Orifiel's Birdie

This little birdie has been a long time in the making and has a rather long story to go with it. I'll try and give you the Readers Digest version!

It all started several months ago when I had been working on a similar project. I was in the process of making a door hanging (hob knob) much like this one and was just about finished with it. I like to name all my pieces and was trying to come up with a name I liked for it. I just so happened to be reading a book by Randy and Colt Frid, the husband and son team of Claudie's from Bubblin Over. The name of the book is Demons at the Door and I actually bought if for my son to read. I read about it on Claudie's blog and it sounded like something that he would find interesting. It has to do with computers, computer games, and some physics is thrown in there too. Well, the day it came in the mail I started reading it first and I have to admit that I could not put it down. It is adorable and I found myself wanting to know what was going to happen next.

There is a character in the book, Orifiel, who had a pet bird named Birdie that died. She told the story of Birdie and his death to two of the main characters in the book and it brought with it a life lesson. I thought this part of the book was so dear and so I named the piece Birdie. Claudie saw it, sent me an email telling me she wanted to buy it but by the time I checked my email Birdie was already gone. So, I promised Claudie I would make another one similar to it but I would "Caudieize" it. In order to understand "Claudieize" you need to visit her blog and check out her adorable cottage. She loves pink and blue and her home reflects her love of these colors.
It took me awhile to find the what I thought would be the "just right" thing to add to the piece to not only reflect Claudie's personality but also what I thought would represent Birdie. Here's what I came up with:
A little touch of blue in the ribbon and in the rhinestones from a vintage necklace.

A vintage pink flower pin.

A close up of the blue rhinestones.

The blue rhinestone button is from Mood fabrics in NYC. That definitely reminds me of Claudie!
The pink rhinestone button was a recent find and the last "just right" thing I was looking for to add.

I named this piece Orifiel's Birdie.

I have been a pink Saturday wannabe for so long now so maybe I will actually figure out to link up to it with Orifiel's Birdie!

p.s. Visit Claudies blog and find the link to Demons at the Door! It truly is an adorable book! I'm looking forward to the next one!