Introducing the "Vintage Spring" nest

Spring is here!

"The little Woodland creatures 

have made it through the long winter

 and are preparing for the celebration of Spring."

Thornton Burgess

"Forest Babies"

After what seems like the longest winter 

that I can ever remember~

Spring is finally here!

vintage millinery, a little bird nest, and beautiful blooms-

all to welcome the new

"Vintage Spring"

 nest

Over a year in the making ~

each little nest is a unique interpretation

of all that Spring means

 to us.

 my inspiration for this nest

was the "traditional" festive spring

Maypole dance~

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beautiful blooms, ribbons, greenery

all intertwined to symbolize

the glorious arrival of

 Spring!

for over two years,

I collected some of the most beautiful

pieces of vintage millinery

that I could find.

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(you can click here to visit that Vintage Millinery post.)

my favorite pieces of millinery 

are the stunning large velvet mauve 

blooms~

~

this newest Designer nest was created

around the use of those beautiful

mauve flowers

 a stunning Maypole bouquet

is clustered around one side of the nest~

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added to that festive arrangement

are the adornments of vintage flower brooches

in a variety of designs and colors

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while each nest is alike in design~

they are each different and

beautifully unique.

each and every one of my Designer nests 

are made more special by the 

contributing artists

who donate their time and talents

to these little nest 

creations~

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my beautiful and dear friend Deb

created these embroidered muslin strips

as tie on embellishments.

(you can find Deb at her beautiful blog Mosaic Magpie)

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this little embroidered 

grape hyacinth

accents each of the nests and

is truly a reminder of one of spring's

most beloved flowers.

~

thank you dear Deb

for all that you do to support me in my little projects,

and for always, always, always,

being here for me

xoxo

  

 what is spring 
without a butterfly?

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Karen's lovely crochet darlings

are the most perfect 

accent to these Spring nests!

(you can find Karen at her beautiful blog Todolwen)

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Thank you dear Karen for all the love

and talent you put into your lovely little "flutter-by"

creations

xoxo

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my friend Mary added a little

glitter and some bling 

(because that's what she does!)

~

these are the happiest little butterflies

now that they have a new home

for the Spring!

who doesn't love a festive little
spring bunting?

These precious and colorful little buntings

were created by my friend Suzy

using a variety of laces and

 embellishments.

(You can find Suzy at her beautiful blog Suziqu's Threadworks)

~

Thank you dearest Suzy for

the love and attentions

that you gave to the making 

of these tiny little

 buntings~

xoxo

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you'll find them peeking out amongst the fibers--

see if you can pick out Suzy's 

adorable little buntings 

in some of the following

 photos~

tiny little birdnests,

nestled between the flowers~ 

love, love, love,

I love this vintage plastic flower brooch~

this nest is one of my most favorites

(but actually, I love them all!)

do you see the little bunting

 and the lovely vintage

 brooch?

a variety of beautiful laces and textures 

encircle this intricate little

nest~

some of the vintage millinery used in these nests

 were found in their original packaging~

for me to be the first to bring these

beautiful pieces to an artistic life

was truly a blessing

My grateful thanks

to all of you who waited

so very long for this nest to be created.

xoxo

Thank you for trusting me

to make this nest not only beautiful for you~

but worthy of your patience

and waiting~

those of you on the Reserved list

for this special charitable

Designer nest~

can find your nest waiting for you

here in my ETSY shop.

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(the nests are listed according to your

first initial and last name)

each nest will arrive

wearing a little tag that I have

signed and dated~

these precious little tags

were created by my dear friend

Sue Kosec

(kosec@sbcglobal.net) 

 your nest will arrive

beautifully wrapped  in tissue

and wearing one of these

adorable lilac bird tags.

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these tags were also created by my friend

Sue Kosec

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I'm proud to say that Sue is the exclusive

designer for my tissue, tags, and paper

embellishments. 

(you know I love you girlfriend!~xoxo)

the charitable proceeds for these nests

will be donated to

Lily's Place

~ 

Our new Pediatric Addiction recovery center

is the first in the nation.

