- Mar 22, 2012
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So, I've been a bit disappointed the last few weeks. One of my male ducks was eaten (slightly) by an owl and my females have stopped laying all together for over a week now.
I have put so much time and effort into raising these little guys.
Then today it came to me.
I make about 30-50 ornaments every year with my son that we customize for everyone that gets them. I can post pics when I take them after they dry. But these are copy and pasted from the internet. Anyway, I picked up about 25 feathers and brought them inside. My best friend is pregnant with her 1st baby. I painted this ornament design except the girl has on red with red buttons and brown hair sticking out. On the back I painted "Expecting a Miracle 2012". I also attached a red, green, and gold ribbon to the top. She's due in June.
Then I saw this second ornament. My son (who is 6 by the way) said he still wanted to paint. So we did that. Each ornament is different. We let the paint kinda drip in using different colors then I put my thumb over the hole and shake it until the colors swirl around and blend in. So I did this where there's a little open area with no paint. That's where we'll insert the names and feathers. For the ones where space wasn't left I'll probably just paint their names on the outside.
I also found one that has memorial sayings for lost loved ones. This one in particular touched home b/c my husband's cousins lost their mom, who was the rock of the family, and I wanted to do something special for them. While we were swirling the paint for one of them I looked and saw that there's a side profile face in it that looks like a woman with a white face and flowing pink hair. Awesome. Anyway, here are the poems/sayings:
Angel Feathers:
Falling, fluttering, full of grace.
These feathers show that
your guardian angel is nearby watching
and keeping you safe.
Memories:
The wind wisping gently near.
Like feathers gliding in the breeze
are our cherished memories.
Remember:
Feathers dancing in the wind.
Gracefully fluttering
like a warm memory
dances forever in our heart.
I think I'll paint the angels here and put the feathers inside for the other memory ornaments
Then today it came to me.
Then I saw this second ornament. My son (who is 6 by the way) said he still wanted to paint. So we did that. Each ornament is different. We let the paint kinda drip in using different colors then I put my thumb over the hole and shake it until the colors swirl around and blend in. So I did this where there's a little open area with no paint. That's where we'll insert the names and feathers. For the ones where space wasn't left I'll probably just paint their names on the outside.
I also found one that has memorial sayings for lost loved ones. This one in particular touched home b/c my husband's cousins lost their mom, who was the rock of the family, and I wanted to do something special for them. While we were swirling the paint for one of them I looked and saw that there's a side profile face in it that looks like a woman with a white face and flowing pink hair. Awesome. Anyway, here are the poems/sayings:
Angel Feathers:
Falling, fluttering, full of grace.
These feathers show that
your guardian angel is nearby watching
and keeping you safe.
Memories:
The wind wisping gently near.
Like feathers gliding in the breeze
are our cherished memories.
Remember:
Feathers dancing in the wind.
Gracefully fluttering
like a warm memory
dances forever in our heart.
I think I'll paint the angels here and put the feathers inside for the other memory ornaments
