Bird project

For some reason, I don't have very many Easter decorations. As mentioned before, I'm kind of an owl freak, but I recently added this little birdy to the mix.

Here is the story of this little birdy. I bought him really "cheep" at the craft store. I think it was his cute little wire legs that attracted me.



Once I got him home, I grabbd the Mod Podge, a paint brush, and an old book. Mine is actually an old Hymnal that I rescued. The pages work great for all kinds of projects and it's a great way to give these old Hymns new life in a prominent place in my home.

Tear the pages into strips of different sizes. (Yikes...I know it's hard to tear something out of a book.) Brush ModPodge just over the area where you will be applying the next strip of paper. This gives you a place to hang on without getting your hands all gluey.  Once you have it covered all the way around on both sides and the edges, you can add a little color by smearing ink all over it.

I like a vintage look, so the ink is random. I used leftover strips of paper to smear on the ink. The next step is more ModPodge over the entire bird. Put on a thick layer and let it dry over night.

I used a black Sharpie marker to color two large rhinestones for eyes (see top picture). My pretty yellow birdy has made friends with the other feathered friends on my table. Have a wonderful Easter. 

Isaiah 53:3-6
  ³ He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

⁴ Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
⁶ We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Flashback - "L" is for Leonhardt

Here's a little flashback post. This letter was so fun to make! It was a bridal shower gift for my then future daughter-in-law. She still displays it proudly in her living room. In fact, we made two more similar projects together since then. It was a lot of fun crafting with her.

At the time, I didn't think to take pictures of each step as I was making it. You can check out the instructions on this post.

Thanks for stopping by today!

"L" is for Leonhardt

Sorry for the long time since posting. Life has been very hectic getting back to work after vacation, helping with youth group at church, making programs, helping with wedding details, and many other things that I won't bore you with yet.

Do you remember the "L" I mentioned in my last post and promised to get a better picture for you? Well I finally got to do all of the picture uploading and organizing and thought I'd quick post it for you.
I bought the cardboard "L" at JoAnn's. My sweet hubs spray painted it black for me. The pictures were printed in black and white on regular paper so that it would be flexible. I basically just tore out the pictures into the right shape and did a dry layout on the letter. I also ripped up some black and white patterned paper to fill in between pictures. Once the placement looked right, I used ModPodge to glue them down onto the letter.
When everything was glued down, I covered the entire letter with 3 coats of hard coat ModPodge and let it dry for several hours.
It had quite a bit of drying time because it was packed in my car the entire week of our vacation so it hardened up nicely.
The gift was for my future daughter-in-law's shower in Michigan with all of our Michigan relatives. Joel and Cindy really liked it! They are having fun decorating their future home together. (See previous posts for pictures of the shower.)

Enjoy and have a great weekend!