Birds Of a Feather.

Well, well my craftily creative friends,
it seams that Autumn may be upon us. The trees now have some gold and red on
 their leaves and there seams to be is a nip in the air.
But this is very apt.
I have recently been asked to create an autumnal, bird themed
collection to go to the beautiful 

Blue Gallery in both Shifnal and Shewsbury 

which are both situated in the stunning county of Shropshire.

When asked for specifically birds of an autumnal feel i instantly thought of my Momma Crafter 

(who has always been keen on keeping an eye on the birds in her garden)
When i told her of the brief i had been given, she suggested i go and find

"The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady"

Which to her surprise i had never read before.

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of this delightful book,

it is the hand-writen diary of Warwickshire school teacher and artist Edith Holden.

You travel through the months with Edith reading her thoughts, monthly motto's and favourite poetry. Each page displays her illustrations of local wildlife, plants and flowers.

A truly heart warming read.

From the very first page I was full of craftily creative excitement.  

 It has been a great source of inpiration for

 my new collection

So here it is, the start of a a new season and the start a new collection and theme.

Please keep your crafty eyes pealed of more bird themed goodies.

The collection may 

(or may not)

 include 

some beautifully birdie hot-water bottles for those cosy winter times

Footnote: They stick together!