A Holiday for the Birds

Hi, Allie here with a Shabby Chic Holiday Tutorial.

Let's embellish a Bird Cage for the winter holidays.

I'm using this pretty Bird Cage on my door.

Begin by applying a layer of gesso. Use a dry brush technique, with

very little paint. Simply swish it back and forth.

While the paint is drying, you can apply patterned paper to the background piece.

Once the bird cage front is dry, sponge on ink.

Paint the Fancy Chipboard Title "Noel" with gesso.

Once the gesso is dry, lightly brush on Liquid Glass

and liberally sprinkle Sugar Shimmer.

Now, you're ready to decorate!

This project is embellished with an ornament,

a Frilly Flourish Swirl, some brads, and flowers.

Products Used

Designer Embellies - Bonnie's Bird Cage
Frilly Flourish Swirl - Silver Rhinestone
NOEL - Fancy Chipboard Word

Partner Products Used

Patterned Paper from the Secret Garden Collection - My Little Shoebox
Please visit the My Little Shoebox Blog for more inspiration!
Sugar Shimmer - Designed by Donna Salazar for ClearSnap

Additional Products

Snowflake Ornament - Big Lots
Paint - Claudine Hellmuth
Ink and Liquid Glass - Close To My Heart
Snowflake Brads - Creative Impressions
Flowers - Prima

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The Land of Sweets

Hello, Want2Scrap friends! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. One of my favorite ways to celebrate the holiday's is to attend The Nutcracker Ballet. Since I was a little girl, I have been enchanted from beginning to end.

The beautiful paper collection, "Nutcracker Sweet", from Graphic 45, combined with Want2Scrap bling and chipboard, was just perfect to celebrate my love of The Nutcracker. 



I included the loveliest of Want2Scrap bling: Swirls Finesse - Silver Rhinestones - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive, Classy Corners- Elegance, Swirls - Silver Rhinestone - Package of 2 - 4" x 4".

I colored the Want2Scrap Fancy Chipboard Word--Noel with Colorbox black ink by Clearsnap.  Dimensional adhesive by GlueArts and Quick Grip Craft Glue by Beacon Adhesives were used for this project.

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