June UPDATE: The Steampunk Top Hat Birdhouse is also in another challenge "Birds of a Feather" over at Alter It Monthly's Blog.
This is another installment using recycled packaging from around the house. My latest challenge was for a Paper Mache swap over at iATC’s. So I got busy letting’ those creative juices flow through the hands...had no idea where it would take me, (never do really).
I knew I wanted to make a bird house with a vague image of a house in mind...but as you can see, it morphed into something completely different. This was not what I saw. I did make a house (for the swap)...and it turned out to be a crooked little house. This in turn brought back the nursery rhyme “There was a Crooked Man”. And the bird house? The Steampunk Elementals (gnomes) showed up and took over for a time. ...well, the evidence is clear that those lil’ tinker's went on adventure with a Top Hat (smart lil’ buggers). The Crooked House is 6.5” tall and the Top Hat is a tad under 4” tall.
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Deb...both of these pieces are just brilliant!!
Crooked and quirky is what makes these pieces SING! I like them, a lot!
Love them both!!!!!!!!!
Both your birdhouses are gorgeous! My favorite parts are those pocket watch like pieces. They really add a new dimension to the art.
they're amazing !! I love the hat
Fantastic stuff. I love how you never know what you're going to end up with!..that's the exciting bit!
woah!...cool..i always wanted to make something crafty out of something that doesnt seem to be used anymore..i love it!..i still can't believe though that it came from those "scraps"..and i bet you didnt get some a+ cbt training for that...it's innate i presume..
I got a challenge for you: those plastic gallon tubs ice cream comes in. What can you do with those? besides food storage that is.
I have one I put small items for gradening in (small pruners, gloves, bug spray, etc). I took a magic marker and wrote "REDNECK TOOLBOX" on the side.
Open to other suggestions, since you recycle.
Drop by sometime.... and enjoy the show.
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I love this! Thanks so much for being a Follower - or I'd never have found your blog. I'm now following yours - your papier mache work is wonderful.
I LOVE that house.... and your mad hatter hat is awesome... Alter it monthly has birds of a feather for a theme this month and you have a bird on this hat. We would love to see you share a link with us over there...
http://alteritmonthly.blogspot.com/
:) thanks for wandering over and sharing your link with us
Oh wow! loving this hat and so much detail I will defo be back later but I have to see Federal play tennis. This is such a cool post!
Love Dawn xx
Ohhhh so much eye candy here , Love love love your crooked house and your interpretation of the mad hatter bird hat is superb ... thank you for sharing your inspirational work over at Alter It Monthly.
So the crooked house and the hat are just A O K and loving lots of other stuff on here too your a cool artist hun. How did you get the HAT shape it's so mad hatter I would love to make something like this with an AIW theme!
And Federa WON yay and so did Nadal & MURRY YAY! I'm in Tennis heaven now to make something arty he he
Love DAwn xx
WOWser, what talent! I'm totally impressed with both your Crooked House and your Steampunk Hat! Beautifully done with great attention to detail. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us this week!
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