For Christmas, my children gave me 2 adorable little parakeets!!
They are such cheerful little creatures. They sing and chirp and LOVE to listen to my daughters play their amazing piano ballads.
We have a VERY musical family, so the birds are constantly puffed up and happy :)
Up until now, I have been covering the cage each night with whatever I have around the house...an old piece of flannel has been sufficing.
I was trying to think of something that would be functional AND pretty and finally got this little version in my head.
I had purchased the linen awhile ago, you know, thinking it was soooo sweet and I'd find SOMETHING to make out of it!! So when I started going through my fabric boxes, I knew I'd found the perfect project for it. Doesn't it look sweet??
My girls have affectionately named the birds "Barry" and "Kiwi" :)
So when I drew up this design on paper, I knew I wanted a matching piping. But when I looked at the ready-made options available, I was not happy. They were too big and bulky and I wanted more of a mini piping. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough of the fabric to make my own either. So I had to come up with another solution. I ended up buying a really small diameter cording and ready-made bias tape in the right color and made it out of that!! It turned out great.
All of the details are simple, yet adorable.
And the birds?? I think they like it too.
I'm so grateful for the opportunity to link this new blog to "Debbiedoo's Newbie Party" over at Debbiedoo's Blogging and Blabbing. Isn't it such a neat idea.....helping us Newbies out?? THANK YOU, Debbie!!
I'm also linking to Susan's, Between Naps on the Porch for "Metamorphosis Monday". Which is a delightful place, like Debbie's, to find all kinds of fun talent!! THANK YOU, Susan!!
That is of course.....if I can figure out how to do this linky thing.....I've only tried it once. :/
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