Idea-ology Birdhouse Decor

  

This is a sample project I made with the new Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2022 release. I thought the new Vignette Boxes Squares would make a great base for a birdcage and the Backdrops Volume 3, Memoir Ephemera, and Collage Tiles have some lovely spring colors that inspired this piece. It could make a lovely spring or Easter gift basket or favor for an adult or teenager. 

Here is a walk through video tutorial on the birdcage.

I used the Cathedral Bigz die from Tim and Sizzix, as well as the Decorative Trims dies.

Cut the following: 

    - 4 cathedrals from thin chipboard or Sizzix Mat Board, 4 from Black Kraft stock, 2 from one back drop and 2 from another. Cut the center section from chipboard and Backdrop paper for a faux door

    - 4 thin Decorative Trims scallops from backdrop paper, 2 large scallops from the same Back drop as  the sides and 2 large from the other Backdrop for the sides, and 4 large scallops from Black Kraftstock.

Adhere the small scallop Etcetera trips to the top edge of the smallest Vignette Box.

Trim as needed to get them to fit on the box.

Attach some Collage Tiles to the maoin box. I allowed then to go up over the area where the trim and box meet to add a little stability. Just be sure it doesn't go over the scallop area. Then attach the scallop paper over the trims.

 

I attached the Collage Tiles and the trims with Distress Collage Medium and as hyou an see I folded some around the corners of the Vignette Squares.

Once the box and cathedral pieces are covered, adhere the cathedral pieces to the inside of the scallop trims as shown above.

 

Then attach the large scalloped trim that is the same Backdrop as the Cathedral piece.

It should look like this. You will have to trim the inside scallop pieces so they fit.

The cathedral pieces are shorter than the sides and but they won't seem like it when it is finally all together,

This is what it will look like when all the sides are dry and secured in place.

 

You can see that the larger scallop matches the backdrops on the front of the cathedral.

 

It looks like this on the inside. Now you need to use a bone folder or something round, to cure the tops of the cathedrals inward so that they meet at the top to for a bird cage.

I tied the tops together with some rayon seam binding that I colored with Kitsch Flamingo and a touch of Walnut Stain Distress Spray Stain,

I did add some Mini Foundations to the bottom of the Vignette Square to raise it up just a little and added a bit of Speckled Egg or Broken China or ? bluish Distress Paint on the raised areas.

This tag came together very quickly using pieces from the Memoir Ephemera Pack.

On the front of the box I added a quill from the new Quill and Arrows Adornments. It is colored with the same Distress Paint as the Mini Foundations.

Lastly, if you watched the video, you saw that I had a bag of Hersey's Chocolate Mini Eggs in the cage for a gift or favor. but they were on top of some collaged eggs so that when the candy was consumed they recipient still has a lovely decor piece to enjoy.

You can see the collaged eggs from this angle a little better.

 These were simple to make. I purchased 2" styrofoam eggs, covered then with Entomology Collage Paper and Distress Collage Medium. Then dry naturally. When they are completely dry I colored them with some Distress Mica Crayons in Winterberry and Snow Flurries. Then I added a piece of Velvet Trim and a Heart Adornment. These should be glued together with Hot Glue and then adhered into the birdcage on some Spanish Moss with Hot Glue as well or they will migrate and flip over due to the heaviness of the adornment. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me through the space in the right columns.

Thank you so very much for stopping by!

Have a creative day,

Tami

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Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Tim Holtz Distress Foundry Wax

I just can't get over how innovative and amazing the new Distress Foundry Waxes are from Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink. I love that I can add just a little bit or a lot of metallic guilding to so many different surfaces. If you missed the live Youtube reveal and demo from Tim, I urge you to stop reading right now and go over an watch it on his Youtube channel. This wax is not like any other on the market and when you heat it, the magic happens!

I made my own short video tutorial on this project, but mainly focused on how I made (or more accurately attempted to make) the faux mercury glass vase.

For this project I worked with the Sterling and Statue Foundry Waxes. I pounced them onto the Etcetera Tag washer for a little sparkle at the top.

Then pounced them with my finger onto the Adornments Stars.

I thought the Statue wax would make great metallic centers for the Bouqet flowers and I love how they turned out.

Then of course the Faux Mercury Glass technique that I show in my video tutorial. I am still perfecting this but it has been really fun to experiment with this technique.

To make the Vignette Frame look like an old wooden guilded frame, I first stained it with Pumice Stone and Weathered Wood Distress Spray stains. Once it was completely dry, I put some Foundry Wax in Sterline and Statue on the raised areas of the frame, and then heated it. I love how it looks so weathered.

I only used a tiny bit of the Statue but that is all I really needed. I colored the Snapshots photo with Distress Crayons before framing it.

Another set of Star Adornments in the bottom corner.

Lastly I added a little guilding to the Numeric date at the bottom.
 

I am always so grateful that you took the time to stop by my blog and read to the very end! Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please contact me through the link in the right column. Although I read every comment here and am so thankful for them, I can't figure out how to comment back. But I can reply if you contact me through the link at the right.

Have a creative day,

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 2022

 

Wow, wow, wow! Tim Holtz did it again! Do you have a favorite from the 2022 Idea-ology release? It's really hard for me to pick, with the Curator Snippets and Windows being added to the everyday line, and all the mini books in the Memoir Ephemera packet, the Design Trims.....but that new Barrel.....oh my! Definitely some wonderful new skus in this release so be sure to heck them all out at TimHoltz.com

The Hobbit Hole Curio Clock was a super fun make! My husband is a huge Hobbit and Lord of the Rings fan, so this one was for him. Plus I just couldn't get Hobbit Hole out of my mind from the minute I saw it so I was meant to build a little home in the Shire. And it lights up! I'll show that in an upcoming tutorial.

The door was made using that pop out rim from the front of the clock.

I made this springtime birdhouse with lots of the new and existing Idea-ology.

Tutorial will be coming soon!

This might be my favorite make of mine from this release. I really enjoyed all the tiny details I put into this. I recorded myself as I made this so there will be a detailed Youtube tutorial on this piece as soon as I get it back from Tim and Mario. So stay tuned and be sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel. the loink is in the column at the right.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoy the release.

Have a creative day,

Tami

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com so the links below send you to one of those stores depending on which logo you choose.  If you wish to purchase something from either store and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order, at no additional cost to you. This helps me to defray the costs of this blog, the time, the ideas and tutorials I post here. 

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!