Up close and personal with the animals is exactly what the Danish photographer Morten Koldby does. He captures their facial expressions and personalities beautifully. His animal portraits have been an ongoing series for a few years with the goal of creating a coffee table book. In the March blog post Morten said, “I have recently been able to shoot some more for the project, bringing me closer to the goal of printing a book about the series.” Great news!
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Visit Morten Koldby’s website {koldby.com} to see more animal portraits.
~Thank you Morten for letting us use these photos~
Jesus said, “It is finished.” and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.(John 19:30) Jesus fulfilled ALL the work and will of the Father (salvation, our sins are forgiven, redemption, sacrifice, “paid in full”). He was buried in a tomb. Three days after his death on the cross, the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He Said.” (Matthew 28:5-6) Jesus is alive. He gave his everything so that we will be with him forever.
The inspiration for this project came from Fiskars, diy nest holder. I decided to use a regular brown lunch bag because of it’s lighter weight as compared to kraft paper or cardstock.
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Step 1 Supplies: a brown paper bag (makes 2 nests), scissors, glue stick and Jelly Belly
Step 2 Cut the bag as close to the bottom of the bag as possible.
Step 3 Cut 2 – 10 inch circles from the top part of the bag and 2 – 2 1/2 inch circles from the bottom of the bag. (the circles do not need to be perfect just a rough estimate)
Step 4 & 5 Take one of the two large circles and start at the outer edge with a pair of scissors, cut in a spiral to the center.
Step 6 Use your hand and crumple the cut spiral circle.
Step 7 Starting from the center, dab a little bit of glue on the paper towards the bottom edge and start wrapping the paper around itself. Repeat the two steps, dab glue every few inches to prevent the paper from unraveling and to secure the nest.
Step 8 Apply glue to the top of a small 2 1/2 inch circle and place it under the nest and press firmly.
I have admired vintage egg prints for years and collected a few for my home. Eggs are simple yet there is such a variety in colors and sizes out in nature. These egg and botanical images used to create tags and cards came from the Vintage Printable website. Go and check the website out, they have a wonderful collection of free images to copy or download.
Make sure to reinforce the punched out holes to prevent from ripping. I applied basic office supply white rectangle sticker tabs over the area before punching out the hole. Here are a few places to find hole reinforcements {Amazon} {Etsy}.
Gift cards are easy to attach to packages and bags or as place cards at the table.
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Free gift cards and tags to print for Easter. Follow the instructions below the images.
This was one of those unexpected days that I didn’t plan on being outside, but welcomed it. The DAYS (months) have been cloudy, damp and rainy for TOO long. The sun came out from behind the blanket of gray clouds, it was a good opportunity to check out the garden and around the yard. My mind started to think of all the possibilities as to what I should do out in the sunshine. As you can see, I planted moss in these pretty little pots. Moss have taken over the yard, literally in the lawn, trees, rocks and on the house.
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This is what one of the apple trees looked like covered in moss. I will scrape some off and use it in the pots.
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A few gardening supplies, but I will not be needing all of them.
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Almost done and a few more pots to go.
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They turned out great. It took me about an hour to complete the project.
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My son Caleb and I decided to gather a few things to decorate around these pots. I snipped off branches from the apple tree with tiny buds just starting to immerge. Then added fresh eggs from the chicken coop and wooden white birds.
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They are now ready to be taken inside the house set as the center piece of the table. To keep them fresh and green, make sure to water them well and not let the soil get dry. Squirt / mist the top of the moss with water once a day (maybe more) will also help.
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Supplies for this project are available at most gardening stores such as Home Depot & Lowe’s. The two types of moss, Irish & Scotch are the most common ones available. Sometimes the pot the moss came in could easily be slipped into a decorative pot without having to transplant it or make a mess.
