Altered Ornament/Tag ~

Hello Everyone,

I'm sharing a quick little art project I made last night. I'm calling it my "Dream of Spring" pink ornament/tag. It started out as a wooden, primitive-style Christmas ornament (below.) My niece had a few of these in a garage sale last summer and I "rescued" them! They're nice as they are...but I knew I'd eventually alter them into something new.

I painted it antique white and covered with scrapbook paper in a pink "old roses" design. Added glitter (of course!) and these cute little polka dot buttons, lace, a paper rose and butterfly sticker. Replaced the black cord with a ribbon to hang it. It's the perfect size to hang from a lampshade, in a window...or it could even be used as a gift tag.

Linking to Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

                  Pink Saturday at How Sweet the Sound

           Homemaking Linkup Weekend at Hope in Every Season
               What's It Wednesday on Ivy and Elephants

Have a good weekend!

Cindy

Art by Wendy Give-Away ~

Happy Sunday, everyone! 
I want to share with you that my blogging friend, Wendy, from Art by Wendy, is having her very first give-away on her blog! Wendy is a fabulous artist and she's giving away one of these awesome mini books that she makes. Aren't they beautiful?

She even has a tutorial on her blog on how to make one for yourself!

To visit Wendy's blog, click on her button below, or on the link above in my first paragraph of this post. I know she'll appreciate the visit!  I hope everyone has had a very good first week of 2012!

Until next time,

Cindy

All photos in this post belong to Art by Wendy

Altered Birdhouse

Hello everyone,
Tonight I'm sharing photos of a mixed-media, altered birdhouse that I just finished. I started with a plain, wooden birdhouse that I bought at the Dollar Store and painted it white. I glued sheet music to the roof, covered it with Mod Podge and sprinkled it with glitter. Then I added all of the other embellishments, which I already had in my craft cabinet, including the vintage buttons. I also already had the little bird, but I painted it white and sprinkled with glitter.

My inspiration for this little birdhouse is Gayle Page-Robak.  Gayle is a wonderful mixed-media and digital artist who creates all kinds of beautiful treasures. I've especially always admired her altered birdhouses. To visit Gayle's blog, A Tasteful Touch, click HERE. You'll enjoy your visit, I guarantee!

This was such a fun project! I can hardly wait to make another one, now! Happy Friday, everyone!

Until next time,

Cindy


Linking to What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants
     White Wednesday at Faded Charm