I have a thing for peacock feathers.
Also, my roommates say that I'm a wannabe ESFr.
In this case, I'm not sure which is more prevalent.
Such wonderful colors!
I needed SOMETHING to fill in this huge space on my wall in my new bedroom at school. I was also on a tight budget, being a college student and all.
T was wonderful and got me some peacock feathers from the Zoo, and the wheels started spinning. This was the end result:
I used a beautiful picture that my friend painted for me for my Birthday, framed it and placed it center-stage. A few dollars got me a pretty frame at Hobby Lobby!
I used some of the leftover ribbon from my Reed Letter project and tied some of the feathers together.
About a week later a friend showed me how you could braid willow branches. While we were at the park, I got some willow branches and made a big long "swag" of them. I hung them on my wall and let them dry. The leaves curled and are beautiful!
Lastly I dried a rose that T gave me and tied everything together next to the painting.
I made sure to stab myself on the rose a couple times before I managed to get it tied.
Those things have prickers, ya know...
Why do I like this so much?
-It was nearly free to make.
-It has some sentimental value.
-It took advantage of things I already had.
-It's nature, so it's "disposable" if I don't have room to pack it up at the end of the year. That's a really tough thing about being a student. You have to pick up and move at the end of the year. Doing crafts like these allow me to make it seem "home-y" while not weighing you down with 4 extra boxes of decorations.
Hope you took some nuggets away from that!
Also, I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter. I leave you with a picture that my friend Meghan (@mcokeefe1) sent me over the weekend. Apparently this is how Massachusetts does Easter.
What an awesome bunny. I've done Santa Bread, but never bunny bread. He is simply adorable! Looks like I'm going to Massachusetts someday. Apparently it is a hotbed of delicious carbohydrates. Yum!
He is RISEN!
Blessings,
Shelbylicious
(SL)
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