My Swedish birdhouse

In my Grandmothers house hung a painting.  It was a painting of the Swedish countryside of my ancestors, created by my mother's uncle.
It is one of the few glimpses I have of how my Swedish family lived.  A connection to the old country. 

I wish I could say this painting is proudly displayed on my walls, but sadly, my brother also has a connection with this painting, so it graces his home instead.

The other day, I found a birdhouse that reminded me of the little rectangled houses of the painting.  And since I cannot own the painting I thought I could paint the birdhouses to remind me of the painting.
Just a little reminder.

Now all I have to do is find the right tree, and hopefully, some little bird will enjoy a little slice of Sweden.

-Laurie

3 comments:

  1. Beautiful picture! And I love the birdhouse too. :)

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  2. I found your website when I was looking for birdhouses. I actually just did a birdhouse just like yours.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/38472312@N08/6903548472/in/photostream

    But then I came across your really neat binder! I'm in the process of making it. Unfortunately, I didn't read the whole thing and just wrote down the stuff in what you need, so I didn't get anything to get the ribbon onto the fabric. I just used the adhesive spray to attach the ribbons to the handles, I'm not sure if it'll hold yet, I just did it. I'll have to go back to the store and get the last ingredient. :)

    Anyhow, I'll post my completed project when I'm done.

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  3. My grandfather used to make beautiful hexagon shaped bird houses. I wish I could have learned before he passed away. Thanks for sharing. I am stopping by from the flock together blog hop. I am a new follower. Hope to see you at True Aim.

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