\nAnyway, the little black and white paper birds are perched on a branch (punched from book pages). Their wings are three dimensional and they have a little black eye drawn with a pen. They will be hung from a branch to flutter in the heat from a radiator. Their hanging loop, cut from heavy cotton is also their long spindly legs..Intriguing… I also made a couple out of Christmas paper and had the bird hold a twig in its beak but I’m not sure.<\/p>\n
The second project<\/strong> I did is a three dimensional picture. Size 4″ x 12″ (Portrait). I covered a piece of heavy card with a green(y) scrapbook paper. Oh! you want to see them?<\/p>\n Ah! there in lies a little problem. I can’t see my photo library this morning! Paul is away and I have exhausted all my technical skills. <\/p>\n *Plug\/Unplug Does anyone remember a blogger called Mel at ispeakmelsh<\/em>? She did a daily photographic challenge and when the photo involved her family or a place that might be recognisable or traceable she would do this:<\/p>\n Normal service may or may not resume later.<\/p>\n Thank you for Pairs Helena<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week my Pair are linked only by the fact that I made them both, but I think that however tenuous it still makes a pair. So, the first project is a flock of birds cut from book pages. Shock! … Continue reading
\nI collected twigs, stems and leaves from the garden and made some paper beads and a wire and bead ‘tree’. I painted some of the twigs red or green just to break up the brown a bit.
\nI stuck everything down onto the board in a row, top to bottom varying the widths of each item, but keeping the pieces within the width of the card. I am looking at it now and feel pleased. Not just with the making but the process and of course the finished projects.<\/p>\n
\n*Huff\/Polish
\n*Shut down\/Restart the whole machine<\/p>\n![\"Pairs-week-44\"](\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Pairs-week-44.jpg\")
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