Thanks to all my friends !!!!!!

Havent been able to let the hens out in the kennel to eat yet in the garden beds.But i have plenty of time still before it is time to plant the garden. I am gonna have a friend's kids do the actual work :) It will feel odd supervising

I fell Monday ..darn knee gave out on me again.So i have spent last few days propped on the couch . Friends came over Tuesday and did my yard work for me . My friends have all been a blessing to me with all that they have done since this injury last year.......i just want to say THANKS !!!!!!!!!!  From the ones who have helped me around the house to the ones sending yarn and beads and books and comfy handknitted slippers for my feet to keep them warm and listening to me complain all the time about what I "cant do" ..........and all the many other wonderful things !!!!!! You dont realize how much that has helped me !!!!!!!!!!

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Girls First Day out in the Garden

I let the girls out in the smaller raised bed today to eat bugs and scratch around for about an hour .........they were quite pleased with the ant and sow bug buffet they found :)

I also worked on a few new necklace and feather fascinator designs today .
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Meet the Girls !!!!

The "girls" arrived yesterday and settled right in.The one laying down is about 7 months old and the other two gals are several yrs old . I didnt want to get the chicks as a first time chicken owner . I prefer the eggs over the cuteness :) They enjoyed their Purina Feed along with strawberry tops and stale bread. I gave them some weed clumps to munch on also.I will give them a few days then i will put them in their smaller pen to take out in the garden area a few hours a day and eat the weeds and bugs .
They must have really been happy with their new home as i found 2 eggs yesterday evening ....Happy Dance !! 
I sat for a long time yesterday afternoon and just enjoyed watching them . Still not alot I am able to get around and do . I picked up my new foot / leg brace yesterday morning .I am hoping it will help with the pain that just never goes away :(  It could be alot worse .......

My Knockout Rose bush by the front window has a small half opened bloom . I am hoping it blooms on out today so I can get a pic of it

Chicken Coop!!!!!!!

Woohoo !!!!!!!!!!!  i have the chicken coop all together now. It was built from scrap woods . My injury kept me from getting it done sooner i hate to say.now gotta save the $$ and get either chicks or the older hens. Either will be great . Chicks are just so so cute but a brooder is expensive and i would not want to trust safety of my home or the chicks with a heat lamp cause accidents can happen . BUT whichever I end up with......... they have a home all ready and waiting on them. The coop and pen are actually inside my big metal garage shed so they will have added safety .....esp if i get the chicks.I plan to add more run area to this set up also. I have a large dog kennel that i will let the hens range around the yard in safely also.They have 2 above ground levels to roost on in the coop 

More LOL kitties

I love to start my day off with the LOL Cats. Here are a few that i have found recently ......

Feather and shell art designs

I wanted to share my little Native Girl I created from an Oyster shell and some pheasant feathers and a paint pen......

I think she came out beautiful .I plan to work on more of these as they bring me such joy.

Feathers and Horses..oh my :)

I wanted to show a friend what all I have been up to.........so few of these may be reposts of pics :)

Power of words

I have been working on jewelry and not having time to catch up my blog....
Shame on me !
I am using a small book That the binding had broke in and taking the pages out and slowly but surely cutting each word out individually .........not for the easily bored I warn ya !

Then I am taking mod podge and gluing the words to different types of  piece to turn into pendants. I add a bit of wire wrap and it is ready to be attached to  a beaded necklaceI will be working with Catholic  Art images here in coming week to make Saint Micheal and Saint Christopher necklaces

Farmhouse Friday .... Drying Pheasant wings

I am doing a bit of  work today and drying Pheasant wings to later to used in making Native American Fans and in Hair Fascinators...........
I didnt take any *yucky*  photos .
I found my box of Borax at Kroger ( grocery). It is actually a washing soda powder but it used to tan out bird wings and such.
Then I grabbed a package of brown paper lunch bags. Several wings fit in each one and then I added a 1/4 cup per bag and shook them up so all the wing would be dusted with the Borax
Next , I packed away in a plastic bin I had and I will put away in the shed for several weeks to dry out....
Once they have all dried I will wash them to sanitize them and then dry with the blow dryer.Some may later be dyed light colors or used naturally 

The feathers will be used in projects such as these below.............  

Feather Fascinators and Hair Clips

I am working on feather hair pieces and fascinators this week to be listed on both Etsy and in my Ebay . Here is one of them I just finished up. 
I pluck the feathers from birds that are hunted for meat and wash them up. Some are kept natural and others will be dyed soft colors