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Wow - it really has been a long time since I blogged [again]. Please do excuse my lackadaisical approach to the online world.

This time I bring to you a little 'tweetie' called Birdie. Birdie is my creation for Weft Studio's competition which closes this Saturday.

On entering you received a competition pack which included some Angelina fibres, merino tops, buttons, beads and fibres to name but a few. There were no restrictions to speak of and you could add as many other materials as you liked.

As soon as I looked at the pack I knew a 'Birdie' in a cage was the only solution [after all you can't go wrong with bird themed projects, right?]

The merino tops were used to make Birdie himself and he is adorned with an Angelina breast, the buttons were used for his eyes, giving him a slightly forlorn googly eye look! The fibres used to make his nest which I poked twigs into to add authenticity [obviously he would not have felt at home without some real twigs]. Finally I stitched the beads [which were egg shaped] onto the side of the nest and he was ready to be placed in his new home.

I embellished his cage with beads, buttons and a tag die I am obsessed with [keep your eyes peeled for some acrylic tag jewellery coming soon!] And a polite notice on a 7Gypsies metal tag, reminding the general public not to feed him - he is of a somewhat temperamental disposition.

So there we have it. A winning entry? Perhaps not but at least I have given life to a new Birdie, albeit one who never gets fed and whose eggs will never hatch.
Nothing like ending a post with optimism.
Till next time,
H
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