Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Bird is the Word

My mom and MJ's mom are both songbirds...

My mom plays classical music on the piano and harp, and sings when she strums folk music on the guitar.  My girlfriend's mom listens and sings to a wide range of music, from 1940s jazz standards to 1970s disco to 1980s rock ballads. Her ringtone is a recent hip-hop song.

For Mother's Day, I made two songbirds for two songbirds:


Here's a video of both moms doing some bird-spotting:


In the same week, my hairstylist (since 1993) celebrated her birthday. Jeannie and I play a Scrabble-like word game called "Words With Friends" on our gadgets. For her birthday gift, I crocheted a word tile of the most valuable letter in Jeannie's name:


*Chirp-Chirp* to our moms, and *Triple-word Scores* to our friends, all year long!

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17 comments:

  1. PaisleyJadeMay 17, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Such cute birds and just love the scrabble tile!! Well done Howie... I hope oneday my boys will crochet me gifts (but somehow I doubt it ;)

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  2. Lindy StamperMay 17, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    The birdies are so cute! THanks for sharing!

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  3. Isabelle KessedjianMay 17, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    J'adore !

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  4. LinMay 17, 2011 at 5:50 AM

    Well done, they are sooooo cute. I have to learn how to crochet, you make it look sooooooo easy.

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  5. wrchiliMay 17, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    Adorable!

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  6. Annaboo's HouseMay 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Eeeeeep! I love those birdies- so cute. And I think I love your mums even more! X

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  7. LucieMay 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    You are so creative and thoughtful.

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  8. CrochetDadMay 19, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    `'•.¸♥¸.•'´ I love it!

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  9. OanhderbreadMay 20, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Everything is so cute! You're so sweet to make such thoughtful gifts!!

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  10. die kleeneMay 22, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Waht a sweet mother's day gift!

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  11. LEESASAURMay 28, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    So cute, Howie! You never fail to amaze me.

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  12. UnknownJune 7, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    lovely. hugs

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  13. NadineJune 11, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    My God, the birds are so cute ! I love it !!! :)

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  14. Howie WooJune 13, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    @PaisleyJade: Thanks! With such a creative, inspiring mother, your sons will inevitably make something yarny-sweet for you :)

    @Lindy: I'm glad you like the birdies! I'm sure there are many amigurumi birds out there, so I hope the music notes made these two stand out a bit, at least! :)

    @Isabelle: Merci pour l'adoration!

    @Lin: When you learn how to crochet, please share the link to your yarny wonders, okay? :))

    wrchili: *cheep cheep* :)

    @Lucette: Thanks! I'm happy that they seemed to enjoy the gifts, at least :)

    @CrochetDad: Thank you! Your crochet blog is super duper, by the way :) Hat power!

    @die kleene: Moms are Wunnerful, Wunnerful, aren't they? :)

    @LEESASAUR: You amaze me as well! Thanks, Leesa :)

    @AllessandraLace: Thanks for the loveliness!

    @Nadine: I'm glad you liked the songbirds! MJ helped position them in front of the bird feeder for that photo :)

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  15. MitsuneJuly 1, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    So cute! Those birds have a very nice face! ^_^

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    The birds looks so cute.
    I Love them.

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  17. patriciawinonaDecember 1, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    If you knew me you would be astonished to hear me tell you how much I love your crocheted songbirds. That's because I usually cannot stand crocheted animals!

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