~

Our infants will receive the highest standard of care

in their recovery resulting from

their birth to a drug addicted Mother.

to those of you who so willingly

support this little thing I do~

thank you for allowing me the ability

to support this charity

which is so dear to my heart.

~

and ~
another huge thank you

to my friend Deb -

who made me the adorable little nest jar 

in the photo above and below~

(I told you I loved it!)

Although Spring is here -

and the trees in our yard are starting to bud --

today, the day of my photo shoot-

it is freezing!

~

the wind is blowing 

and as I finish the last of the photos, 

it starts to rain.

(the wind blowing actually helped me to take some lovely photos of the fibers!)

I captured the photos

in the midst of the fibers blowing in the breeze~

a happy little butterfly~

Spring is finally

 here!

Thank you to my dear friend,

 my best friend,

Mary~

~

you are the most special part

of these nests.

Without you, 

they would not be~

while I have truly loved 

every nest that I have created~

this~

is my most favorite
design

xoxo

Just keepin' it real~

Some updates~

To the over 200 of you who emailed me after the release of the 

"Woodland Bling" nest --(a few weeks ago)~

 I think I have finally finished the last of those emails and replied to you all.  I had NO idea that this nest would create so much attention.  While it is my practice to never repeat a design, I think I do have to backtrack a little since only 6 of those were made ---- so~ there will be more "Woodland Bling" nests (with the dragonfly) in the future.  While I do not have a date -- and it will be at least another year yet -- you may email me now if you wish to be placed on the Reserved list for that nest. vboster1@windstream.net

(And, I'm truly so very sorry -- I will never make just 6 nests again!) xoxo

Coming up next~

my biggest giveaway

EVER!!

~

it's all about Spring

and all about

nests~
(in oh so many wonderful ways!)

 

xoxo

Vicki

"Ode to the Gardener" -- (Spring scenes from our home)

The beautiful colors of spring are brilliantly blooming in our yard right now.  When we open the doors, the perfume of the flowers fills our every breath.  Come with me for a little walk as we enjoy the fruits of the Gardener's labor~~

  

He starts early and finishes late.

Planting, digging, trimming, mulching, mowing, sowing~

(He loves to play in the dirt)

Gardening

 is truly his passion.

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Let's go for a closer look~

Homer posed for this picture- 

he is a little jealous that Yeller Feller is becoming so famous!

this is MY outdoor contribution 

to spring at our house~

I'm in charge of the

front porch~

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One of my favorite little spring time flowers

            is the grape hyacinth~

  this beautiful embroidery stitching

is from the talented hands

of my friend 

Deb Hembree.

Deb is already hard at work

on her beautiful contribution to next year's "Vintage Spring nest." 

(I am SOOO excited about this nest!!)

xoxoxo- I love you Deb.

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You can read Deb's story about her amazing handwork

HERE on her blog.

(this is why it takes almost a year to design and build a new nest design. 

 So much artistic handwork is dedicated to each little nest!)

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and inside my house~

more beautiful signs of spring~

the newest addition to MY beloved nest collection

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this beautiful spring nest was made for me

 by my friend Karen Bailey

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click the link below to read about her beautiful nest~

(Todolwen)

Karen's little nest is so beautifully unique --

I am in love with the variety of textures 

and the little paper leaves.

Just seeing this little nest everyday

 makes my heart sing!

xoxo

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Karen is also a contributing artist to my

 "Vintage Spring nest" design.

 You can read about her beautiful contribution here. 

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She is a super talented lady

with a heart of

 "pure gold"~

Coming up next~

well,~~ I'm still working on the travel photos from our hiking trip out west. (OMGosh -- they are gorgeous!!) You don't want to see all 2000 pictures I am sure-- so I am sorting through them -- whew -- its a big job!! Coming soon ---

AND-- work has officially begun on the "building" of the Breast Cancer Awareness nest --- my Sacred Yarn room is an explosion of PINK yarn -- everywhere!!  I'm busy, busy, busy~

xoxo,

Vicki