Habitat for Birds
May 4, 2007
Recently I made friends with Carla through her cool shop called Patische Decor. I love her shop, so I keep going there to buy gifts for people, but it’s just an excuse to hang out and soak up the atmosphere. Tonight Carla is hosting an auction of artist-designed bird houses to raise money for Habitats for Humanity, so I donated mine.
I made this bird house a couple of years ago while my niece was visiting. When I showed her this book of funky projects, she liked the idea of decorating bird houses, so we bought a couple and each did our own thing. Mine is covered with French tomato juice labels and stamped with Japanese kanji for hope, love, and prosperity. The little border garden is made of shells.
Although I love the house, it’s just another thing gathering dust — I even put it in this quilt as one of those things that is mysteriously cluttering up my house. I’m finding it’s nice to give these things away.
There are probably 25 bird houses decorated with everything imaginable– from bottle caps to coffee beans. Chandler made this stripey one, with clever legs made out of coat hooks. Too bad I can’t be at the auction tonight. Carla said she may get a bag of feathers and toss them all over the shop. I love the way she thinks! I wish she’d come decorate my house, minus the bird feathers.
Update: There were 32 bird houses, and the auction raised over a thousand dollars for Habit for Humanity. Yay!
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Your birdhouse is wonderful. If I were a bird, I’d want to live in it!
What beautiful birdhouses!
The birdhouse is wonderful!! …and I just have to ask…where do you get French tomato juice labels???
You can find just about anything you can think of on Ebay, if you have the time and energy, lol!
Pam, I have finally visited your blog and wanted you to know how much I enjoy the graphic novel aspect of it all. So much fun. Congratulations.