Freckled Bird Pillow by Georgianne Holland at Nestle and Soar |
Bird lovers are
everywhere, and if you are thinking about a gift for your favorite bird lover,
it is easy to find gifts that will decorate their garden or feed their
feathered friends. How about a handmade gift for your bird fan that will
decorate the inside of their home instead!
You won’t have to buy a tank of gas to shop
for your bird-loving friend! Handmade bird pillows, birdie cups for their
favorite coffee or tea, and special one-of-a-kind modern vintage bird wall art
are easily available with a click of your mouse. And while technology makes it
fast and easy for you to purchase a great handmade gift for a bird lover, you
can appreciate the low-technology methods used to create these handmade items.
Talk to most any crafts person, and you will be intrigued to hear about the
extensive time, patience and talent needed to hand-make these collectible home
décor items. These are the kind of gifts that will be appreciated for years to
come.
Hand-thrown Birdie Cup at Nestle and Soar |
Bird lovers tend to
like birds in every room of the house; at least I know that I do! In my Nestle and Soar studio in Colorado, I have bird-themed office supplies, containers of
all shapes and sizes, bird calendars, and bird art for the wall. The variety of
bird species is so very extensive, it is easy to help bird lovers celebrate
their favorite colors with handmade bird-themed items. Have you ever seen
images of birds from around the world, in lands far away from the backyard
sparrows and finches seen everyday, to be amazed by the bright colors and
plumage of birds from around the world? This is the kind of variety that makes
bird lovers happy, so help them celebrate the true wonder of birds by giving
them a special gift.
Perhaps you have a
creative urge and would like to try making your own handmade gift for a bird
lover? It is fun and easy to turn soda bottles into bird feeders or help your
kids or grand kids paint a simple wooden bird house from the hobby store. This
kind of thoughtful gift has the benefit of being handmade by a loved one, and
bird lovers tend to be warm hearted folks! One of my favorite handmade gifts
for bird lovers became the big hit at Christmas time last year. I found a stash
of simple drawstring muslin bags and stamped a lovely image of a bird in flight
onto them. I filled each one with wild bird food from my local home and garden
shop. It was fun and easy to give away these sweet gifts to all of my
bird-loving friends at Christmas potlucks and gift exchanges. And when the bird
seed was all gone, each of my friends could reuse the muslin bag as a simple
gift wrap for another gift!
What bird-themed gift would you love to receive?
Thanks for stopping by,
Georgianne
2 comments:
I gave as presents about 12 years ago what I put together to aid in the bird nesting process. They had a collection of different exotic fibers from my animals which I dyed with plant based dyes and teased open. I then tucked them into willow twig balls and tied a wire hanger on the top of the ball to allow it to be hung for the birds to come and pluck what they needed to make their nests. It was a great sucess and each year since I have made and sold these. The birds here have such colorful and exotic nests.
Your creativity is shown in your things , where from you get the ideas?
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