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- A Libby on “Forest fairy”:
“Lovely pick! I can almost see the fairies and sprites flying through your bead assortment.…” read »
- anafiassa on “Rusty Agates”:
“Gorgeous collection! I love the way these beads look together.…” read »
- anafiassa on “Fall Finch Fights”:
“Beautiful collection! I love watching birds, and your description of your finches made me smile.…” read »
- anafiassa on “toasted marshmallows”:
“I'm a sucker for a good toasted marshmallow--and I'm a sucker for these beads. Wonderful inspiration,…” read »
- anafiassa on “blues and green”:
“What a fun collection! I really like the way these colors go together.…” read »
- anafiassa on “LADY SINGS THE BLUES”:
“What a beautiful, cooling collection. Love all the different blues that you brought together for this…” read »
- anafiassa on “for someone special”:
“This is simply lovely! My sister loves pinks as well, and these would work perfectly for…” read »
- MH on “Under the Cherry Moon”:
“Pretty pretty pretty congratulations…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “for someone special”:
“What a gorgeous picm! I agree with Nancy about this being becoming a POD!…” read »
- Granny Nancy on “for someone special”:
“This is really lovely. Caught my eye right away! And I see a POD in your…” read »
- luma on “Under the Cherry Moon”:
“Beautiful! Love the pinks.…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Under the Cherry Moon”:
“Kathryn, congrats on your stunning pink POD!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “CHARMING”:
“Very interesting pick of charms with a variety of interests included!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “LADY SINGS THE BLUES”:
“Very pretty pick of blues!…” read »
- Chicky Red-haired Grammy on “Under the Cherry Moon”:
“Congrats on your POD, Kathryn!…” read »
- BevB on “Under the Cherry Moon”:
“Congrats on your fantastic Under the Cherry Moon pod, Kathryn!…” read »
- Chali-o on “Autumn Begins Sat Sept 23”:
“Flaming reds! I love the autumn changes, and this captures it in full swing.…” read »
- Chali-o on “Mint and Wine”:
“Beautiful contrast of light and dark. I find the mix energizing.…” read »
- Chali-o on “LADY SINGS THE BLUES”:
“love the blue Goldstone with your pick... it adds depth like pulling lyrics from the soul.…” read »
- Chali-o on “blues and green”:
“Nice hooters, LOL You've got beautiful colors. Now I know what to do with my patina…” read »
- Chali-o on “toasted marshmallows”:
“yum-yum! Lovely mix of textures. I'm so ready for fall!…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “blues and green”:
“I love the colors you chose for this pick! If you get any of these and…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “toasted marshmallows”:
“Good toasted marshmallow pick! This looks like it would please the majority of people color…” read »
- Granny Nancy on “Seascape”:
“Right... I started it before I heard about the storm. But that's ok - its…” read »
- Chicky Red-haired Grammy on “Focusing”:
“Such a gorgeous pick, Nancy! True autumn colors and my favorite colors and time of year.…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Seascape”:
“Beautiful beach pick! Unfortunately it sounds like you might have to watch your beach pick…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Fall Finch Fights”:
“Beautiful fall pick! It sounds like you have smart crafty thinking finches.…” read »
- BevB on “Fall Finch Fights”:
“Your pick is so pretty.…” read »
- Granny Nancy on “Focusing”:
“102 degrees in Autumn. How awful. That's why I recline in front of my TV…” read »
- JenJouterie on “Autumn Begins Sat Sept 23”:
“What a great mix of fall brights.…” read »
- JenJouterie on “ROCK HOUND”:
“I don’t look at gemstones enough. Your pick reminds me why I should.…” read »
- JenJouterie on “Black Tie Affair”:
“This is striking, reminds of glamorous old movies on TCM.…” read »
- JenJouterie on “Rusty Agates”:
“Very bright. I have purple and orange light I hope to get up for Halloween.…” read »
- JenJouterie on “Mint and Wine”:
“I love purple and mint together. What gorgeous pick. Those bronzed white with metallic English cut…” read »
- BevB on “Garnet Blush”:
“This is beautiful. What a nice compliment to "Sweet Retirement". Yesterday I made a pair of…” read »
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On Mar 29, 2021 at 9:33 am #
Phoenix says:I love your delicate spring pick! It’s wonderful when all the birds start coming back.
On Mar 29, 2021 at 10:11 am #
Beady Little Eyes says:Love your pick. Lots of birdies and lots of trees. I was watching my hens eating seeds with the sparrows the other day – they all get along well despite the huge difference in size.
On Mar 29, 2021 at 1:35 pm #
Kathryn R says:Beady, I love your story of the peace-loving hens and sparrows! Must have been plenty of seeds for all.
MH, some of your pick looks like my yard (bare branches trees). A few migrators have returned to the melted and rain-filled pond. Red Winged Blackbirds are snarfing at our feeders i love to hear their “drink yer teeeeeee!” song when they return. This is a perfect Spring pick!
On Mar 29, 2021 at 2:16 pm #
Melody F says:Here we have bushtits. They are tiny and they flock together except when they nest. I like to sit in my car in our driveway (when it’s too cold to sit outside) and watch them pile on our suet feeder. They don’t squabble like some other birds do, and there is always room for one more. Your pick reminds me of them, MH. I love the little bird charms. And trees are our oxygen-making life-givers. We have a birdbath too.
On Mar 29, 2021 at 4:10 pm #
Beady Little Eyes says:Melody – I love your birdbath. Mine always get knocked over by the deer and always break.
Kathryn – Our red winged blackbirds just showed up recently also. I always wear an enameled red winged blackbird pin to honor their return. So silly, I know.
So fun when fresh picks or design gallery postings go off into other directions.
On Mar 29, 2021 at 11:54 pm #
Kathryn R says:Melody and Beady, it’s great to see others here who love birds. And trees. i’s love to see your little Bushtit birdies, Melody. I wonder if they may be in my state. Beady, it’s not silly to wear a pin of a bird you love. I wear a pin of a Rufus Hummer that showed up at my feeder, way out of his range, in September and stayed until November 3rd.
On Mar 29, 2021 at 11:56 pm #
Maggies Mom says:Sweet pick! We love watching all the goings-on around our feeders and birdbaths. The chipmunks have woken from their hibernation under our wooden garden bridge. We have chickadees, noisy bluejays, several cardinal pairs, mourning dove pairs, woodpeckers (2 kinds), lots of sparrows and those redwing blackbirds that eat all our seed! The red-tailed hawks and sharp-shinned hawks are on the prowl at times. Plus squirrels that I feed peanuts to. One is blind in one eye, and I hadn’t seen “Buddy” in months, but our granddaughter spotted him begging on the deck railing, looking into the sliders for treats. We were thrilled, I was sure he was dead. And there’s “Biddy”, the squirrel with one front arm missing. I think we’re the squirrel rehab for the neighborhood. Lots of activity to entertain us and we love it.
On Mar 31, 2021 at 12:21 am #
MH says:We all love our birds and wildlife. My son was just showing me a picture he took of a woodpecker and the squirrels outside are teasing his cat!