Friday, April 1, 2011

Vintage Bird Planters




Last week I found these cute little ceramic birds marked down to $1.25 at Michael's. There were four left so I bought them all. This morning I put together these two planters as gifts. They had brown clay pots at the hardware store, just the right color. I brought them home and using rubber stamps and cream colored acrylic paint, I stamped a script and an angel  motif onto the pots and trays. Next I made a polymer base and put polymer roses around it's edge. Last I hot glued the ceramic bird and centered it into the succulents that I planted while the polymer was baking. This was a fast and easy project that gives a lot of bang for your buck.  

6 comments:

  1. Very nice. One can't go too wrong at Michael's. I have to drive a long way to get to mine so when I go it is a shopping spree.
    Oh and I love your cover.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  2. Omg-your art is amazing-so glad you commented on my blog so I found you-it's so creative and anything birdies makes my heart flutter-thanks for all the eye candy-Claire

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  3. Your poodle looks alot like my rescue Sassy (Short for Sassafrass)...She was already named...When we let her hair grow out, we call her "Martha" for Martha Washington...lol///Thanks so much for entering my drawing and commenting on my blog...I am now a follower of yours...that is the cool thing about the blog world! Tiff

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  4. Thank you for your kind words, Cindy. Richie will be sad for awhile.

    Gwynnie

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  5. Cindy these are absolutely adorable !
    LoVe you rose nests, very sweet and clever.
    Thank you for sharing,
    Paulette

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  6. Such a cute idea. As usual, you never stop amazing me! Holly

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