I SIMPLY MUST STOP WHAT I'M DOING, JUST FOR A MINUTE...

Okay, y'all saw my crack house in the last post.

I'm trying to make it into a studio again - alone -

though my "little girl", Skyler, helped me last Saturday.

No one else has been knocking on my door...
(that was a HUGE hint).

Anyway, I must stop what I'm doing to share with you
 a gift I received in the mail today.

Now, I'm about 8 posts behind and have
my eldest son's Valentine's candy to mail,

an "I hope you're feeling better" box

that should have been mailed to my friend,
Molly Alexander, about 8 months ago

and a giveaway + many extras for her patience,

to the winner of that giveaway that probably thinks

 the Tank went ahead and put me in the home
 if she read my last post.

.

BUT, all of that waits while I show you
 this most wonderful gift I received.

My friend, Jan Armentrout, ordered a nest for me

made by the amazingly talented (I could go on and on)
Victoria Boster.

She had sent me to her website to look at these nests
and when I did, I swooned.

So, what does my most gracious friend, 'the other Jan' do??

She orders me one.
I simply must show you pictures of it.

Now, if you have trouble understanding
what it looks like because my photos are, well, lacking,

you can go to Vicki's blog and see pictures.

She makes a lot of these and

sometimes when you order one
you have to wait MONTHS to get it -

that's how good she is,

how amazing the nests are,

and how much demand there is for them.

(I really think Where Women Create should do an article
on her studio - can someone pass that on??)

Okey dokey, I've got to get back to the crack house,

so here are the pictures that don't do the nest's beauty justice...
one side of the nest

another side of the nest - really, go look at them on Vicki's blog

I really love this side of the nest-it has some twigs w/ white glittery 'flowers'

Okay, now you're going to be totally confused-

this is the center of the nest.

You know, where the bird sits?

The sides of the nest are built up to surround the center

just like in real life.

Now I must get back to the studio crack house.

I will start posting all of those old posts on my next break.

One more little thing,

You know what?

I have found that my artist friends make the best friends.

Thanks again, Jan, I love my nest!

Until later,

thanks for reading,

      Jan