Introducing my summer surprise --- the "BeachComber" nest

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.
           One can only collect a few--
                       and they are more beautiful if they are few.  

Anne Morrow Lindbergh 

beautiful shells,...

memories of your favorite 

 walks along the beach..

treasures found~

a sand dollar,

starfish, whelk shells...

 fragments of glass and bits of shell

preserved forever

in a tiny glass jar...

 the glimmer of sunlight

on shells,

newly kissed by the tides~

introducing

the latest in my 

Designer Nest series..

the

"BeachComber" nest

~~

as with all my Designer nests,

the charitable profits are donated 

to a most worthy cause...

~~

the charitable profits

from the sale of these nests

will be donated to our local chapter of

"Make a Wish Foundation" 

~

this charitable foundation grants

wishes to children with life-threatening illness.

remembrances...

sunlight, waves, 

the tinkle of shells in the surf...

this beautiful "BeachComber" nest

is designed to preserve your most beloved

beach memories.. 

while each nest is a unique creation,

they are all similar in design...

each nest contains a collection of

beach treasures...

whelk shell, tiny white shells, 

starfish, sand dollar,

and a tiny jar

 filled with glass and shells

~~

a beautiful beaded starfish

adorns

 every nest~

perhaps you have

favorite treasures from your walks

along the beach

that you may wish to add

 to these collections~

  tiny fish nets

embellished with treasures from the sea,

just a hint of glitter

to make it all

 sparkle~

 this beautiful nest

has been in creation since

this past winter--

as with all of the nests 

in my Designer series--

the endeavor is

 HUGE!! 

~~

my friend Mary is my

ever faithful assistant --

I could not do this without her help.

We have both worked long and late

to create this beautiful nest for you...

(plus- she lets me boss her around

and never, ever, complains!)

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Your nest will arrive

wrapped in beautiful tissue, 

 tied with a stunning, glittered

bird tag,

all created by my friend Sue.

~

from the minute you 

open the box...

you will be

"wowed"! 

there are 24

of these beautiful nests

listed now in my ETSY shop...

~

~ it was my own walks along the beach,

my collections

of treasures found along the shore...

that stirred my longing

to create this

beautiful nest for you...

xoxo,

Vicki 

Prelude ---- to a Snowbird Nest

so pure...
    so white,
          the most beautiful creation,
                        SNOW

words cannot describe

the delicacy of one tiny little flake

falling to the ground...

so fragile~ 

one of the few redeeming 

qualities of winter is

the true and absolute beauty 

of snow~

there is nothing

so magical as looking out your window

and watching those first flurries

falling to the ground~

(this beautiful snow owl vase was created by my friend Julie Whitmore)

 

 when the snow builds up 

outside our houses,

we are enveloped inside our own warm

little nests~~

it is the time for

fuzzy slippers, a cozy blanket,

and a cup of

steaming hot cocoa~

 the snowfall is silent, 

so slow--

with a delicate whisper,

it settles upon
 the earth~

white and weightless,

the snow makes no noise~

it falls on the fields gently,

blanketing everything with its

 pure and silent

covering~ 

 "I wonder if snow loves the trees and fields...

it covers them up snug, you know

with a white quilt;

 and perhaps it says,

Go to sleep, darlings,

till the summer comes again"

-Lewis Carroll  

                           

           

sleeping softly through the day,

 never making a sound,

only waking up

when the sun goes down,

that is when little Snowbirds

come out to play~

she opens her eyes

ready to fly,

wings at the ready

on the edge of her nest...

 she flies from the forest 

into the night

her path lit by the light of the moon~

Coming next January

just in time for the winter snows...

an exciting new addition

to my Designer nest series--

 Soon to come--

the beautiful, icy, glittery, white

Snowbird nest.

~~

each little nest will come with it's own

beautiful glass

"Snowbird"

~~ 

you may reserve yours now if you wish

(there will be 30 to share)

Just keeping it real~~ 

 

I would have to pick one of the coldest days of the year

for this photo shoot!  

Took me all day to take these photos

as I could only stay outside about 10 minutes at a time!!
I think I wore 3 layers of clothes!

Are you ready for spring yet? I am so ready! --- between the cold, the icy roads, the threat of icy roads, the gray days, ---- I am desperate for sunny and warm. Sigh~

 I've been busy working on the little Woodland nests all winter, -- those of you on the list, should have heard from me by now.  Soon, I will be starting the Shabby Chic nests -- so if you are on that list -- you will hear from me soon. 

Thank you to everyone who turned out for my third "Grow Your Blog" party.  We are off and running and it has been a wonderful experience already for so many new bloggers.  There are over 300 blogs participating.  If you would like to make some new blogging friends, you are invited to visit the party list and travel the world of blogging! (the link to the party is on my sidebar).
Thank you especially to all my volunteers who helped me this year -- almost 40 people were needed to help me monitor this year's party!  So many of you have emailed me to say that your readership has grown already and some of you have actually doubled your followers!  I am so happy for the success of your blogs and that you are beginning to enjoy the rewards of blogging.
  

For the next few weeks, I am taking a little blog break --   This has been a very, very, busy winter -- with nesting, long hours spent on the blog party, and... I've had some awful something that has hung on forever ---

I'm going to take some time to feel better, to begin to work on the photos for our virtual travels to the Gaspese, and to find the sunshine...
 If you need me -- I am always here-- vboster1@windstream.net.

Love,love,

Vicki