The first picture is the prototype. I made it and took it to work to get feedback. One girl asked where I bought it from
After I assure her I made it, she then tells me that I should add a cardinal to it, and how she loves her cardinals. The second girl (not as enthusiastic about it) said it needed lights. While I agreed (and really wanted lights) this is easier said than done, in this case. All the lights at the local stores (even craft stores) were 6 ft lights. I needed half that... Amazon to the rescue!! Ordered same-day Sunday, and that evening, I found the birds I had compound cut some time back and set it up to finish. Monday (roughly 6 a.m., waking up with my cup of joe) I painted the bird, and hot glued him, as well as the fairy lights (I may have done the lights Sunday night) and took it back to work. Huge success. Good thing I ordered a slew of those lights... I was told (before adding the lights and bird) by the girl who wanted the bird, that she would gladly pay $25 for it. I think that's the hardest part: pricing out the stuff. I can't take how much time I put into them, since most of the time it's a first run, so there's a lot of time that goes into it; adjusting, correcting errors, etc. Oh well. This one is complete, and now to work on more.
