Monday, August 13, 2007

After and Before



I found this wall sconce and I didnt think it was very attractive so I hung it up and looked at it for a few days. There was a funny dip on the top, it wasnt flat. So I painted it, pink, glazed it, I then gave it a spritz of Glimmer Mist, washed on a little pearl paint, when I got it to the point that I liked, I had to dye some wool to match, for the bird. I added the pin cushion and vintage flowers on both sides then for a hint of sparkle I stuck on some austrian crystals. I placed a piece of vintage velvet ribbon around its neck. I made the leaves out of vintage green velvet ribbon.

12 comments:

Vicki Chrisman said...

Oh...that turned out DARLING!!!

Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...

All it needed was a little imagination & your precious birdie~~

Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents

Michele Kovack said...

This is so adorable! I wish I could think outside of the box when I looked at stuff....never happens for me....

Michelle said...

What great vision you have!

Stampindamour said...

So adorable & SHABBY!!! LOVE it!! :0)

-pamela

Natasha Burns said...

LOVE what you did here, it turned out gorgeous!

Sugar Bear said...

So adorable! You really took a blah sconce and made it into a fabulous work of adorable bird art!
Karla

Ginny Gibson said...

Oooo I love them of course! I can't wait to see them in the magazine.

best wishes Ginny

Amy said...

Very beautiful!!!! I love before and afters!!!
Amy

Unknown said...

I just wanted to pop in and say not only do I LOVE your work but love your blog too! I am new in this arena and have meet some very nice people. Thanks for letting me take a peek into your world! Have a lovely day! hugs!

Kari said...

Hi!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Glad you did, because now I found YOUR gorgeous blog. Love how this turned out. So cute:)
Kari

vickie said...

Well, Miss Laurie, it is just adorable! Those little birds are so sweet!

Vickie