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Hello my lovelies!

Today I have for you one of my favorite things to create- mini canvases.

Ah they are so much fun and so very sweet.

This project also uses one of my favorite charms sets- Vintage Birdcages.

Supplies:

Mini canvas, fancy napkin, acrylic paint, Mod Podge, epoxy sticker, beads, charms (bow and bird)

Heat gun, tooth pick

Vintage Birdcage Piccolos

Enamel Adhesive Fluid

Aged White enamel powder

Gold & Copper enamel gels

E600 glue

First things first- separate the layers of your fancy napkin.

Coat the canvas with mod Podge and stick the top (fancy) layer of the napkin onto the canvas.

Once it's dry, tear off around the edges. Then paint the edges with acrylic paint.

Randomly plop some enamel adhesive fluid onto the canvas and add Aged White enamel powder.

Heat to melt the powder and activate the adhesive.

Coat the solid background for the birdcage with enamel adhesive fluid and then Aged White powder.

Heat it up!

Now coat the fancy part of the birdcage with enamel gels.

Gold on the swirly heart on the door, copper on the rest.

(I went back and did a second coat of the gold once it was all dry).

Once the cage is dry, use a toothpick to put E600 glue onto the back of it and adhere it to the cage background.

Add the birdcage to the left corner of the canvas.

Use the E600 to add a bow to the cage (this bow was a charm that I cut the loop off of).

Randomly spread some E600 around the bottom of the cage/bottom edge of the canvas 

and drop beads onto it.  

Add your epoxy sticker and a bird charm, and it's all done!

Vintage Birdcage Necklace

Hello, hello, hello!

Aimee here with an adorable jewelry piece for your enjoyment.

This little sweetie was pretty easy to create and I think it's

just so dang cute!!

Wanna make it?

YAY!

What you need:

Piccolo Vintage Birdcage CA121

Enamel Adhesive Fluid

Turquoise Lagoon enamel powder

Enamel Gels: Silver, Gold, Copper

Cord necklace

E600 glue

Tiny hole-less beads, bird charm (this one is from prima), toothpicks, jump ring, heat gun

What to do:

1. Coat the base piece for the bird cage with enamel adhesive fluid and Turquoise Lagoon enamel powder. Heat until thoroughly melted.

2. Get out a piece of chipboard, or an old plastic lid, or something, an put a little bit of each enamel gel on it (that is, if you don't have the super fine tips. If you DO have them, disregard this part).

3. Use the toothpicks (or super fine tips) and color the detail part of your bird cage. I did gold on the base/legs and loop, silver on the bars, and copper on the door. PS-- when you punch out all of the little bits from the cage, DO NOT throw out the heart...we will use it next week.

4. Once the cage is dry, flip it over and use a toothpick to coat the back with E600 glue. Adhere it to the base (hold it down for a minute or two). Then go back over any areas of the cage that need touched up. Be sure to recoat the top near the loop, then dump some tiny hole-less beads on it. Once the entire thing is dry, shake the excess beads off.

5. Take the bird charm and randomly put some of the enamel gels on it (I just used the toothpicks). let dry.



6. Once your birdie is dry, add a jump ring to him, and then a jump ring to the bird cage. Attach bird to cage and the entire thing to the cord necklace. 

I Hope to "Inspire" You Today

Hello my lovelies! Aimee here with my very first design team project.

I do hope you like it!!

 

This itty bitty cutie would make a great gift or perfect décor for some small space in your home.

Don't let the directions fool ya, it doesn't take long to create.

 

 

What ya need:

2x2" canvas

Piece of old book paper

Mod Podge

A flower (this one is from Prima)

Heat gun

Paint (I used Rustoleum Metallic Accents in Luminous Pear)

Scrap of card stock or patterned paper

Heavy duty glue (I use Beacon 527 glue)

Epoxy sticker wit a saying or quote

Piccolo Charm- Vintage Birdcage

Enamel Adhesive

Enamel Powders: Turquoise Lagoon, Victorian Bronze, Gilded Rose Gold, and Brownstone

 

What to do:

1. Mod Podge that old book paper to the canvas. Let it dry (or blast it with your heat gun)  . *note* you could skip this step since by the time the canvas is complete, you really can't see the paper, but I like the additional texture. Rub some paint over it with your finger. Let it dry

 

2. Open up your enamel adhesive fluid and dot it all over the canvas. DO NOT SQUEEZE!! DID YA HEAR ME!?!? DO NOT SQUEEZE IT, or you WILL be sorry! Now put some Turquoise Lagoon enamel powder on there, shake off the excess, and heat it up with your heat gun. Let it cool down (won't take long) and repeat this process with each color... Let them mingle together as you heat them up.

 

3. Now get out your sweet little bird cage. We are only using one part of it for this project. Take that bird cage and coat it with the enamel adhesive, and then cover with Brownstone enamel powder. Remove the excess, and heat that baby up to melt the powder and activate the adhesive. Let it cool and flip it over. Using a toothpick or something else teeny tiny, put some glue on the back of the bird cage and adhere it to a piece of paper. Let it dry and then trim around it.

 

4. Put some glue on the back of your epoxy sticker and adhere it to the canvas. Flip it over and put a book on it for a few minutes to be sure it sticks down really well. Repeat with the sweet little bird cage. Add your flower (use the same heavy duty glue), and you're done.