Beautiful Vintage Ornate Birdcage Ornament
Learn how to decorate your wood chip birdcage using mixed media including Gesso, texture paste, stamping, ink blending and die-cutting, finished with flowers and glitter
Remove the chipboard pieces from the packaging and read the instructions to get a good idea of how to put the birdcage together.
Mix a small amount of water with gesso on a craft mat and paint a light coat onto both sides of the die-cut chipboard pieces.
Paint a layer of texture paste onto the outer parts of the birdcage pieces and allow them to dry naturally.
Apply ink to the script stamp, stamp it once onto scrap paper and then stamp it directly onto the die-cut pieces
Add a light layer of tacky glue to the joints of the elements and carefully adhere them together and allow them to dry.
Affix brads onto the door of the birdcage to represent hinges and a handle, adding a key to the handle.
Use an ink-blending tool to lightly sponge Watering Can ink onto the edges of the assembled birdcage to add dimension
8 Die-cut the leaves from white cardstock, cover them with Distress Ink and, once dry, start to affix them along with the paper flowers onto the birdcage.
Embellish the flowers with glitter paint, add Glossy Accents, glitter and gesso and allow them to dry to finish