Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Birds

I've had a very stressful week so I decided that I would relax this morning and read a bit.
But when I opened up my magazine, tons of paper birds started flying out!
They've been flying around my kitchen
and my bedroom all day.

I think they're quite lovely...
but they keep messing with my doo!

132 comments:

  1. they look like a nuisance! but they're beautiful!

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  2. Lol! I would be giggling with all the pecking. I love it...

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  3. I love the birds. You are so creative Katie! Wish I had some on my walls.

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  4. Ha ha! Fantastic ideas! I love your creativity.
    p.s. My friend used to run this blog with someone else. The paper crafts she features made me think it might be something you'd be interested in, or could be inspired by just as much as I was: http://bit.ly/b5NNZ5

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  6. girly, I adore you and your ideas and your cat and please not forget, your apartment, I love it! hahaha... it looks so colorful! :D just like my dream house :D

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  7. haha I love the way you think Jaky!

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  8. I probably say this in every comment, but you are SOOO CREATIVE! These are just beautiful!

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  9. love love love love love it!
    gah!

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  10. stumbled on your twitter accnt through the liveintent window on gotham...and now i am addicted! its something simply bright and cheery to add to my everyday :)

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  11. Oh Katie you never cease to make me smile!

    Thanks, I was having a dreary day...

    xoxo

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  12. How did you cut them out so perfectly??

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  13. Birds invaded my room too!
    http://symphanie.blogspot.com/2010/02/birds-in-alpha-chi-316.html

    BUT YOURS ARE LOVELY.

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  14. haha that last picture made me smile!

    cute house :]

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  15. You just made my day! AGAIN!

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  16. New follower alert~~~Lovely birds!

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  17. I wish I lived in your apartment!!!

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  18. hopefully the worms saty out of your home today!

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  19. apart from the birds...your expression is awesome in the last pic...
    wish i had some birds in my room!!!

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  20. Oh no I hope they did not cause you additional stress!
    Very pretty

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  21. You always make me smile. Thank you!

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  22. They're so lovely, and go perfectly with your immaculate white walls! The last photo is like this happier, hopefully less dangerous version of Hitchhock's The Birds. :D

    Toast with Charmalade

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  23. I found your blog and I'm hooked! You are the best!

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  24. Awwh i love this!
    Would you mind if i did this but on a much smaller scale for my art exam?
    x

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  25. I hope all your technical dilemmas have been solved! Sorry its been a rough week. Don't those times really make you appreciate a "normal" day?!?
    Just let those birds fly away with all your stressful thoughts!
    Love ya Katie!

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  26. Oh my goodness! Could this be any cuter!?

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  27. Katie, these birds are awesome!! But don't let Moo get to them! ;)

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  28. Adorable! Love them on the kitchen cabinets! Awesome idea. :)

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  29. Phenomenal! What a display, it must have taken forever, but clearly worth the effort...

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  30. those birds look like they were a blast to have around...!

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  31. aw i'm so glad you got your blog back from those nasty hackers!! love the birds you cut out!!

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  32. I love it! So bright and colourful! Really made me smile!

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  33. How fun!

    Just don't let it turn into a scary situation like in that movie!

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  34. LOVE❥ everything you create.

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  35. this is so funny to me because i had an actual, live bird trapped in my kitchen today. i have no idea how it even got into our house!!

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  36. haha, so good!

    -Emma
    spindizzyfall

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  37. Moo must be exhausted now, with all those birds fluttering about!

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  38. I'm sure a billion people have already said this to you before but I'm going to say it as well... your blog/imagination is amazing and I am in total awe.

    renewvintage.blogspot

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  39. amazing! the last photo is made of win!

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  40. This is so cute! I love all the ideas you have on here! You're such an inspiration =)

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  41. So much fun! Enjoyed the creativity and i love the last shot!

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  42. jajajaj...This is fantastic! Now, in Monsterscake we love owls too XD

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  43. Did you trace them out from a pattern / stencil? They're perfect. If you did, care to share them? I wanna make birds too. :D

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  44. beautiful! thanks for putting a smile on my face :)

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  45. Will they be nesting in your house for long?

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  46. Thank God Moo wasn't home, right? I guess he would have eaten all them, or he is a vegetarian? Hahaha, you are so lovely. Big kisses :*

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  47. i wonder what alfred hitchcock would have to say about this. ;)

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  48. Careful, they could be Hitchcock birds! :)

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  49. I love all the birds! I've been inspired by you to decorate my room. keep on photographing. -Adeline

    justanoldfashionedgal.blogspot.com

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  50. Beautiful, I want some in my own room too ! Did you use a template to cut these birds out ?

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  51. I LOVE this! I totally am borrowing your idea ;)

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  52. OMG Katie! Thanks for making me smile. You are simply extraordinary. :-)

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  53. love love love the birds.... this post makes me all kinds of happy. thank you.

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  54. I love your pictures, Im decorating my new home and wish I could do something like that
    http://abbeylovestoday.blogspot.com/

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  55. Love this! how you make these, like what kind of paper you use? I just would like to make something funny to my own home if you have hints :)

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  56. They are lovely! Hope you have a big apartment though because otherwise I can just imagine the sound level!

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  57. I so love your photos.They always make me smile & today was just the right day to click on your blog.
    Thankyou.x

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  58. i adore your blog.
    best one ever seen.

    and these birds... teach them to fly to Portugal. i'm glad to welcome them into my home... so lovely indeed!

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  59. ah ah! you are so funny! :D

    you are such an inspiration! :)

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  60. you take my breath away, ...
    maybe because you share your wings.
    xox

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  61. Sooo many colors! My eyes just melted! Good job!

