Pedestal Birdhouses

I saw some pedestal birdhouses on Pinterest, and I knew I had to do these! 

 The ones I saw are Here. 

I bought the unfinished candlesticks, wood bases, and the birdhouse on the right at Michael's. The birdhouse on the left is from my stash of things to alter ;)

I attached it all together with Gorilla Glue. That is some Amazing Stuff!!!

The birdhouse on the left was spray painted with Krylon in Black first. After it dried I painted it with white.

The house on the right was not painted with black first. I was experimenting. 

After a couple of coats of white, I sanded the edges and other parts to bang it up a little.

I used the Antique Effect from Martha Stewart with some brown paint, and painted the birdhouses, making sure to get into the crevices. I wiped it off before it dried, leaving it in the nooks and crannies. 

This was my first time doing anything like this. I really liked it. After these birdhouses, and the little ones I did on yesterday's post, I know I'll be doing more. 

I learned some things, like you only need to add very little paint to Martha Stewart's Antique Effect ;)

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Update on Birdhouses

I posted these on Sunday, but I knew I had to do something more.

I had these Stampin' Up felt flowers that coordinated with the paper pretty well. 

These antique looking pearl brads were the perfect accent.  

 I love the brad on top of the birdhouse below. 

Tomorrow I'll have a few more things I've been working on ;)

I've been having fun!

Have an awesome day!

Holiday Birdhouses

I have been busy busy busy working, but I'm making time to make some Christmas gifts.

One of my projects are these little holiday birdhouses. They're not done, and I'm not sure where I'm going with them from here. But I was anxious to share ;)

 I hate to say it, but Martha Stewart kind of rocks! 

These little birdhouses are from Michael's. They're a buck, and unfinished.

I painted them white, then Mod Podged the paper (Basic Grey) on them.

This is where the magic began! 

Martha Stewart Tintable Antique Effect! 

You mix it with a small, and I mean very small, amount of paint. You brush it on, then wipe it off before it dries. It leaves your project looking old vintage ;) 

My husband and kids say they look old, so I guess I did it right ;)

 I'm not done with them, and I'm not sure what I'm going to add yet. You can bet it'll be cute though ;) I'll share the pics of the finished products as soon as I finish them.

I have other projects I've finished too, so I will be back this week with more!

Card Patterns 124

You know how I love sketch challenges ;)  Card Patterns has a great one this week, pictured below!

A great combination of Sassafras Lass' Indie Girl, Unity Stamp, and some lace, rose ribbon, and pearls make for a sweet soft card. 

 

The Unity stamp I used is from the March, 2010 Kit of the Month, Rockin' It Unity Style. The sentiment is die cut from a Papertrey Ink die, and sponged around the edge.
I kept the trims soft too. The rosebud ribbon is petite and adorable. The diamonds on the right end are cut from the smallest Nestability in the Labels 3 set. I sponged them while they were still in the die.

I even did the inside! I rarely do that ;) 

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Supplies

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Marina Mist, Confetti White

Paper: Sassafras Lass Indie Girl

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink

Accessories: Pearls - e line by Prima, Lace - Stampin' Up, Rose ribbon - unknown (sorry)

Tools: Punch - Martha Stewart, Dies - Papertrey Ink Fillable Frames #8, Nestabilities Labels 3

Flowers and Love

Hip Hop Sketch Challenge 22!

I think this sketch may help me get my mojo back! I love this paper, Alphabet Soup from My Mind's Eye. So colorful!

I used my new felt from PTI! Love it! It's so yummy! Feels so soft! I cut the circle with my circle punch. Wasn't so sure that would work, but it did. The flower and leaves are cut from Nesties. I put a pile of glue in the center of the flower and put some beads in the glue.

That reminds me, I have been using Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue on everything! I use it to make flowers, to adhere flowers, and I used it to adhere the felt shapes here. I know there are some expensive glues out there. This was under $2 at Walmart! It's a pretty good size too. Save yourself some money to spend on stamps!

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