Sunday, 15 March 2015

Happy Mother's Day - Vintage Bird Cages

It's Mother's Day here in the UK and I finally managed to make something and find five minutes to blog. I am trying to be a better blogger but life is still doing it's best to put obstacles in my way! For the time being I hope you'll forgive my sporadic posts and visits?

Anyway - Happy Mother's Day to all you Mummy's out there whether it's kids with two legs or furry four legged ones! I made these super easy vintage bird cage boxes for my Mum and Mother in Law. I hope you like them?

I did this one for my Mum.


I used a round papier mache box, acrylic paints, a selection of assorted die cuts, flowers, lace, ribbon, pearls and the new Docrafts Nature's Notes Decoupage Pack to create this project.



This was the box for my MIL.


This one was given a brass and copper blend paint effect and I used a pearl effect PVA glue to give the butterflies the look of "Mother of Pearl"



Thanks for stopping by today.

Claire x

I'd like to enter this project into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - x
Pile it On - Use 3 of something - x
Mixed Media World - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Pearls & Flowers - Top 5
My Time To Craft - For a special lady
That's Crafty - Wings & Things - Top 3
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes - x
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes
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26 comments:

  1. Siobhan Brignull15 March 2015 at 21:43

    hey sxg, intricate and fabulous xx

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  2. dragonllew15 March 2015 at 22:05

    Oh wow these are gorgeous lucky Mums.
    Jenny x

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  3. McCrafty's Cards15 March 2015 at 23:37

    Wow Claire This is STUNNING!!!!
    Kevin xx

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  4. jane stillman16 March 2015 at 08:10

    Wow! these are awesome, a fabulous gift for Mum and Mum in law

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  5. Carmen 16 March 2015 at 10:37

    No you are not forgiven.

    Luckily for you, you come baring gorgeous gorgeous projects. Your lucky Mum and MiL must have loved these :)

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  6. Mervi16 March 2015 at 17:58

    wow, gorgeous creation!
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  7. Blossom Cards16 March 2015 at 21:44

    lovely project thanks for sharing with 613 avenue create this week Rachel dt

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  8. Tammy16 March 2015 at 22:01

    Stunning creations! I'm sure both recipients were pleased to receive them! Hope you are well!

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  9. Jackie T16 March 2015 at 22:31

    Oh wow this is amazing. Hugs Jackie

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  10. Helen16 March 2015 at 23:41

    WOW! These birdcages are just lovely. I keep seeing something different each time I look at them - so pretty!!!

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  11. Rupa Swaminathan17 March 2015 at 04:31

    This is so pretty Claire. What a lovely deco piece and am sure your mom amd mother in law will cherish this. Love the vintage feel to this project. hugs.

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    1. Rupa Swaminathan18 March 2015 at 01:50

      popped back to say "Thank you for sharing this with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month". Good Luck.

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  12. Linda Simpson17 March 2015 at 07:26

    WOW Claire, this is fabulous!
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  13. Sammy17 March 2015 at 09:36

    How lovely! Very nicely done! Thank you for entering your project at Rhedd’s Creative Spirit. Sammy-x

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  14. Inky and Quirky Designs17 March 2015 at 20:58

    Absolutely stunning,such a beautiful creation
    Thanks for joining us at MMW and good luck!
    Big hugs
    Donna DT xx

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  15. steffi17 March 2015 at 21:20

    Such beautiful creations - love the lace edging - makes it feel really vintage. I'm sure they both loved them! Thank you for sharing with us at Rhedd's Creative Spirit ~ Steffi :o) xx

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  16. Holley (Tondre) Barnhart17 March 2015 at 23:06

    Oh WOW, this is just totally stunning. Amazing work.

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  17. Nana17 March 2015 at 23:50

    OMG this is absolutely stunning. Your mom will love it.
    Thanks for linking up over at 2 Creative Chicks

    Have a creative day.
    Nana
    ♥ My Crafting Channel ♥
    ♥ Nana's Rag Quilts ♥
    ♥ 2 Creative Chicks ♥
    ♥ Silhouette Challenges ♥

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  18. http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/18 March 2015 at 10:31

    These are lovely pieces. Thank you for joining Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge this month!

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  19. Pam18 March 2015 at 21:43

    Absolutely lovely!

    Thanks for linking up over at 2 Creative Chicks

    Have a creative day.
    Pam
    ♥ Scrap N Sew Granny ♥
    ♥ Pam's Stitched With Love ♥

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  20. susiestacey20 March 2015 at 12:59

    Lovely decoration, gorgeous details.
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts 'Flowers & pearls' challenge this week and good luck x Susan x

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  21. MagsB20 March 2015 at 20:34

    These are FABULOUS, Claire! What a wonderful idea for Mother's Day, I bet your Mum and MiL love them! Thanks for joining in at My Time to Craft!

    love Mags B x

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  22. Fliss22 March 2015 at 19:13

    Wow Claire! These are both totally amazing and your ladies must have been thrilled to bits with them. Such stunning detail to them both.
    Thanks for joining in our That's Crafty wings challenge and good luck in the draw.
    Fliss xx

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  23. Judy McKay24 March 2015 at 02:56

    Very pretty piece. Love our design. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT

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  24. Deborah Wainwright28 March 2015 at 21:55

    Stunningly beautiful love it. So much attention to detail as produced a wonderful make. Thanks for playing along with MMWhugs Debs xx

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  25. Polkadoodles17 July 2015 at 18:53

    HOW have I never seen this it's sucha stunner!!! OMG! <3

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