Whimsical Birds: Embrodery, Watercolor and Applique

A little touch of whimsy always makes me smile. 

I found the image of the birds online and traced the pattern with a heat transfer pencil using my light board.

I found the trees from another drawing and combined the two, ironing the patterns onto the cloth.  I used just a touch of applique on the wings of the birds by using double sided fusible backing and a steam iron to hold it in place.  Then I stitched around the cloth.  

After I embroidered the images, I painted the trees and the "lake" with water colors.

After I painted the small bird I didn't like how his little eye blended in too much to the background.  

 It was an easy fix to embroider around the eye. 

 

 A fun, quick project that I plan on hanging in my kids bathroom by stapling it to a canvas purchased at Joann's.