The bird on the left makes me smile because he is unintentionally wearing a red beret. I’m now inspired to create a Paris series with two french birds, a little baguette, a cup of coffee, the Eiffel Tower, and a bottle of wine. Yes! I think I will. In the meantime, we have plans to…
Story Stones: Fairy Tale Series & a tiny blog update
These are some more story stones from the new Fairy Tale Series. Stay tuned for magic beans, a basket of magic stones, and more. Oh, and I created a flickr photo group page (in the sidebar) for those who would like to share pictures of projects that were inspired by a Red Bird Craft design….
nests
Have I mentioned that creating story stones is super addictive? I spent some time designing and making some new characters and props this past week. This little house is part of my newly designed Story Stones: Create Your Own Fairy Tale series. There are lots of little people, critters, and items that complete the series,…
blue (and some handmade storage boxes)
This is the shades of blue mobile. The dowel, which can’t be seen in the picture, is covered with a thick, natural linen. Below are some handmade storage boxes that we are using on our porch to store napkins, candle holders, and whatever else ends up being plopped inside. The boxes were once little kid…
color mobile
This is the rainbow mobile I made this week for our mudroom/play space. It is made from a wooden dowel, some wooden discs, fabric, thread and paint. Both Chick and Mouse are drawn to the colors and love to watch it spin and move with the breeze. I’m captivated by the dull clink, clink sound…
swoop
Her Nest Recycled bits of paper and such on smooth finish Strathmore paper. xo e
necklace winner & thrift store score
I used a random number generator because it sounded all fancy and mysterious, but, really, I could have just drawn a number from a hat. The winner of the necklace give-away is Bixi and Goxi ! I’ll need your name and address, please. She is from Germany and she wrote: What a lovely necklace! I…
play
The rainy weeks have meant that Chick and I are spending lots of Miss. Mouse’s nap time in the studio. Mostly, we’ve been experimenting with mixed media collage on wooden scrap board. I’ve found all of the board in Tom’s scrap pile and a decent portion of the collage materials are scraps and old trinkets…
apple stamping on fabric tutorial
I’m hearing lots of complaints about all of the clouds and rain that have been hovering over our New England town, but I’m finding that I’m genuinely enjoying the cool days. We’re bound to have a whole array of those 95 degree, humid days this summer, so I figure I should savor every cool, comfortable…
yesterday
This fish garland is made out of old newspaper, blue water color, old cereal boxes, and pictures of our family from last summer. We hung it last week in our dining room as a way to kick off summer vacation. I thought it would gear us up for water play, grassy sandwiches, and buckets filled…
tidal
You would think that this piece of coral, which serves as the model for my vertical garland, would have some kind of wistful, summer adventure tale to back it up. But, no – I found it by peeking behind a bush in front of our house. There it was laying along side some other…
hook board
If ever Miss Mouse feels the need to tidy up, she now has her own special place to do so. If ever. I drew and cut the shapes with Chick by my side. She kept me in check by telling me when my designs looked nothing like what they were supposed to look like. This…
story theater: tutorial
Here is what I’m thinking about: long hot car rides, lazy afternoons on the porch, evenings in the backyard where dinner ends at 5:30 and the kids aren’t ready for bed until 8. This is what I was dreaming about in the middle of February, and even now when I think about endless summer days…
chicken
A big thanks to those of you who have recently sent notes, pictures, and links because you tried one of my projects, felt inspired by one, or simply liked it and wanted to tell me. Each comment is a connect the dots moment which motivates me to set more time aside to craft and create….
vertical
A few days ago, my four year old got her craft on and made this vertical garland. She went digging in the recycle bin for materials (how proud am I?) and decided to use a paper towel tube. After tearing it up into a bunch of medium sized pieces, she decorated them with colored…
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