Been having a bit of an extended 'art vacation' since getting back from our Honeymoon Trip to the Canadian National Steampunk Exhibition (CNSE).
Before the trip I just whirrring away creating... figured it was time for a break. This Steampunk Birdhouse is the 1st thing I've made in May.
Quite surprised I made it this long without getting messy! ;O)
*cough cough* In the Studio anyway, the gardens are looking lovely though.
I recently stumbled on a 'new to me' Challenge Blog
Order of the Opus Gluei
and HAD to do this one:
Challenge #101 - Get Steamy
Before the trip I just whirrring away creating... figured it was time for a break. This Steampunk Birdhouse is the 1st thing I've made in May.
Quite surprised I made it this long without getting messy! ;O)
*cough cough* In the Studio anyway, the gardens are looking lovely though.
I recently stumbled on a 'new to me' Challenge Blog
Order of the Opus Gluei
and HAD to do this one:
Challenge #101 - Get Steamy
I made a Steampunk Birdhouse with Clockwork Bird in residence.
I started with a wood house I got at the 2nd handstore, spray painted it silver (car paint) in between rain showers here.
Then dry brushing and adding sh-tuff: lots & lots of sh-tuff!
Roof:
Bell from inside an old rotary dial phone handset on the tippy top with a clock gear tip.
1st Side/Front:
More watch & clock bits'n'pieces.
'Home' sign from Pressed Petals Monday Metal.
'Screw' is a brad.
Lightbulb is a burned out turning light from our Van.
Square 'studs' are metal stickers.
Lil'Clockwork Birdie:
Pulled apart, spray painted (gold and bronze) dry brushed and reassembled.
Wind-Up Key is a Blue Moon Charm.
2nd Side:
Phone, clock and other parts.
'Screws' and Disc are brads.
Butterflies are de-golded scrap metal from Cohen & Cohen (local salvage HEAVEN!).
3rd Side:
Painted over in Bronze, layered with Little Yellow Bicycle 'lacey cardstock' gears, then everything drybrushed.
'Screw' Brads.
4th Side:
Copper screen (metal salvage) layered with a prima flower 'vine'.
Brass leaves are also de-golded scrap metal salvage from Cohen & Cohen.
One sided Key from 7 Gypsies and Key Hole from Keepsake Craft, 'screw' brads.
Micheal's pearl stickers, bunched strip sliced apart.
5th Side:
Painted over in Bronze, layered with Little Yellow Bicycle 'lacey cardstock' gears, then drybrushed. Another de-golded butterfly and part from inside the old rotary dial phone.
'Screw' brad.
6th Side:
De-golded butterfly, metal dragonfly, 'screw' brad on the roof.
White Rose charm, brad disc, more of the sliced up Micheal's pearl sticker strip, Steel Magnolia from imaginisce, de-golded flowers, bit more of the copper screen, some springs and leaves punched from an embossed metal sheet torn off an old planter.
I started with a wood house I got at the 2nd handstore, spray painted it silver (car paint) in between rain showers here.
Then dry brushing and adding sh-tuff: lots & lots of sh-tuff!
Roof:
Bell from inside an old rotary dial phone handset on the tippy top with a clock gear tip.
1st Side/Front:
More watch & clock bits'n'pieces.
'Home' sign from Pressed Petals Monday Metal.
'Screw' is a brad.
Lightbulb is a burned out turning light from our Van.
Square 'studs' are metal stickers.
Lil'Clockwork Birdie:
Pulled apart, spray painted (gold and bronze) dry brushed and reassembled.
Wind-Up Key is a Blue Moon Charm.
2nd Side:
Phone, clock and other parts.
'Screws' and Disc are brads.
Butterflies are de-golded scrap metal from Cohen & Cohen (local salvage HEAVEN!).
3rd Side:
Painted over in Bronze, layered with Little Yellow Bicycle 'lacey cardstock' gears, then everything drybrushed.
'Screw' Brads.
4th Side:
Copper screen (metal salvage) layered with a prima flower 'vine'.
Brass leaves are also de-golded scrap metal salvage from Cohen & Cohen.
One sided Key from 7 Gypsies and Key Hole from Keepsake Craft, 'screw' brads.
Micheal's pearl stickers, bunched strip sliced apart.
5th Side:
Painted over in Bronze, layered with Little Yellow Bicycle 'lacey cardstock' gears, then drybrushed. Another de-golded butterfly and part from inside the old rotary dial phone.
'Screw' brad.
6th Side:
De-golded butterfly, metal dragonfly, 'screw' brad on the roof.
White Rose charm, brad disc, more of the sliced up Micheal's pearl sticker strip, Steel Magnolia from imaginisce, de-golded flowers, bit more of the copper screen, some springs and leaves punched from an embossed metal sheet torn off an old planter.
7 comments:
ery cool and detailed piece :) x
wow, this is a whole lot of awesome for our challenge! I really love it and it is perfect steampunk, absolutely extraordinary!
I love how you have shared all the individual parts, because there is nothing worse than wondering how something was made when the photos are so inspirational!
Thank you for finding Opus Gluei, can we lure you back? I hope so!
Wow - this is just incredible! My other half just made a couple of birdhouses for our garden but they certainly don't look like this!
Welcome back Sarah,
Geneous creation as always!!
Keep smiling and creating
WOW! That is an impressive piece of artwork! TFS.
Amazing! Spectacular! I am blown away by this wonderful piece of art. As a fellow Canadian, I can sympathize the between rain showers painting. When are we going to get Summer?
Fantastical piece. I LOVE that you picked a bird house. Every detail is absolutely perfect. The bird is adorable with the key in it's back. THANK you so very much for playing along with us at OPUS GLUEI.
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