I wonder why?

Well many of you who have paid a visit to my blog over the past year have probably wondered why I have changed my banner and name so many times. I just to let you know that I have been playing with different ideas and themes, maybe I should get into web design that way I can play for other people. I think I have settled back to my original name for my blog "The Dove's Nest" partly because it is the only name my daughter remembers, and she proudly tells people that she works in The Dove's Nest! The other reason would be that the word Nest I am fond of and us it in my garlands, charms and other pieces I create. I like to incorporate bits of nature to my work even if it is just a colour from a leaf or small bird, these are earth based colors that give warmth to a room and heart.
I hope to launch a small website later this fall that will include many of my paper designs for purchase along with some artwork, prints and wee paper bundles. If there is any thing you would like me to bring back or create please leave a note for me on my blog, love to hear from you.

I wonder why?

Well many of you who have paid a visit to my blog over the past year have probably wondered why I have changed my banner and name so many times. I just to let you know that I have been playing with different ideas and themes, maybe I should get into web design that way I can play for other people. I think I have settled back to my original name for my blog "The Dove's Nest" partly because it is the only name my daughter remembers, and she proudly tells people that she works in The Dove's Nest! The other reason would be that the word Nest I am fond of and us it in my garlands, charms and other pieces I create. I like to incorporate bits of nature to my work even if it is just a colour from a leaf or small bird, these are earth based colors that give warmth to a room and heart.
I hope to launch a small website later this fall that will include many of my paper designs for purchase along with some artwork, prints and wee paper bundles. If there is any thing you would like me to bring back or create please leave a note for me on my blog, love to hear from you.

Wedding Belles

My daughter was a flower girl in her cousin Sarah's wedding last Saturday, they all looked so pretty. We had a fun day, they wedding was at a historical house near the Grand River, very pretty grounds for pictures, we dodged lightning and rain to get some pictures done, but it worked out fine. I had a visitor in my purse....I went to grab my camera to get a picture of them coming down the isle and there was a frog in my purse!!!!! Luckily I kept my composure and didn't scream, he was only a little guy, so the ring bearer took him and held him for a bit.

Wedding Belles

My daughter was a flower girl in her cousin Sarah's wedding last Saturday, they all looked so pretty. We had a fun day, they wedding was at a historical house near the Grand River, very pretty grounds for pictures, we dodged lightning and rain to get some pictures done, but it worked out fine. I had a visitor in my purse....I went to grab my camera to get a picture of them coming down the isle and there was a frog in my purse!!!!! Luckily I kept my composure and didn't scream, he was only a little guy, so the ring bearer took him and held him for a bit.

Our weather here has been so crazy , for the past month it has gone from wicked thunderstorms almost every other day, heat and humidity very severe, I think our planet is telling us something . I have a wedding to go to this Saturday and it is outside, hope the storms stay away and blistering heat, my daughter is a flower girl and she is quite excited to wear her dress. Well in between freaky storms I had a cold during the past week and was not up to creating things as usual. I did get back in the swing of things and made a few little pieces in the past few days, I enjoy using this calico fabric, the pattern and color are soft and aged looking, I made a set of hang tags with pretty tea stained seam binding and a little aged box that are now in the shop. I did finish a Halloween style painting, a little girl in earlie dress holding her lantern to check on her pumpkin....I mounted the painting onto some calico fabric and am offering her as a print in the shop. I have made a few changes on my blog and with update some items on the side bar soon, I am working on a picturetrail album and will post al link once it is finished.

Our weather here has been so crazy , for the past month it has gone from wicked thunderstorms almost every other day, heat and humidity very severe, I think our planet is telling us something . I have a wedding to go to this Saturday and it is outside, hope the storms stay away and blistering heat, my daughter is a flower girl and she is quite excited to wear her dress. Well in between freaky storms I had a cold during the past week and was not up to creating things as usual. I did get back in the swing of things and made a few little pieces in the past few days, I enjoy using this calico fabric, the pattern and color are soft and aged looking, I made a set of hang tags with pretty tea stained seam binding and a little aged box that are now in the shop. I did finish a Halloween style painting, a little girl in earlie dress holding her lantern to check on her pumpkin....I mounted the painting onto some calico fabric and am offering her as a print in the shop. I have made a few changes on my blog and with update some items on the side bar soon, I am working on a picturetrail album and will post al link once it is finished.

This is a pair of silhouettes I have done on aged paper in watercolor. I have hand torn the paper and mounted each one onto pretty primitive fabrics. Each signed and dated print is framed in a black wood frame. These designs are exclusive to Dove Grey Primitives copyright 2008.
I have chosen a special design for each cupboard print that will take you through the seasons or everyday. This set is in golden fall colors perfect for your Early, Primitive, or Colonial decor. Watch for more autumn pieces coming soon.