April's Fool...in January

Call me strange, but I took this picture of a bird's nest on the ground... So, what's strange about that you might ask? Actually, this is a nest I made from Spanish moss and the potato vine seed pods so plagueing Florida (foreign import that suffocates everything green.) You know now how the vine got its name... I have an abundant supply of potato-look-alike seed pods in my yard, and I had to create something with them. The birds ARE starting to nest about now, but I don't think they would approve. Those seed pods are mighty hard!

Made a steel necklace with tigereye beads and other weird stuff...

Got creative last Sunday and fashioned this necklace out of steel wire and beads. Hard on the fingers, but it was seriously fun. Birds' nests are popular in jewelry these days, and I just learned how to make one. Now, if only I could come up with a truly original idea.... They come when you least expect them. The thick part in the middle is leather wrapped with beads and wire.

Creative ideas taking flight...

Got myself into a collage last night, and it was FUN! I was going to paint, but I had this collage that had been partially finished sitting around. I got the idea on how to finish it, so I went for it. Sometimes it takes time to get a piece just the way you like it.