HI Everyone!
I love to alter bird cages and birdhouses this time of the year. I found these adorable pedestal birdhouses at my local Michaels and had to alter one for my mom. I wanted to add pictures but wasn't able to open the back, therefore I created the roof as my mini album. I want to add pictures of my mom, sister and I on the roof pages. I first painted the entire pedestal birdhouse with Clover acrylic paint, crackle medium and then painted Vintage White acrylic paint on top to give it a crackle finish. I also took my Tim Holtz Retractable Scratcher to make it look as though its been outside for a long time. On the pedestal I first added I Am Roses six Small Soft Green 2 Tone Maple Leaves and sprayed Lindy Stamp Gang's Scintillating Silver to give it shimmer. I then layered on top a gorgeous White Rose that I sprayed with LSG Wild Honeysuckle Coral and Glitz Cactus Gold. I also added two White Cherry Blossoms and Small White Gardenias that I sprayed with LSG Fuzzy Navel Peach with Glitz Scintillating Silver. I also fussy cut the banners on the Prima Song Bird Collection design Paper and used them as a ladder. Although birds don't climb on ladders, I loved how it looked. heehee For the birdhouse I added the design paper to create my roof and mini album. I added some of my favorite ivory lace trim from Hobby Lobby then layered Karla's flower trim and bird. On front of the birdhouse I added the White Short Paper Flowers Spray which I sprayed with LSG Scintillating Silver, small white gardenia that was sprayed with LSG Wild Honeysuckle Coral and a white Cherry Blossom sprayed also with LSG Scintillating Silver. I fussy cut one of the images that had the sentiment beautiful which was perfect, because my mom is beautiful inside and out. On the back I added the design paper with the three birds. Each bird symbolizes my mom, sister and I. I will add pictures of the three of us to the mini. I hope she loves it as much as I loved creating this.
