Looks fabulous seb! What did you decide for the top? It really is a great finish!
Thank you LouAnna!
I found a brass end cap button that looked like flower petals and used that. It still didn't look that good, so I bought some wool works and stuffed it in between the petals to hide the opening at the top and then put the ribbon through. Not what the pattern called for, but since I didn't get the original kit, I had to improvise!
Thank you. I guess I'll have to because I don't have the ceramic bird that actually came with the kit, but it's on eBay and they usually sell very high!