Thursday, March 25, 2010

Spring Home Decor

Thank you so much for all your kind comments and swinging by today.

Finally today i can show you my altered Birdhouse that i have made in October 2009. It was so funny.. when i edited the pictures i had in the back some pumpkins showing.

Well, I have made this for Magnolia Ink 2 but as you know, it was not published. I guess because in Ink 1 was already a birdhouse. However for me Spring time is the time for birds and butterflies like that, so i have waited for the right time to show on my blog. It fits right into the season and to the new challenge we have posted over on Cute Card Thursday which is “Dimensions”.

At the time when we got the themes mailed i was at Joann’s and i saw the heart cut from the birdhouse i thought what a cute idea for Valentines/Spring.

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The house is mounted onto a candle stick holder – and a square base.

First i have painted most of the parts i knew i would have trouble to cover with Designer paper with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle paint in Tattered Rose. Than i covered the the house part (under the roof as well) and base with vintage papers from Crafty Secrets.

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Then i was ready to embellish. I sprayed the entire house heavily with Tattered Angles Glimmer mist and added pearl stickers, stickles and ribbon to the house.

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Stamps: Tilda with heart (Pink Collection)
Bird (Christmas Collection 2009/10)
Sentiment: Chasing Butterfly Collection 2009
Frog/Butterflies (earlier Collections i guess 2007)
Paper: Crafty Secret
Embellishment: Ribbon (Offray & Stampin up Soft Sky) pearl stickers, STickles, Tim Holtz Crackle paint, Lace and all the wood parts (Joann Fabric)

This house was a birthday gift for my friend Christina :-)  

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47 comments:

celia said...

Wooooaaaaauuuuuuw Claudia,Dit is prachtig!!!!!!Mijn verjaardag is op 04 april! LOL!
Knap gedaan!Veel liefs,Celia.

Erum Tasneem said...

wow! GORGEOUS!

Unknown said...

Fab work Claudia, the colors are beautiful ... it is spring!! LG Andy

dolcreations said...

Wowzer...this is amazing! What a brilliant idea Claudia! Beautiful birthday gift!

Wenche said...

OMG! This is sooo beautiful.

:0) Wenche

Christina C. said...

You can't imagine how beautiful this really is...in my craft room!! I tell you I was breathless...the amount of work put into this project is phenomenal, but the effort was well worth it. It is a gift from the heart I will always treasure!! XXX Crissy

Donna said...

This is gorgeous, Claudia! I am amazed at the ideas that you come up with. Great job!

Kelly Schelske said...

It's lovely Claudia! Such a beautiful piece of art!!

Maria said...

Stunning Claudia! Your attention to detail is amazing and just perfect. I'm sure your friend Christina loved it. Hugs, Maria

Sandra H. said...

WOW!!! This is totally amazing!! I bet your friend absolutely LOVED IT!!

Carolyn said...

I don't know what they were thinking not putting this one in the magazine. It is stunning. What a fabulous idea. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs xx
Carolyn

Andrea said...

Claudia, das ist dein Meisterstück! Das Vogelhäuschen ist wunderwunderschön und einzigartig geworden.
LG Andrea

Anonymous said...

Woooowwwwwwwwww so gorgeous!!
Hugs xx
Pat

Marina said...

Das Vogelhäuschen ist wunderschön geworden.
So schöne Farben und ganz toll gestaltet.
Tolle Idee!

Liebe Grüße,
Marina

Leah l'Orange said...

how FABULOUS! wonderfully imagined, and i absolutely love the little frog and butterflies at the bottom! BEAUTIFUL, Claudia! :)

doris said...

Oooooh Claudia, dein Vogelhäuschen ist ein Gedicht... "FANTASTISCH"!!!
Ich bin sowas von begeistert *schwärm*...

Ganz liebe Grüße
Doris

Jolanda Aufdenkamp - van Tilburg said...

WOW!!

Debby said...

wow Claudia!what an amazing job !It's beautiful!!!

Nancy said...

Oh wow Claudia this bird house is gorgeous! What a special gift for your friend. So many beautiful details and they are all perfect! Awesome job!
Hugs,
Nancy

Kristine said...

WOW WOW WOW Claudia! This birdhous eis the prettiest one I've ever seen. It looks amazing. You mus thav out so much work into it;)
Hugs from me to you:)

nessy said...

what an amazing project to create ~so much gorgeous detail ~perfect!
vanessa xx

Elizabeth S. said...

Claudia, this is so wonderful!! I love it!

Anneke said...

Hi,
What beautifull!!
So lovely :D
I love it
Greetings Anneke

Ann-Marie said...

OMG this is absolutely amazing you're so very talented and I love to pop in to see what you've been busy creating. I find your blog very inspiring, thank you. Have a great day, take care Ann-Marie xxx

Renkata said...

Wow Claudia, this is really special gift for a special friend.
Love it.

Loz said...

OMG! Claudia this is stunning!! Love all the pink and the gorgeous embellies... I'm sure your friend adores it! xx

Anonymous said...

Oh wow this is a stunning project !!! And a ton of work !!! Sorry it was not published, I can't understand that.
This is so gorgeous with so many details to see.
Wonderful !!!
Hugs
mag :)

Julie said...

A fantastic project, really gorgeous.

Fleur said...

OMG Claudia, this is just out of this world! It is quite literally stunning. You are very talented.
Hugs Fleur xXx

Roberts79 said...

It's very beatiful!! :)

Candy said...

My goodness, Claudia- what a wonder gift!!!! I adore it. Beautiful work!! I do wonder how you made the butterflies stand up? Are they on a wire I can not see? Love the colours you have used and your brilliant idea!
Hugs, Candy

Ελευθερία said...

it is really amazing!!! love your work!!!

Cami said...

Wow! Fabulous bird house for your friend. Just the roof itself would make for a beautiful card! Christina will treasure this forever! Hugs, Cami

scrappinpeg said...

oh what a shame this did not make the magazine..... This is just fabulous! And a lot of work too I might add...... Your embellishments are just super! I love every inch........

Heidi said...

Claudia- oh my gosh is this gorgeous. The addition and placement of all your embellishments is impecable. I just love everything about it and I am sure Christina did as well- what a beautiful gift.

CraftinGranny said...

This has got to be one of the cutest projects I ever seen. I'd love to have it sitting on patio this summer. Absolutely stunning. I may try to copy for personal use if you don't mind.
"Hugs" Granny

Martina said...

Wahnsinn!!! Da bin ich echt sprachlos!! Was für ein tolles Werk! So wunderschön und liebevoll dekoriert und gemacht...einfach traumhaft!
Martina

Juls said...

wow how amazing is this!! your work is always so creative and inspiration! amazing, hugs Juls

Kendra said...

Absolutely THE best thing I've seen all year... words can't describe how freaking CUTE this is to me!!! I would LOVE this, your friend is sooooo lucky.

Christa said...

This is just unbelievably gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Daisy Chain said...

This is absolutely beautiful. I adore it.

Hugs Debbie xx

Monique said...

OMG this is gorgious Claudia !!

Hugs Monique

Elsa said...

It is a beautiful idea, thank you very much this very original
Greetings

Bribrie said...

C'est MA-GNI-FI-QUE ! J'adore ce rose partout, c'est d'un romantique !

Margaret said...

I do love it! Even if it didn't make the magazine, it is gorgeous and I'm glad you shared it with us. So many lovely details. You can keep this for years and many Springs to come.

daisy said...

wauw this looks gorgeuse!

hugs
daisy

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