I told you that I would update you on how I was progressing on this years gift idea for my sister-friend, Jeanne. I take gift buying very seriously.
After roaming some of my favorite creative gift shops in the area
I returned to one of my favorites,
Mt. Lebanon Floral.
They have a unique verve to their shop and their approach to their creative arrangements.
I walked in and well, there it was. I KNEW it had great potential.
Very vintage, rustic looking.....perfect to display all sorts of wonderful things including plants. I had no idea what I was putting in it, but knew it had great potential.
It is about 1'6"high.
Jeanne loves things from nature and I felt this had great potential.
So I found some additional items to add and gathered all my other treasures from my many flea market finds.
Even my hatbox of vintage lace and bindings.
I bought a fragrant oregano plant to use, burlap ribbon and painted the terra cota
pot gray for the oregano plant.
I added this bird and the nest to the moss base I placed on the bottom.
This little magnet bird works any where.I think he looks great perched on top for now.
I believe the gift wrap is an integral part of the gift giving, it makes the receiver feel special, a little extra gift. To me it is just as much fun as the gift. I made this bow from a roll of burlap ribbon I found at Michael's.
I started by making a large burlap bow.
I used some lovely fabric samples Jeanne gave me years ago to make the flower.
A vintage ear ring is the center.
I'm so excited to give it to her today. I am working on a gift tag too. Do you ever give a gift that you enjoy so much you find it hard to part with it. That's when I know I have found the perfect gift.
A gift from the heart for someone who is very dear to my heart.
Happy Birthday dear Jeanne!
I hope you all have a very special sister-friend and very dear friends you
truly connect with in a very special way.
"A friend is a second self"...Aristotle
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Hi Shari! I wanted to thank you for your visit to my blog and for your very sweet comments. I can see by your blog that we have a lot in common. This project caught my eye immediately for many reasons. First, I too am all about the gift presentation. ( I confess, actually obsessed with it at times.) It's give me so much pleasure to personalize something. I love the idea of the magnet on the little bird. I use a lot of these in my projects but never thought about adding a magnet. Very inspiring! Happy to have discovered your blog and I look forward to following along.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! You put this together VERY nicely!
ReplyDelete...such a lovely bird cage!
ReplyDeleteit looks like it could also make a charming fairy house now:)
visitng from freckled laundry
xo, Rosemary
Shari this is beautiful. The burlap looks precious and could be used for candles.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind visit. Come by anytime.
Warmly, ~Melissa
Shari, you are such a talented to do a unique work. The burlap looks precious and could be used for candles. I visited your almost every blogs and enjoyed lot.
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