Our challenge this month is to use a bird theme - it can be anything you like from ATC to three dimensional piece, or digital, as long as there's a bird in there somewhere!
I've had this birdcage a LONG time, waiting for inspiration to strike. I bought it in a hardware store sale, and it was verdigris green at the time, but not a pleasing effect. I spray painted it cream and antiqued it a little, adding a perch for my bird
to sit on. The ivy leaves are individually cut out and glued in place.
But don't limit yourself - you could make a bird like this lovely felt one Linda made for me - the choice of materials is yours and the result only limited by your imagination! We can't wait to see what you come up with!
36 comments:
Love the beautiful birdcage, and the pink felt birdie is gorgeous. Thank you for another interesting challenge ....!
Sylvia x
Wow , your birdcage is beautiful, as is the little pink felt bird.
What a lovely challenge, cant wait to see what everyone comes up with, Thank you Jaqi
Just to say the bird cage is gorgeous. I cant read as the text on page is tiny but its a beautiful cage.
Hugs June xxx
I love the little cloth bird it is so cute it would make a fabulous pin cushion .
I want that bird!!!!!!!!!!!!
So delightful!!!!
now, I'll get busy and see what I can do!
Be back later!
Don't laugh ;but, then again..... but I"ve got 3bear -sizes of those cages-still verdigris,...but now "weathered"-hiding plunked down in my front garden outside the widow next to my wild roses...they usually get covered with -pig-something-or-other -some kind of weedy vine and have one of the cats napping in front...that's how I "crafted" mine- yours is much more elegant!
The wee folk art bird is quite sprightly and pretty- like how she's standing up with her tail in the air!
Look forward to doing this one!
Cheers,
Chris/WildGoose
i had the darndest time finding inspiration for the dragonfly challenge...but birds, that's a whole other ball of wax. birds will be fun! and yours are both wonderful!
I hope you don't mind that I combined 2 challenges for today!
Great fun, hope you approve!
thanks!
http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2009/07/combining-2-art-challenges-for-friday.html
Lovely stuff, provides lots of thought provoking creativity for altering !!
Amazing examples. Love them both.
My contribution can be found
here.
I love your bird cage Rosie, I collect them :) I also love the felt bird Linda made and this should be a great challenge yet again.
Umm a friend told me I would like you she was right. A whole month well Birds fits with a piece I was working on and have blogged but birds might not have finished with me.
here are my birds :)
http://creations-blog.blogspot.com/2009/07/atcs-birds_19.html
Beautiful piece ! LOVE it xxx
http://ravenpainting.blogspot.com/2009/07/hummers-song-and-yellowbird.html
Wonderful fun on this challenge - beautiful theme. Here is my entry- thanks for looking!
Here is my woolen crow:
http://bitze.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/abaa-birds/
Thank you for another great challenge!
Love the inspiring samples Rosie and Linda! Now I'm off to see what everyone has created!
~*~ Patty
My bird canvas is on my blog here
http://magickdiva.blogspot.com/2009/07/knock-yourself-offawfully-bit-art.html
TFL
Thanks for the comment Rosie - the before picture is on the blog - I meant to do that anyway and forgot - thanks for the poke!
There are some very talented people in blogland, and when it comes to "thinking outside the cage", I'm not one of them. However, my lovely Blog-Friend Gini who enters your challenges, suggested I enter my Peacock Fantasy project and that I should call it "A Bird in The Hand? - no, A Bird on The Head", which I think is a stroke of genius! So, here is Peacock Fantasy
Thanks Gini!
Love, Sylvia xxx
hello ladies~ my bird art is here:
http://dyingtobeyours.blogspot.com/2009/07/abaas-bird-challenge.html
thanks!
Love the theme this time even though it caused me some anguish!!
Here is my entry
http://sroddis.blogspot.com/2009/07/those-stickers.html
Hallo , This is the first time for me and i hope you likes it ;o)
Rini the Netherlands
http://catharinas-love.blogspot.com/2009/07/inchies-met-vogels.html
Love the bird cage & lovely felt bird !!!
This month, I explore on the corrugated paper art.
This is mine submission for the theme
http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2009/07/corrugated-paper-art-bird.html
Love that little pink felt bird and the birdcage is so shabby chic!
Here's my bird contribution:
http://www.virtuallydesigned.com/gottamake/2009/07/28/not-a-journal-page-but-a-bird-pillow/
My entry is on my blog
hi everyone, sorry im late again , but my entry is now on my blog and you can find it here;
Thank you Jaqi
Hello Ladys,
here is my bird:
http://nordseetine.blogspot.com/2009/08/awfully-big-art-adventure-bird-in-hand.html#links
Thanks for looking!
Tine
I made a little bird book inspired by my favourite song
HOot, HoOt, can you guess what I made for the challenge?:
http://1creativeone.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/what-a-hoot-abaa-challenge/
wasn't sure if i was going to make it time, i had such a hard time getting a photo on this...but here it is...thank you for such great challenges...
betty the crow
*jean*
Linda and Rosie I found your blog through another blog, I love to participate in challenges and hope that it is not too late to participate, my bird is on my blog.
Beautiful theme.
My entry http://ptite-plume.over-blog.com/article-34702306.html
My another submission
http://mescrap.blogspot.com/2009/08/abaa-bird-challenge.html
I'm reaching the deadline by the skin of my teeth (?) That doesn't sound right am I mixing my sayings up again? Skin of the dog?
Anyway, my bird is here
Looking forward to visiting you all.
Gini
xx
Hi,
I am new to blogging and drawing, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the link works. Here is a submission to your bird challenge.
http://ctodraw.blogspot.com/2009/08/challenge.html
This is my late bigger piece that I couldn't get finished in time. You can find it here
I've enjoyed visiting you all.
Thanks for looking
Gini
xx
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