Christmas bird

I love having an embroidery machine.  It saves me a lot of time and money when I need something done.  Here's a little something I threw together last night in an attempt to make my kitchen a little more Christmasy...

for the birds!

we went to a little neighborhood festival this weekend and they had a "Make Your Own Bird Feeder" station. There was a really big jar of peanut butter there, so I had to check it out. This is what we left with...

a bagel covered in peanut butter and then dipped in different bird-friendly edibles. it's hanging in our back yard... at least it was before the storm tonight :/

decoupage bird art.

I have been recently inspired to redecorate my apartment, but budget decorating takes time and a lot of creativity... so with a little bit of inspiration from the Color me Katie blog, some Pier One catalogs that keep getting mailed to my apartment, some black paint, and one large canvas I made this...

and a little more up close and personal...