Good morning!  Chrissy here to share with you a very special birdhouse I made.  I put this one together for a friend of mine whose daughter is a really girly-girl.  Needless to say, Graphic 45’s “Ladies’ Diary” was the perfect choice.

This is the first time that I’ve altered a birdhouse by actually covering it in paper.  I usually stain or paint it first then just embellish.  This involved a lot of fussy cutting.

For the roof, I made template and traced the shape for all fourteen sections.  After gluing them on, I covered the seams using May Arts pearl strand.  Some rosettes, a vintage key, and a filigree butterfly really pull it all together.

My finishing touch was to use some of the velvet and crochet trim along the base of the birdhouse.  I simply cut off one side of the crochet edge and used hot glue to attach it.  A quick spritz of some glimmer mist and it’s done.

Thank you for taking a look at my latest birdhouse!

Blog post by: Christina Colón

May Arts Ribbon Used:

• Velvet with Crochet Trim (372-15-33)

• Pearl Strand (KP18)

Other Supplies Used:

• Paper:  Graphic 45 “Ladies’ Diary”
• Flowers:  Recollections
• Metal Pieces:  BoBunny “Gabrielle”, Tattered Angels
• Mist:  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist “Iridescent Gold”