I started by cutting away
part of the chipboard on each of the birdhouses to create a straight edge.
I covered the front and back
of each of the chipboard pieces with paper from the Pretty
in Pink 6x6 paper pad.
The hinges I decided to use
had very tiny holes; too small for brads which would have been my first choice
for attaching the hinges. So, I decided
to glue the hinges to the chipboard.
When attaching hinges make sure to leave a little space between the
items you are hinging so that there is room to bend the items and the hinge. For nails I decide to use Liquid
Pearls. The applicator tip is very
small making is super easy to apply small dots of the paint the hinges.
Below are detailed pictures of
the front of the shop. One of the things
to consider with a project like this is that some of the images and embellishments
(birds, hats, flowers etc.) are seen from both sides; I needed to make sure
that everything looked good from both the front and the back.
Behind the windows in the
front of the shop are hats on hat stands.
Inside the pink
acrylic flowers are microbeads. The
great thing about acrylic is if you don’t like the color you can change it with
Ranger Alcohol Inks.
The handles on the door are
brass lady bugs that I painted with Liquid
Pearls.
Below are pictures of the back
or inside of the hat shop.
I
used the new Just
Hats Alpha Stamps collage sheet for many of the hats and then added
embellishments. I also used their Flippery
Hats Die-Cuts as the base of some of the hats.
The hat racks are German
scrap antlers. I thought if birds had a
hat shop that might be what they used for hat racks. And since antlers are also called “racks”…..
The owl above came from the Bird’s
Nests collage sheets. I decided he
needed a mustache and top hat with a moon.
The
beehive with bees is one of my favorite hats (pictured above). All the birds came from several of the Alpha
Stamps bird themed collage sheets.
I decorated the hats with
flowers, leaves, fruit, ribbon, feathers, beads, birds and bees. In total there are 19 hats (either on the
birds or on the racks). I would have
added more but I ran out of room!
Alpha Stamps Supplies Used:
Collage
Sheets
Birds and
Bees
Flowers and
Leaves
Ribbons
16 comments:
Laura, this pieces are just brilliant, fantastic, totally awesome, wow, what more can I say. Love them!
Another mind-blowingly beautiful project!!
A really amazing project Laura. Clever use of the antlers as racks, and the bee bonnet is darling. Very inspirational work as always. Thank you for sharing!
So much to look at and all wonderful
You are such an inspiration :)
xxxxxxx
All your art is absolutely stunning!!!!
This is an absolute delight. I would love to wonder around that joyful shop.
Hugs Joanne xx
Really fantastic!
Hugs and kisses
what a wonderful creation and invitation to try it myself
This is so whimsy...its adorable!
Another amazing, gorgeous creation. Don't know how you do it, but you do it sooooo well!
Smiles~
Marilyn
Quelle mise en scène et quelle décoration, je suis admirative.
Hello Laura!
As I promissed you, there's a post on you and your creations on "Matin Lumineux" today!
Hugs and kisses
What a fun piece, Laura!
:)
perfection yet again..wow what a fantastic piece ..I love it and want one lol.
hugs,
susan s.
wow weeee friend you really outdid yourself this time. I almost got wore out just reading the recipe to make this and all the elements that went into it. I would love to have been there to watch the transformation. 19 Hats hahah that's funny. I love this piece as I do all of them so far. You amaze me everytime I stop by to take a look at what you've been up to.
I lpvethis! Just spent a happy few minutes looking at all the details. Butthe bit thatreally made me smile were the signs! Brilliant!! Cindy
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