Etsy Finds - Calendars

Etsy is overflowing with beautiful calendars this time of year, so if you haven't found your perfect calendar for 2011 yet, it might be worth the search.

These are some of my favorites.

2011 Giclee calendar - Watercolor birds by joojoo.
Animal Portraits Calendar by papersparrow.
2011 Birdie Desk Calendar by joom.

Birds Continued...

I've recently blogged about some beautiful bird creations by Etsy artists. Since then, I've come across more note-worthy pieces, which I've now decided to share with you.

Check them out:
- Birdie Gift Tags by Skinnylaminx
- Cut Out and Eep Card by Skinnylaminx
- New To This World by Freya Art

Birds

These birds, created by artists from Europe and Canada were found on Etsy on a lazy afternoon.

Red Bird by Sabahnur from Istanbul, Turkey
2 Bird Pins by Marina Bormosheva a.k.a Moloco from Kiev, Ukraine
Christmas Bird Decoration by MyHappyHobbies, Renfrew, Canada
Cardinal Decoration by Kate Fete from London, UK

Love Sugar Design

These awesome birds and flowers (featuring wonderful use of color) were created by LoveSugarDesign. You can find these prints in their Etsy shop, which I love to go and visit every once in a while, just to see the new things they post.

Their designs remind me of spring and, for some reason, tranquility.

Quite lovely, aren't they?

Handmade Bird Ornaments

Paper Birds ornaments are really easy to make. All you need is some card-stock paper, glue and glitter. You can also use vellum paper for the wings and jewel accents for the eyes.

Just trace the shape of a bird (in one simple line) on card stock and cut it out, then glitter the whole bird or just the outlines. Be as creative as you like.

I used snow flakes glitter (in three shapes/sizes) from the Martha Stewart collection to cover the bird (both sides), and after the glitter and glue dried, I hot-glued the light-blue vellum paper wings and added the sparkly jewel eyes.




I got the inspiration for these bird ornaments from Paper-Source and Lupin.

Handmade Felt Ornaments

Another fun idea for tree decorations: Handmade Felt Ornaments.



Laura Howard, a.k.a Lupin creates these wonderful decorations from wool felt. You can find these and other lovely things, both to decorate your home and wear in your hair :)

I especially like her handmade headbands.