Sunday, January 17, 2010

Work in progress

Every now and then I love to share some work in progress.
These birds came out of the kiln earlier this week. They are not ready to assemble yet as they need to be sanded first. A job that I really dread as you all know...
After they are sanded, they have to get some legs. I cut the legs in different sizes so you get small and large birdies.First I glue the legs in the bottom of the birdie.
I let 'em dry before I glue them to the bottom part.
Then I take my time to find a nice bottom for each bird and there we have a large flock.
I'll photograph them tommorrow and will list them in my shop as individuals, pairs or little flocks. A larger flock is excited to fly off to a shop in Melbourne! I would be excited too, I love Melbourne! Lucky birds! :)
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33 comments:

  1. KreativlinkJanuary 17, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    Hehe... I LOVE the last photo. All the flocks. What is a flock of flocks? :)

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  2. GreetJanuary 17, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    ooo, so much!!! I feel for you!! all that sanding :-(((
    But well, the result is very cute!!!

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  3. Rosina {Rosy ~ Posy}January 17, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Your little birdies are SO cute! I just love seeing so many of them :) When I first looked at the photo quickly I thought that the bases were buttons with their little holes *grin*.

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  4. Kim van WaardenburgJanuary 17, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    wouw you have done an amazing ammount of work!! I hope you don't need to sand again soon...

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  5. evihanJanuary 17, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    woww what a great bird family:-))))

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  6. StaroftheEastJanuary 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    fun to see so many together :)

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  7. SigmosaicsJanuary 17, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    i adore you birdies .. mine tweet ever so happily to me from the windowsill in the kitchen :)

    xox

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  8. vadjutkaJanuary 17, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    I love them, they are so very cute!

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  9. LoddelinaJanuary 17, 2010 at 10:16 PM

    thanks for sharing your working process, these birds are so lovely!

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  10. Ana GonzalezJanuary 17, 2010 at 10:52 PM

    I do not like to sand either, is the most ungrateful, but of course is an essential step for the final finish just right. The birds are so very beautiful together.

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  11. ClairJanuary 18, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    When I saw these pictures in my blog feed, I thought those feet were marshmellows. Don't be getting them mixed up or your hot chocolate recipe (which is yum, by the way) will be a whole lot more crunchy.

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  12. karuskiJanuary 18, 2010 at 1:31 AM

    So beautiful, love them! Sounds like a lot of work indeed but it's worth every minute you have put on them!

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  13. alexkellerJanuary 18, 2010 at 1:33 AM

    omg - i love little flocks :)

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  14. Pesky Cat DesignsJanuary 18, 2010 at 3:21 AM

    Hmmm, I'm thinking my little bird may need a friend soon. So many to choose from too!

    These birds are so special and sweet!

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  15. KylieJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:28 AM

    Fabulous :) They are just divine Mitsy. I love your work-in-progress posts - they always make me smile and feel inspired too. Kylie x

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  16. BNdesignJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    I love your little birds!
    I really want my own place, not only for having my own place again but for the fact I can finally buy some of your gorgeous items for in it! :)

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  17. DeerLolaJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    wow, great work Mitsy !! the last pic reminds me of Hitchcock's Birds movie ;))

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  18. X by Leina NeimaJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    WOW; you are a busy laday, Mitsy! It seems they will turn out really cute ones...

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  19. KuutydrukJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    hihii, cute bird bunch! :)

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    i wish there was an easy way to manage the sanding :( but they are so worth it when they are done! i love these guys :)

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  21. Dawn of LaTouchablesJanuary 18, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    There's so much work involved, and the end result is so effective and adorable--I LOVE these birds!

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  22. ChloeJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    they're so cute!! (^_^) I love seeing things in their 'making' stages!

    Im not into sanding either.. it makes me shivverrrr.. ! hehe

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  23. UnknownJanuary 18, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    very lucky birds indeed, how i wish i could migrate somewhere warm for the winter too... ;)

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  24. EvaForevaJanuary 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    So much work goes into them! But it's all worth it! They are beautiful!

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  25. MarticeJanuary 18, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    love it! :)

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  26. Orion DesignsJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Just adorable! All that sanding must be mind-numbing.

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  27. Jessica JoJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    I lurv them, muchly.

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  28. ElisefiltJanuary 18, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    They are lovely.
    'Wonder when they nest and produce eggs? Easter maybe?????

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  29. Bethany DirksenJanuary 18, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    haha...I can only imagine how annoying it would be to sand all of those babies! Nicely done.

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  30. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    From a thumbnail on Flickr they look like sugar cubes/candies :)
    They are very dear, two are happily chatting on my windowsill...

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  31. NewMoonStudioJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    Those are so cute! Thank you for sharing the images! By the way, I always find the sending part not so fun...I feel for you! They are so beautiful and fun!

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  32. theaJanuary 19, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    oh these are fabulous! so great to seee the 'flock' together :)

    thea.
    xx

    www.spoonfulzine.com

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  33. UnknownJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    Love it !!!! Love it !!! greetings ......!!!!

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