Much like many of us, I have succumbed to the fall fashion
trends and I am into birds. I love the shapes and all of the different things
you can do with birds. I recently made a wall hanging for the living room in my
home that is pretty simple.
You need:
A 4”X16” wooden wall hanging
2 bird cutouts
2 small jewel stick on gems
“Love Birds” chip board or letter cutouts
Branch cutout
Buttons
Black paint
Paint brush
Glue
12”X12” paper (yellow luster)
The first thing I did was paint the border of my wall
hanging black; then I covered the inside with my 12”X12” paper. I covered the
inside with paper because I really liked it, it would probably be easier to
paint the inside as well.
After you have your surface finished I added my branches
then placed my birds, with jewels as eyes, on. Once I had my birds where I
wanted them I added my buttons along the branches. I used different colors and
sizes, however they were all mat and fit my color scheme. This is something I
played with until I had the right combination and placement. I then placed my
“Love Birds” phrase down. Once I knew everything was in place I glued it down.
If you wanted to Mod Podge this wall hanging I would
recommend doing it before placing the jewel eyes on your birds and the buttons
on.
As a modification, you could also use button as eyes, and
even place jewels on top!
