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nft made: Three Little Birds mobile

Several months ago, when I was still living in jolly old England, I posted that I wanted to make something that was inspired by the song that The Leopard and I play (or sing) when we're feeling a bit overwhelmed and/or stressed about something.  And let me tell you, that song got a fair bit of play in the last few months when we were both unemployed and living in The Leopard's parents' basement.  So when I found (and bought) a little 2D wooden chickadee at The Paper Place this Spring, I knew it would be the perfect template for a little paper project.

 

It was a really simple project, but it took me a couple of months to finish it. The reason it took so long is that I couldn't decide which colour combination of paper to use and kept putting it aside until I felt more decisive.  Hence, I now have a few several little birdies to us in other projects.  I tried to use paper scraps whenever possible.

 

Side 1

I used really cute ribbon made out of threads from Mokuba, another West Queen West institution. 

A little bow at the end and we're done!

Now we have a little visual reminder that everything little thing *is* going to be alright!  :)  I can't wait to hang it up in our new place!

Friday I'm in Love: mobiles!

Grrr! I was hoping to have a shiny new Friday I'm in Love banner for today's post, but some difficulties installing the font I want to use and my general Photoshop ineptitude has made it impossible for me to put it together without tearing my hair out.  So I'll work on it on the weekend and hopefully have something ready for next week's FIIL post.

Luckily, I do have some lovely things to show you today!  As you may or may not know, one of my creative goals for this year is to make a mobile.  I love mobiles - I think they're a great and easy way to add art, design, sculpture and movement to a space.  So this morning, I decided to get some mobile inspiration from Etsy and I found some real beauties that I want to share with you.  I'm planning on making my mobile with travel photos and ephemera, but as you can see below, mobiles can be made out of pretty much anything as long as it's not too heavy!

This first one is called Nebula by The Wonderland Studio.  It's the type of mobile I envision when I think about mobiles.  I love the idea of using foam - it allows for great shapes and colours, as The Wonderland Studio clearly demonstrates with the lovely mobiles in her shop.

I'm really liking this fabric and button Circle Mobile from PureInnovation. Perfect for the crafter in your life - or for a baby you want to introduce to crafting, sewing or even quilting at an early age!

Check out this pretty Mini Mobi from Leah Pellegrini!  So cute!  Perfect if you don't have a lot of space or want to jazz up a corner of your office at work (I'm sure your boss won't mind!)

This mobile blew my mind - I know it doesn't look very fancy from this angle, but check out how it looks from below:

Pinwheels!  I'm convinced this mobile by mamax2 would keep a baby occupied for hours.  Heck - it would keep me occupied for hours!  It's available in lots of other colours too.

Last but certainly not least, this fabulous mobile from Salty and Sweet.  Ninja Vs Pirate!  Mobile + Humour = Awesome!  They have some great other designs too - like Derby Grrrls and Six Feet Over (Mobile Brrraiiins...)

These mobiles will be a great source of inspiration for my mobile project.  And if we have enough space in our new place, I might even buy another one (or two).  Because really, is it possible to have too many mobiles?  I think not!

Wishing you a lovely weekend!  I think I'm going to hit up the Toronto Bead Society's Spring Bead Fair tomorrow.  I'll be sure to let you know all about it if I do!

CG Monday: bullet point update

 

As I'm really pressed for time today, this Creative Goals Monday update will be in bullet points.

The creative stuff I did last week:

• Met one and half of my three goals from last week - I knitted a bit (and made a few mistakes) and I planned out how I want to adorn my travel journal
• Made two birthday cards
• Was inspired by a visit to the V & A
• Began culling my craft supply stash in preparing for our move - this is actually quite inspiring and a great way to review what I have and how I can use it.

My goals for the coming week are:

• More knitting
• Execute travel journal design
• Continue the craft stash cull

For this update's visual, here is a photo of the little Valentine's Day surprise I made for The Leopard:

This is what he found when he opened the box of Twinnings Earl Grey on Saturday morning.  I used a pretty (and free!) printable teabag wrapper from Creature Comforts and then added a heart-shaped paperclip I made by following How About Orange's awesome and easy tutorial.  I already had the paperclip and my Oma (that's German for Grandma) had given me the silver thread ages ago. Proof that love doesn't cost a thing!

So that's this week's update done and dusted.  I'm going to try to post more this week - I've got a bunch of birthday cards to show you!