I joined Flickr last year and was inspired to make a Birdcage by Creative Breathing. Elizabeth had a white one with beautiful felt flowers on the top. Of course when I saw it I just had to make one. But I decided to crochet my Flowers. It took me quite a while to find a suitable Birdcage but I did find one eventually from the Garden Centre. I just loved making the Flowers and then wiring them on to the top.
I had some beaded Birdies inside, but when I saw Lucy's birdies I thought I would have a go at crocheting some. So the Birdies are inspired from Attic 24. I have one stuck on the perch with a white sticky fixer and the other one hangs from the inside of the roof on a crocheted chain. I had some odd little Flowers in the bottom of my wool box and I put these on to the bottom of the cage. I just love my Birdcage, it looks so pretty in my Conservatory.
When my Daughters were born 24 years ago, my Family bought the girls a White Stork, it had a great Flower Display. But of course Flowers don't last, and the wire over the years went all rusty. So I bought some orange felt and some fluffy for the neck. The body was Crocheted based on the Carnation pattern I use and then I made some little Flowers and Leaves which I wired in.
I know these are some of last years work, but they give me so......much pleasure. Every day I walk into my Conservatory and they give me such a lot of joy. I would like to thank Daniela.H and Salma on Flickr for saying such lovely words and I thought I would just write you a little post talking about my 'favourites'.
Enjoy because i do.......
I hope you don't mind me showing these again, have a lovely evening!
