About a month ago, as I was visiting blogs during the
Pink Saturday link party, I stumbled upon an offer made by
Gerri - she would send a packet of goodies to those of us who wanted to take on the challenge of creating something out of it. Well I always love a challenge, and this one was right up my alley.
So............................here is a representation of the goodies that arrived in my mailbox a few days later:
What to do.......................what to do? Of course I love vintage music paper and German scrap. But cut out circles of paper, and post it notes?
Spring has me in a birdie mood lately, so I had just the idea of something I wanted to try. I glued the music paper to heavy cardstock, punched some of my own circles and constructed this:
A little bird cage! The post it note is the bottom layer, and the cage is decorated with the two types of german scrap. On the inside bottom of the cage you will find the circle and the cutout center of the little paper doily. I suspended a glittered birdy inside, and crowned her with a piece of a sequin that was in my package. Then I topped the cage with a coffee filter flower and some of the yarns that I recieved. This was so much fun! Thanks so much Gerri for your little package of inspiration. I had a lot of fun with this and pushed myself to add a few more supplies than I normally would.
35 comments:
HPS!
This cage is so lovely! Make it into a kit!!!
Gabriela
what a fun challenge and I love what you did with it. It's early yet, but I discovered the wrens building a nest under our deck today. :)
How cute and creative!! HPS!
Love it. Well done!
Your little birdcage is adorable! I see why you love this type of challenge, you are very creative……
Happy St. Patrick's day.
~Emily
The French Hutch
WOW - that is amazing! Great creativity love it! Thanks so much for sharing it on Pink Saturday and thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy St. Pat's Day
Oh boy - well done! This turned out really really great!
that is so cool! well done <3
Never in a million years would I have thought of that... You did a great job with the challenge...can't imagine anything could have been better! Love it!
Hi Marti,
Congratulations on a very cute creation! You did very well to come up with that. Thanks for sharing and your visit. I'm so happy that Spring will arrive next week! Happy Pink Saturday weekend.
Blessings,
Sandi
Applause on your creativity with those bits of scraps! I love that kind of challenge too, but Usually I have picked my own scraps!!
thanks for coming by my blog, too.
One has to have a good imagination to create like that ... a wonderful result to a challenge!
What a clever idea for using all those items!
Noreen
http://craftyjournal.com
Thank you Marti for the sweet thoughts! I love what you did with your challenge! How fun is that, Happy St. Paddy's Day and Happy Pink Saturday! Hugs Marilou
oh how lovely!!
You have been extremely creative here Marti and used the goodies so well indeed! Love your cage!
What a clever woman you are! I would never have thought of that - it is adorable! You certainly met the challenge with style!
Hu
What you made out of the challenge pieces was just Darling,and so creative. I loved it.
Have a great Day!
marian elizabeth
What a lovely little masterpiece you have created with that little package of goodies!!! Love birdcages!
How creative and sweet, I love it!
Hugs,
Gigi
Oh, Marti!! This is so wonderful! You've got a good eye, girl! Love what you did. I was reading your profile - I love that you call yourself a curiositarian! =0)
hugs,
Holly
Beautiful bird cage, and you're so creative!
Marti, what a fun challenge. You did an outstanding job. here in the south the birds have been hunting housing for about 3 weeks.
marti, such a lovely job. What a great challenge. I agree with the others, it would make a great kit.
Here in the south the birds have been house hunting for about 3 weeks or more.
Marti, what a fun challenge. You did an outstanding job. here in the south the birds have been hunting housing for about 3 weeks.
This is enchanting, Marti! You are so clever!
Love the birdcage! How very imaginative using the treasures Gerri sent. So much fun in one bundle. =)
And you have a lovely blog.
oh my goodness Marti your piece came out beautifully! so creative and different. xo
Let me just say, fantastic!!!
I guess you are in the bird mood. The cage is great.
I have so enjoyed looking at what everyone created with Gerri's goodies.
Have a great rest of the week.
Michele
Marti, I'm so inspired by your thinking outside the box (cage!) and the unique way you've used Gerri's supplies. What a treat to share this experience!
So sweet! What a lovely cage, Marti!
Hugs, Viola
http://shabbychicinspired.blogspot.com/
Hello Marti
Simply wonderful.
You made such wonderful use of Gerri's bits n'n pieces and in such a creative manner.
Wishes
Lynne
So creative Marti I just love the way this came together using Gerri's bits and pieces. What a lot of work you have put into it. I loved the way I had to really think about how I could use everything.
hugs {brenda xox
Absolutely awesome what you did with Gerri's supplies. This piece is so lovely and beautiful.
So clever what you made with Gerri's treasures! So much fun to play with her things and to see how different it all came out! Sorry I am stopping by late, my DD spent time visiting.
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