You'd think I would have chosen Jane Austen or J.R.R. Tolkien. But I decided on Emily Dickinson, figuring not many would choose a poet. She was born in 1830, died in 1886, born into a prominent family in Amherst, MA. Little known during her life, she lived much of her life in isolation and was considered eccentric. She developed a penchant for white clothing and was reluctant to have guests or even leave her bedroom, depending on correspondence with friends and family. Very few poems were known before her death but her sister, Lavinia, discovered her more than 1800 poems and published them. Her poems were unique for the time...short lines, lack titles and unconventional capitalization and punctuation. She is best known for the poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers...'. I did include a few feathers I found outside. The die is a pocket die, which can be used in many ways. I really enjoyed using some old Basic Grey paper, added some to the inside and probably will add a few more embellishments there.
Did you know it is illegal to pick up feathers of any type? My brother and I both love feathers and pick them up frequently. I confess! I wouldn't pick up an eagle feather, even though I'd dearly want to, because you can into big trouble for that. I went to a raptor rehab place in northern WI a few years ago, there was a turkey vulture feather on the ground, I almost cried that I could not pick it up. I'm sure the law is in place so that we don't pick up endangered bird feathers. I think these feathers are from Mourning Doves. I thought it was appropriate since Emily Dickinson wrote about death quite a bit.
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Accessories: Elizabeth Craft die, rose gold and metallic blush ep, real feathers, embroidery thread, border punch, computer generated poem, rose gold Liquid Pearls
I like the pretty die cuts with the rose gold ep, but of course, my eyes were drawn to the poem right away...Emily Dickinson's poems makes one savor each word (sigh) - it's beautiful!
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Thu, Apr 29, 2021 @ 7:29 AM
Wow!!! God does wonderful work in Nature doesn't he? I can see people writing about it a lot, lovely card!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
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Fri, May 14, 2021 @ 7:57 AM
I did not know it is illegal to pick up feathers, but I'm glad you did and put them on this fabulous card. I love it even more in real life! And how fitting that you got to send the Emily Dickenson card to Massachusetts. Thanks for the awesome tickle, Jean! I love it!