Spring

and I just barely

made it!!

my Mother had an amazing lace collection...

I had no idea that she collected vintage laces.

finding them in her craft room

made my heart beat faster! 

those laces 

lived in my own

craft room for several years

with me thinking

"what will I do with these?"

sometimes...

I would just open up the tub

and finger them, 

just admiring their beauty

and different textures..

 

 the idea to create a nest

using my Mother's beautiful laces

was actually very frightening to me~

but after I began to work them into

the design...

it began to feel so right,

almost like they had been waiting all this time

be used in these nests~

I'm not sure what my Mother

had in mind for these laces...

but I think she would

love seeing them

used this way~

 she must have collected these

laces over years and years

of visiting flea markets

and antique shops~

 when I found this antique

bridal headpiece

at the flea market last year..

I knew that it was meant for the shabby chic nests!

although

the general design of the nests

remains the same,

year after year,

the embellishments change

based on my mood

and---- my latest

treasure finds~

working with the bridal headband

was not easy..

it was so very fragile..

but now that the nests are finished--

I think they are the most beautiful 

ever~

 As a special surprise

for all of you--

I managed to create 3 extra nests.

You can find them here

in my ETSY shop.

These nests are NOT reserved

and may be purchased by anyone

who wishes to give them
a loving

home...

If you wish to be placed on

next year's Shabby Chic waiting list

please email me

vboster1@windstream.net

~

Some notes~~

Gosh I wish I had all the time in the world to blog --- there is SO much I want to share with you.  I just returned from an amazing 3 days at the Abbey of Gethsemane in Trappist, Ky.  Spending 3 days of quiet time... just me, the beautiful gardens, silence, and of course, the monks--- this was maybe one of the best things that I have ever done for myself.  Beautiful does not begin to describe this amazing place--- and of course I so want to share those photos with you!

The next post will be a continuation in the Traveling Gaspese' series--- (the good thing about taking so many photos is that you have all those wonderful photos to remember your trip!  The bad thing about taking so many photos is that you have to sort through them all!!)  

Did you notice my beautiful new blog header??? My friend and blog miracle worker Karen Valentine created it for me:)

I send her the photos and she works her magic every time making the most awesome blog header!  You can contact her for your own blog magic by clicking on her name above.

What I'm reading and watching---
Right now-- I'm watching the PBS Ken Burns documentary,
"The Roosevelts" on Amazon Prime. I've been waiting forever for it to be available for me to watch.  I'm totally loving it--

Slowly-- (because I don't seem to have a lot of time to read)-- I'm almost finished reading "At the Water's Edge" --- it's totally captivating and I loved it from the very first sentence.  The book is so beautifully written...I thought the premise would be silly (looking for the Loch Ness monster)-- but it's really not --- truly, it's a great read -- and beautiful.

Spring is here - and although it is still more cool than warm, I'm counting the days until I can play in the dirt and plant my flowers... I'm so happy when I get to be a "dirty girl"!!

love,love..

Vicki 

ps -- if you left a comment on my last travel post or are leaving a comment on this post --- I promise I will be by to say Hello to you at your blog -- I am slowly making my rounds! xoxo