Feather Your Nest

I took advantage of a warm afternoon a few days ago by sitting on my porch and turning some branches of an unruly grape vine into a decorative robin's nest. It is made of concentric wreaths woven together with green yarn and more grape vine branches. 

I created the robin's eggs out of plaster and painted them with acrylic paint.



DIY Plaster Roses

I just went on a plaster rose-making spree! I have a silicone rose mold by Martha Stewart and decided to attempt to fill it with plaster. As you can see, the plaster picks up the fine details of the mold so it worked quite well. It also dries quickly, which allowed me to whip out several batches in a short period of time. I am going to use these flowers in embellishing furniture, frames, and the like.