Bird Ornament Tutorial - New PDF pattern UPDATE!

Today I'm going to share a pattern and how-to for my bird ornaments. 

(*This pattern & tutorial is for personal use ONLY. Not for resale. If you want to share it online please give full credit complete with a link to this website.) -Thespoena McLaughlin 2010

The Pattern, just right click and save or print.
OR
I have now added a link to a .PDF to print, just click below
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1804210&da=y

 

1. Glue pattern paper to chipboard (I tore this piece of chipboard off an old notebook) and lay your pattern pieces WRONG SIDE UP on the back of the chipboard. (If you want the front and back of your bird to be covered, glue paper to both sides of chipboard and lightly trace around pattern pieces with pencil) Trace around each pattern piece and cut them out.

2. Glue a piece of paper to the back side of a small crystal so that the pattern you want shows through the front of the crystal, this one is plastic and  came off a cheap Christmas ornament from Hobby Lobby.

 

This shows the front side of each piece.And the heart crystal with the word "key" showing through.

3. Before putting the bird together, ink the edges of each piece. If you are unfamiliar with this technique click on the link below for a very quick tutorial...

http://scrapbooking.about.com/od/pagestarterideas/ig/Inking-for-Scrapbooking/Tip-1--Ink-the-Edges.htm 

Inking edges is very easy and a lot of fun! It can be used to give depth to almost any project weather it be a paper craft or painted box.

4. Use wing placement guides from pattern sheet to attach wings, I used 3-D adhesive foam squares (that can be found at most hobby and craft stores) to give the ornament some depth.

5. Use a small hole punch to make a small hole at the feet and attach the crystal drop. Add a small hole at the tip of the top wing and add a wire hanger, I have used vintage bobby pins as wire hangers.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me through my profile at the bottom of this site.

NOW FOR THE WINNER of one of my bird ornaments!...

Diane

From Diane Knott's Musings

http://dianeknottsmusings.blogspot.com/ 

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Have a happy day everyone!

Nesting Birds free graphic

This image is from a child's reader published in 1904 so it should be safe to use in your artwork. I just thought it was a lovely image. But then I'm a bit partial to birds. The flying bird with the straw in it's beak is so cute. Left Click to get the largest image and then right click to save it. Enjoy!