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  62. WOW is magic this picture... is so amazing.. i liked!!! congratulation Katie.. you are a genius...

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  63. U're so cool katie!!! I posted ur lovely ideas on my blog too to spread the love and your joy!!

    www.i-love-chalk.blogspot.com

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  64. Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments! To make the birds I googled "bird silhouettes". I then printed out some shapes, cut them and used them as stencils to trace onto magazine pages and cut them out!

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  65. These are wonderful! It reminds me of a less terrifying version of Hitchcock's movie. (But Melanie Daniels is a fun Halloween costume...I would know!)

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  66. This is amazing! www.tigerlillyquinn.blogspot.com

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  67. oh! I just love your photos! really nice, and so much color. Love it! hugs from me :)

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  68. How do you glue all the paper art on walls so they don't leave marks? I would love to do some of my own, but I am scared I will have to repaint when/if they fall off or I want to do something else...

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  69. i love birds and i love these birds especially! so pretty :) thanks for sharing! my apartment is the size of a shoebox, maybe i'll add some color with birds and such! cheers

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  70. @Paulina- I just use masking tape to stick them to the wall. It doesn't leave any marks!

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  71. nooooo, i don't believe you have stressful weeks!

    from out here, your life looks like pure joy, all the time!

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  72. Damn ! that's some nice pics you got !
    I love the colours !

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  73. Better then drugs, therapy, or church.

    ~CM

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  74. @colormekatie Awesome! Thanks! I think you just convinced me to stick stuff all over my walls! I've been craving it for a while!

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  75. my favorite post of your's EVER! so fun and day-brightening!

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  76. Hi Katie! These birds are lovely, and so much lower budget than the pricey wall decals out there! Do you think you'd be willing to put up a printable version of the different bird shapes so that other people can do their own? (you could even do that and ask people to send in their resulting projects!)

    Just a thought :)

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  77. I love your artwork...but...do you ever get tired of being "on" all the time? You seem like the classic "manic pixie dream girl" character in a Hollywood movie.

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  78. it's good to see that you have your blog back! :) gratz!

    @mangoconadobo

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  79. Oh those birds are adorable!! I have similar ones flying around in my mind all day, I'd luv to have them in my room! <3

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  80. I just spent two hours reading your entire blog. Thank you for the pick-me-up.
    Your joy in contagious!

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  81. Oh my.. I love this!
    Your blog puts a smile on my face. Thanks so much for sharing all these lovely things.

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  82. Between this blog post and your daily craft of paper birds, this has been the most beautiful stuff I've read all week.

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  83. Just found your blog today from Poppytalk! I just love what you do! Love your mini documentary, love your birds and all that color. It certainly brightened my day today and will continue to. Thanks for being you - a breath of (colorful) fresh air!

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  84. I love this! I want birds all over my house too. Thank you for the smiles :)

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  85. HI Katie! I absolutely LOVE your blog! I am saving up for a camera, and wanted your advice for which one to get. I am 14 so an easy one would be nice! :) Thanks!!

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  86. Hi katie, i am SO amazed by your photos and you blog. And those birds are the most cutest things ever.
    Greetings form Estonia ;)

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  87. Your blog is so colourfully expressive and prissy :) LOVE The cat! have a groovy weekend!

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  88. This is the cutest thing ever, i have just been browseing most of your blog, watching a lot of your videos on vimeo, your actually adorable.

    v

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  89. I just spent several hours reading all your posts. Fantastic. And the birds are awesome. Best.

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  90. Wow ! I really looveeee your blog. It makes me want to start my own..

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  91. Well I dont think I have to tell you how cool, creative, and beautiful the birds are after 114 comments! Thank you for stopping by my blog and for your wonderful compliment! I love your blog and your creativity! ♥

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  92. how cool is that. Surely a nuisance when they did that to your hair but you gotta love them for all their sweet song. ;) I love this! how long did it take you to post all those up?!

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  93. you must have a beautiful soul to create so much magic. thank you for cheering me up today. :)
    today was my first time reading your blog but it won't be the last!

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  94. awww... you make me happy. I love visiting your blog when I feel down and crappy about grad school. Thank you!

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  95. Oh my, this is fantastic! You are creative beyond words! Reminds me of Hitchcock's Birds but in a beautiful and colorful way :)

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  96. Katie, your ideas are outstanding!!! I love the birds though I wouldn't want to go near live ones. I'm scared of getting peck...

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  97. Katie, you would make such an amazing children's book author with your whimsicle and creative ideas! Have you thought about this?

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  98. These pictures are great! Did you take them or photoshop them yourself?

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  99. HI Katie,

    I love your site and would love to add each other to our blog rolls! here is my creative blog http://inspiredu.wordpress.com/

    if you would like to exchange links let me know!
    Thanks! Courtney

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  100. loved the "Birds" moment at the end - almost as much as I loved this whole concept. It's just been added to my "to do" list for the weekend! Thanks so much for the inspiration.

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  101. Amazing! Can't tell you how happy I am that I discovered your blog, what fun you are! I'm venturing out to Brooklyn this weekend, hope I stumble upon some of your work! Have a lovely, sunny weekend!
    Lulu

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  102. Wow!!! I love your birdies! Would you please ask them if they can come and visit me here in Brazil??? ;)

    kisses to you

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  103. Loved this so much! I had a rainy groggy day and did a similar thing with 3-D flowers all over my walls! Such a cute idea!

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  104. I LOVE THIS. Thank you very much Lovely.

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  105. this is incredible. i just found your blog via seesaw designs! you are so talented :)

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  106. This adorable craft made me think of the song Birds by Kate Nash- you should check it out it's beautiful!

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  107. Incredibly cute. The colorful birds looks amazing contrasting the white backgrounds

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