Sunday 28 March 2010

A bird in the hand....

..Is worth 2 in the bush!
Does anyone actually know what the hell that means!!!
Anyway i only used it for a catchy title!!
This is my entry for this weeks Sunday Stamper which has the theme of 'Birds'
This fab ickle wooden house comes untreated ready to alter and is available HERE for the bargain price of just 99p {along with several other bargains i bet you wont be able to resist lol}
I jazzed mine up by first colouring the house with brushed corduroy distress ink, then i printed off a set of one of Tims alphas from his Distressables CD and backed each tile onto chipboard and distressed some more with ink and sandpaper.
I stamped a couple of stitchel birds onto chipboard, smidged a bit of colour on um and cut em out.
Then i just placed and stuck it all together. I finished by removing the gold thread the house came on and added a bit of chain which also has a danglie bit for the birdy inside the house to play with.
These are really fun, and just the right size for a tree decoration.. so stock up for christmas lol
♥ HUGZ ♥


15 comments:

Sid said...

Lovely birdy piece !

Helen said...

Oh, soooo cute!

Anonymous said...

Top Art Nicky! Might have to get me one of those cute little birdhouses at AP! :o) xx

Claireabelle said...

Nicky it's just fabulous!
x

Hels Sheridan said...

Fab altered house...you have such great taste in stamps LOL

Thanks for joining in hun xx

Angelnorth said...

Cute little bird house! I think the saying basically means that you can eat the one you caught which is better than going hungry watching the two who got away!

Jennie -The Artistic Stamper said...

Great little house, love what you have done :)

Anonymous said...

ohhh, totally gorge Minxy!!!
Love the house, and thx for making me want to spend even more.. as if I needed that after 2 days at the show.. lol
Thanks for leaving a comment and I had to reply straight away as I'll be going to Ally Pally too.. so if you are going on the Saturday, let me know as it would be fab to meet!!
Hugs, Marlene x

Juls said...

This is just gorgeous!!! Love the oversized letters on the birdcadge!! such a fabby creation! Hugs Juls

Lorraine said...

what a great little house

sam21ski said...

Great bird house Nicky xxx

Kim Costello said...

Oooh great to see your altering Nicky. I nearly bought this mini birdy house yesterday at the show and now I think I have another wish list to start LOL! Fabulous altering and the birds are wonderful perched there!
Thank you for popping by my blog and your lovely comments, HuGs Kim :)

Chris said...

ooooh totally love your cute little bird house... fabulous and it's fab to see the letters from Tim's cd I've been tempted to buy it but wasn't sure... think I am now though :D
hugs
Chris xx

DF - Heidi said...

just lovin this bird house - i have sooo many so thanks for the link!!!!!! did i need another one........................well yes

Lori said...

What a fab little piece! Just fantastic!