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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Waiting for my Bluebirds ~


The Bluebird Poem
I know the song that the bluebird is singing,
Out in the apple-tree where he is swinging;

Brave little fellow, the skies may look dreary;
Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery.

Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat,
Hark! was there ever so merry a note?

Listen awhile and you’ll hear what he’s saying,
Up in the apple-tree swinging and swaying.

“Dear little blossoms down under the snow,
You must be weary of winter, I know;
Hark, while I sing you a message of cheer;
Summer is coming and spring-time is near!

“Little white snowdrop! I pray you arise;
Bright yellow crocus! come, open your eyes;
Sweet little violets, hid from the cold,
Put on your mantles of purple and gold;

Daffodils! daffodils! say, do you hear?–
Summer is coming and spring-time is near!”
~Emily Huntington Miller~

It's been so warm here in PA I've been exploring with my camera....
to my surprise, Spring is near! 

I love birds and have feeders & houses all around the farm...
Today's earrings were inspired by the longing for warmer days..
and the first sighting of my bluebird families~  
My fashion statement on most days is....Muck boots and jeans....
I would be happy to throw these on and sneak through the gardens..
Looking for signs of Spring~  

Please stop by my blog and website for more!
Melinda 
 

13 comments:

  1. I love this earring design! The birds are a bonus!!

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  2. I love those prongs! and the patina...bravo!

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    1. The prongs are uncut rivets....it totally started out as a mistake...but loved it so kept going!

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  3. Very pretty and creative, nice work Melinda!!

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  4. Melinda, you are so talented! Those are beautiful!! :)

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  5. Great earrings and I love the patina on them - really nice.

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  6. Wow! What's not to love about these! They start off with a charming bird design with a bright splash of my favorite colors. Then the layers smooth and textured metals in bright copper, patina, and silver! Such a creative, original, and just plain eye-pleasing design!

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    1. The background disc is actually brass with a silver wax....looks so pretty!

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  7. Oh, my, Melinda, these are the sweetest things ever! I love blue birds as well, and the way you put things together is just genius:)

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  8. I love the patina and texture on the inner circle and the sweet little poem made me smile! Our daffodils are peeking up too.

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  9. Amazing metal work! You really rocked these earrings!

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  10. Melinda, these are beatiful! I love the sweet bird images with the textured metal. I can just see you wearing these out to muck what ever it is you are mucking...:)

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  11. Oh my gorgeousness! That is such an inspired design! I am longing for spring and blue birds and blue skies! Thank you for this sweet inspiration today!
    Enjoy the day!
    Erin

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