The Little Bird from Quill Cottage

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This sweet bird flew over to visit me from Quill Cottage!

It was singing a line from Emily Dickinson...

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches on the soul And sings the song without the words And never stops at all

I love the imagery of the nest on the topic of hope; it reminds me of the hard lessons I've had to learn on that subject after all the years of infertility we experienced. But, we got our boy and I know we are blessed.

The bird was a gift from Sandy, in honor of her 2nd blogaversary! But that wasn't all -- Sandy in her generosity also included all this beautiful ephemera!

Look how beautiful she packaged it all! The folder is a work of art in itself!

How much fun will I be having with all this luscious inspiration?

The lovely little bird now cheers up my entryway:

Miss Sandy has made me blush with gratitude! You must visit her at the cottage -- you'll be so glad you did!

Comments

Coralie Cederna Johnson said…
Oh my! What a fabulous gift! All those great pieces of scrappy fun to play with and make something wonderfully creative! Gorgeous! We were without phone or internet service for several days...that's why I haven't been here to visit. Just getting back in tune now. Have a fabulous weekend, Laurie, and thanks for the lovely wedding anniversary congratulations!
September 5, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Christine said…
This is beautiful! What a wonderful gift and all those lovely things to play with!!!

Blessings,
Christine
September 6, 2009 at 1:09 AM
said…
What a magical win! Congrats!
September 6, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Viola said…
Gorgeous! What a wonderful gift, lucky girl, you!! Hugs, Viola :-)
September 6, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Pretty Things said…
I LOVE that! And the ephemera! You get the coolest stuff....
September 6, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Linda Sue said…
What an awesome package- you lucky girl- LOVE the framed bird and nest collage- wow! By the Way, after you choose a word tomorrow you must also choose the next person to choose a word for the following week- isn't that FUN!!!
September 6, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Caroline said…
I love that collage - just gorgeous! Lucky you to get all those extra goodies too - you'll be having fun with them, no doubt!! Can't wait to see what you choose as the Weekword.
September 7, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Sandy said…
Laurie,

Thank you for blessing me with your sweet words and excitment over the nest assemblage. I am so thrilled that you are enjoying all the goodies. Have a wonderfully blessed week!
September 8, 2009 at 6:56 AM
Unknown said…
What a beautiful package....I bet you were thrilled....
September 9, 2009 at 9:41 PM
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