Rustic Blue Bird Canvas Project

We have a few blue birds which come to two old bird houses in our back yard each year.  Why they like these rustic houses, I can't figure out, but we dare not take them down.  I love the quiet mornings watching All the birds which visit the back yard.

It struck me, I had been saving a bird ornament made out of heavy cardboard, so I began pulling out objects along with paint to experiment with the artist canvas I had to make a Spring mixed media project to set on a table.  I took old book text and tore several pages for the background, glued and painted part of the canvas, used a decorative bird nest, old lace, old pearl earring, old fork, old buttons and belt buckle and finished off with a old rusty door hinge.  I think I used "OLD" to many times!

I pretended the bird ornament was a blue bird, even though I don't think I accomplished the true colors.  What can I say, except  I am not a painter.  I do like the finished look.  I enjoy taking bits and pieces of old and new, to bring together for a different piece of home décor.

The second project I worked on was taking this very old light globe that was my grandmother's, and since some the burgundy paint had chipped off on the inside, I decided to give a different look to the globe, and used turquoise watered down paint, then rolled the paint around the globe and set out in the sun to dry.   I LOVE the color of turquoise, especially turquoise jewelry, which has nothing really to do with this light globe.   I really like the effect, especially after I added a few flower stems.  Old is new again and a LOW COST piece of décor to set in the sunroom.

 

Wishing you a good week, and let your creative side lead you in a new direction.

 

Sharon