Christmas Canister Bird House

Morning all, hope you are all enjoying the festive month of December. I took some time out to use one of my newly acquired dies from Eileen Hull, the Canister Die.

I am also joining in with the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge which this time around is Woodlands and Tinsel Twine and all the techniques are available in Tim Holtz book. There is also a fabulous prize on offer of $50 from Inspiration Emporium and their are fabulous projects to inspire you from the Curiosity Crew.

I die cut Eileen Hull's Canister from mountboard and used Tim Holtz Sized Circles to cut an aperture in the centre. I then used Wendy Vecchi's brick wall stencil and applied Crackled Texture Paste over the stencil and then set aside to dry. Once completely dry I sprayed the canister with Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stain along with light touches of the Tarnished Brass Spray Stain.

This picture gives a little more details of the fabulous crackle. I love texture in my pieces. I placed the birdhouse onto a base covered with Snow-Tex adding tinsel twine around the outside edges.

I die cut four mini reindeers from mountboard and adhered them together and then spritzed with the Spray Stain, adding touches of Snow-Tex to the top of his body and head and also adding tinsel twine around his neck. I also included a mini sledge. I love the small touches of red in my design.

I added a metal trim around my birdhouse given to me by my blogging friend Suzz, I knew I would find a use for it one day! I also added 5 woodland trees to my design along with faux Christmas lights around the edge of the birdhouse.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend. Tracy x x x