Mixed Media Cigar Box Art

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 I wanted to invite you to follow the link to a new tutorial I did forThe Robin's Nest blog.

Chattering Robin's: Mixed Media Cigar Box Art: Hi!, I am excited to show you how I transformed a plain wooden cigar box into a work of art.    Here is what you will n...

When Chalky Decor Meets Flea Market Finds Great Things Can Happen!

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Our Special Fairy Garden

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 I have a new tutorial over at the Creative Paperclay blog.

Creative Paperclay® air dry modeling material: Our Special Fairy Garden: Hi! Today I wanted to share a fairy garden that my grandson and I created with a little help from Creative Paperclay® He picked out some...

Birds on a Key Magnetic Memo Board

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Hope you weekend is starting off right. I wanted to show you my latest project created for The Robin's Nest. Follow the link below to their blog for the full tutorial.

Birds on a key magnetic memo board

Re-purposed Garden Art

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I have been so ready to do a fun re-purposed project!

I have a habitat for humanity re-store where I live. I was able to purchase 4 ceiling fan blades and a banister rung for less than $3.00. I used these to create a large dragonfly for my garden fence.

 

I used Americana Decor multi-surface acrylic paints.  

 These paints are self-sealing - no primer/sealer needed. Indoor and outdoor use.

Here are the colors I used

Coffee bean

Black tie

Eggplant

Iris

Deep turquoise

Turquoise waters

Blue bird

Sky blue  

 

 

For the dragonfly head I purchased a paper mache egg, when I tore off the outside coating I found it was  plastic underneath. I cut it in half then cut out a notch on the bottom so it would fit over the banister rung.

 




The eyes were created using 2 unfinished wooden swirls glued together.

I used a small piece of wood for each 2 wing segment. (Upper and lower) I attached the wings to the wood and then the wood to the banister. I attached wire to the back of the dragonfly so that I could hang it on my fence.

I am so happy with how this turned out! The Americana multi-surface paint colors I used are so vibrant and were the perfect colors for this dragonfly. 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out how my dragonfly came to life!

Shari