What will we be making at Birdsong 2?

One of my projects is ready for Birdsong 2. I'm still designing and gathering goodies for the other one, which will be a pendant made up of all vintage beads and charms, with a little bit of tatting as a surprise element.

This class is on how to make a paper mache mushroom, covered in ephemera.  This photo shows the underside of the fungi.

This is the top.

Hiding under the mushroom is a Charlotte fairy dressed in millinery blooms and petals.

More little flowers plucked from old hats grow in the moss carpet under her feet.  Although, her feet aren't touching the moss, she is suspended above it, in flight.

We will assemble the whole scene from scratch, and every thing is supplied for the class.

Beth and Lisa have their classes ready to show too.  Beth is digging into her deep drawers filled with paper and pulling out a selection of old text and handwriting to show her signature torn paper collage backgrounds.  She'll also provide collage sheets of images and birds and walk us through how layering and building levels creates drama in your work.

Lisa's piece is an invitation by the fairies to come into their world of vintage beauty.  We will build a vignette covered in ephemera as a multi media home for these sweet sprites.  And if you  have ever been in one of Lisa's classes, you will know what beautiful supplies she gives us to work with!

(you notice I say, "us"?  Heck, yes, I'm taking these classes too!  I try to plan the weekend so I can hang out and soak up the fun too, while creating with my crafty peeps)

I'll have pictures of the necklace I'll be helping everyone make, as soon as I take one more little junking trip to get a few more tidbits to add to it.  Right now, I'm a little busy with Sugarwings and her broken fairy wing.

There are still some spots left at Birdsong Two. We are very lucky to have more than half of last year's group returning.( I think that means they liked it!!) And how nice that they signed up sight unseen while we were still cranking out the proposed projects. 

But now you can see some of what we will be making and there is space for some new friends to come and play too.  I hope we will see you there?

Also, I am in the mood to seriously CLEAN HOUSE.  After all the turmoil lately, I feel the need for freshness.  So, my clearance in the Boutique and Etsy is amped up.

You have to go to the Boutique from this link:

http://www.karlascottage.com?code=January

And you will get 60% off with the code word January.

Use the same code word, January to get 60% off in the Etsy shop.

 

Comments

[Francy]

cute, cute, cute! Awesome projects.

[grace]

ooooh what beautiful projects!! Wish I could come I am soooooo jealous. Grace xoox

[maggie raguse]

Hi Karla, fun to see what projects you'll be doing at Birdsong 2--so wish I could attend. Once my daughter starts at KU in another year, I'm going to be finding all sorts of excuses to visit her and take your classes! Belated condolences on the loss of your precious puppy--I am extremely attached to my dogs, so I know you are grieving, and I'm so sorry. And continued good healing to your loved ones.

I FINALLY got around to doing a quick post on my blog about the goodies pack I won from the giveaway you, Beth, and Mary put together last September (I am BAD at procrastinating, obviously)--still can't wait to play with all of it. I thanked Beth and Mary and want to say, again, thank YOU for a wonderful treat. I want to start participating in Mary's monthly collage challenge, so I jumped in with January's. You all must have so much fun getting together and crafting with each other!

maggie
http://www.themagrag.com

[Soarenth]

Planning the event so you can participate and not just supervise is a great idea! I hope you and all your guests have an enchantingly fun weekend!

[jeanie]

The wee mushroom is to die for and those collages rock! I wish we could lock in our Paris plans so I'd know if I can get to Birdsong... of course, by then, signups will be done!