Altered wooden birdhouse with Gelatos® colors

Hello to everyone, Giovanna here, for the first time as a Guest Design Team member, and I am
pretty excited!
I made this very project for the DT call, so it is a lucky one for me. There's a little funny story
behind it...

This wooden bird house was a kit for kids, with a paintbrush and acrylic paints attached,
bought for my little cousin. As long as she painted it thoroughly, with flowers and primary
colours, and left rejected in the garden, I sort of stolen it and made a little redo. I am pretty happy with the result, I love the little bird peeking from the hole and the steampunk feeling. I used Gelatos® colors in several different ways, these are so versatile, and perfect for every MixedMedia project.

This is how I made the birdhouse, step by step:

Here some details:

Products I used:

-Gelatos® Colors Steampunk , Red, Blue, Yellow, Green set 
-Glass Bead Glitter
-Gesso
-Gel Medium
-Stencils 10ct 101 Collection

 

 

 

Giovanna Zara: I’m a crafter and designer from Sardinia, Italy. I started as a scrapbooker 8 years ago, and then I fell in love with MixedMedia: painting, mixing colours, materials and styles. I love to make Altered Art, Stamping, Art Journaling and I like to use recycled materials in my projects.

Comments

[Beth Williams]

I do believe this will be a Christmas present for a very dear friend. thank yu for the beautiful inspiration and great tutorial.

[Margie Higuchi]

Fabulous bird house! I love the little bird peeking out of the opening - so sweet!

[julie]

Love love this cute birdhouse thank you for the tutorial xxxx

[scrAPpamondo]

Meravigliosa questa casetta giocattolo per gli uccellini, Gio!!!!!!! :D Grande riciclo!
.....E congratulazioni!!!! :D

[Alison]

Fantastic project Gio! Thanks for the tutorial.
Alison xxx

[coco]

This is so gorgeous Gio!!!
I love the little bird showing her head, and some details like the feet are delicious!!
Well done to you for this very first project, the tutorial is wonderful moreover, you rock as usual! :)