Blue-colored bird eggs made from
French-milled soap
are the perfect small gift for friends.
Especially when presented in
excelsior birds' nests
nestled in peat pots made in France...
S-h-h-h.....!
Details about how I made these are below,
BUT
you have to keep these as a secret from my friends.
They don't know they are getting them.
Since I began blogging and pinning,
I've seen beautiful small containers made from
garden peat pots.
Begin with 100% natural fiber pots.
Paint with Valspar sample paint, color Honeymilk.
Yes, this is definitely my paint...tagged with my fingerprints.
Not until I began painting these pots did I see
the word France imprinted into the bottom of the pot.
For me, this adds another special touch.
Two of my friends who will receive these are
retired high school French teachers.
The label image came from an Etsy shop,
The Graphics Fairy has many images
that will also be perfect.
A link to The Graphics Fairy is on my sidebar.
Type 'french-milled soap'
or another phrase of your choice on
each label.
The pots are small and you should be able
to print eight labels on one 8.5"x11" letter-size page.
Use deckle-edge scissors to cut out the labels.
Glue a label on the front and the back
using Mod Podge.
Create a small bird's nest from excelsior which
comes in more than one color.
I really like how the brown color coordinates with the
little brown and blue bird on the label.
Fill each nest with six small
French-milled blue egg soaps.
Place the pot into a clear plastic sack and tie with a
seam-binding ribbon.
Ready to fly away to a new home with my friend!
❦
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The French-milled soap eggs can be found at
where I found my inspiration and soaps.
The soaps can be bought in different quantities in
several different colors.
There is also a little bird's nest peat pot
with egg soaps ready-made for sale
if you don't want to make your own.
No compensation from any source
for this post. I just provided links to
small businesses that are giving us
good products at good prices.
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