Altered Bird Cages

 Found these cute little bird cages at Michael's the other day and knew they would make awesome ornaments or gifts.  They aren't very big (the largest one measures about 3 in. by 4 in.) so they wouldn't hold a huge gift but certainly a 'sweet nothing'!  So, the bird cages are made of metal and with the exception of the square 3"x3" cage, they are pre-painted.  I wasn't too fond of the original colors so I first spray painted them all white, then sprayed them with walnut ink.  After leaving them to dry for a while, I had a feeling the walnut ink would resist the paint and sure enough, I had to apply a coat of poly-urethane to seal the walnut ink. Seemed to take forever to dry but they turned out exactly how I wanted and were ready to be embellished. 

                                 

 

And for some Gabry Road news:

We have managed to hit our first glitch!

Everything was working smoothly and really still is but we have to make a few adjustments to some critical settings and it appears these adjustments could take up to two weeks!  A bit frustrating but as they say, anything good is worth the wait and once you see Gabry Road for yourself, you'll agree!

Thanks so much for stopping by!