For the Birds

 Sometime when I start to work on something I am not really sure what it is going to turn into... this is one of those projects... It started out as one thing... and ended up being a bird sanctuary that I am going to send to my Mom... LOL.... 


I made the box with some sheets of cardboard... and then covered them with bo bunny paper and also K&co papers.... and then using some of the bird cage die cuts from Tim Holtz and Spellbinders created the background... added some little birds of all kinds... and a few paper flowers that I made... here are some closeups of the box... 

 Starting over on the far right hand side... you can see that I have used some Spellbinder paper laces... love this Grand lace die...  very elegant... I also took one of the bird cages from the Mini bird and cage die cut of Tim's and embossed it with silver...  the little blue bird is 'painted' with crackle... and so is the lower bird .... one in Weathered wood and the larger one in Tattered rose... love it... 


The larger flower I made using the Tattered floral die cut of Tim's... and the smaller Victorian Velvet colored flower is one of the ideology trimmings colored... Love those little flowers... so perfect for all kinds of filling in needs... 


The pearls I love... I found those at Wally world...and the colors just seemed right for me at the time... I love the colors for a shabby chic project...  so I added some at the bottom to give it some weight...  

 Moving to the middle of the box... 


I had bought this really cute metal bird cage with a tiny little bird sitting on a swing...  so adorable... I love it... so I dangled one in this box... what could be more perfect??? 


I dyed the seam binding ribbons to match the color of the Victorian Velvets in the project...  this ribbon really makes a project just all match... and blend so perfectly... I love it... dont' really know how I lived without it... 

Okay...over at the far left side of the box... more flowers... and more lace and more embossed bird cages... and some just 'plain' ones too... I love all the bows, and paper laces...  and of course the flowers... so shabby chic and I have to say I love this feeling... 

How about you... 

Thanks for stopping by today... and hope that you have a wonderful day... I am getting ready for the holidays... making presents and making piles for each person on our lists...  so very much fun for me... I love giving each person some things that I have made during the year... and also a really much needed item that they really need... 

Hope that you have fun and enjoy your time creating... see you tomorrow with some more things that I have been making... 
Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie