"Shabby Treasure" nest stories...

Tiny little treasures...pieces of the past.  Memories of special times, favorite things,..  collections, sentimental keepsakes, cherished remembrances of those we love.  Priceless, not in monetary value, but in sentiment.  We keep them in boxes, in bags, in cupboards and drawers, in the top of a closet...

 my "Shabby Treasure" nest 

gives new life to those tiny little tokens

that are treasured reminders of 

all that we love~

perhaps,

the best was saved for last...
~

after the Woodland and Shabby nests

were completed and traveled to their 

new homes~

six of these 

"Shabby Treasure" nests

were specially

created..

 each precious nest

as different and unique

as the treasures that were sent to me

by their owner~

I'm sharing two versions

of these specially commissioned nests

with you today..

I actually FORGOT

to photograph the other four nests

after they were created!!

As crazy as that sounds,...

I was just so busy at the end of the

nesting season,

those four nests were boxed up

and out the door before I realized

that I had not photographed

 them!!

(I was SO excited to be sending them to

their new homes where I knew

that they would be loved!)

~~

hence-- I'm sharing

two versions with you today

instead of six!!

this beautiful nest was

created as a special request

using a favorite collection of vintage 

pink jewelry. 

Vintage pendants,

brooches, earrings, and pieces

of necklaces were all used

to create this lovely vision 
in pink.

~

some favorite pieces of pink fabric

were also included in the collection

that was sent to me

for the creation of this

nest~

I loved making this nest --

the vintage jewelry really spoke to me

as it all came together

so beautifully in this
special

"Shabby Treasure" nest...

Sometimes these nests

truly are a collection of treasured

memories...

sometimes,

they tell a story...

"the hankies came from both my family and 

my husband's..

~
the Battenburg lace bread cloth 

was purchased on my trip to Ireland,

it's been used for family dinners over the past 10 years,

 hence the stains...

~

 the purple ribbon was one of my favorites,

 it came with a gift 

that my husband had given

to me."

"the lace came from a bag of trimmings
 that once belonged to my
 Grandmother.
the lace was mixed in with a bag of sewing items
that she collected..."

"the silver heart necklace 
was given to me by a high school friend 
when we graduated...
the brooch belonged to my Grandmother~"

 "the pink heart 
has my daughter's fingerprint inside..
she made it for me in school 
one year for
Mother's Day...
~
It has always hung near my bed

 and I thought the nest was a perfect place

 for it to lay."

 

to know that these nests are loved 

and appreciated

means so very much to me...

~

that these nests bring 

a special joy 

is my very reason for their

creation...

~

" I absolutely love the nest. I hope you know how special it is and how much it will be treasured.

 One day I look forward to passing all of my nests from you down to my daughter. 

 They grace our house on a daily basis and the special ones for the seasons always add that final touch to the decorating Emma and I do together. She loves it when a new holiday is coming and we get to decorate the house. Thank God we found a house with a walk in attic for storage. Your nests however, have never seen the attic. They get placed in the China cabinet for safe keeping.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! " 

 

 

 

When your treasures arrive at my home,

I want you to know that I recognize

that you have entrusted them to

my safe keeping.  

I know how precious that they are to you.  

~

If your treasures have a story to tell,

 I want to hear it.  

Your stories help me to create

your special nest...

giving new life to your

precious collections

and keepsakes~

xoxo

 

Thank you for allowing me to share these special nests and their stories with you.  Nesting is finished for right now --- and I'm so happy to say that serious progress is being made on my organization of the Sacred Yarn room!! There is a definite path now -- and some rhyme and reason to this madness!  

 

We've had some glorious spring days and my back deck is full of color and beautiful blooms.. my flowers are 

one of my summertime passions..

 

I'll take lots of photos

as the season progresses

and share them with you later

this summer...

~~

 

For those of you who are following along on

our trip to the Gaspe Penninsula ---

(and SO many of you are!!)

(my monthly readership jumped to over 15,000

after the last blog post in the series!) 

WOW!!

and we haven't really even got to the best

places yet!!

 

 we are headed here next...

 

xoxoxo

Vicki