So... look what I made!
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Supplies and notes:
- The base is a remnant of the old mill siding we used in siding the craft shack
- The nails are from the original siding
- The arrow is a Tim Holtz piece, inked for another project with Stream Adirondack alcohol ink
- The hanging apparatus is extra chicken wire from the spring battle with the squirrels, affixed with E-3000
- The label frame was pried off an old cubby shelf in the mill yard... husband pried a bunch off for me and I love to use them. It is truly attached with E-3000 glue, but I used snipped Recollections brads in place of nails
- The bird and heart were cut from some Spellbinders Media Mixage Copper Sheets. I traced the bird from a Sibley calendar and cut it out with utility scissors. Then I used a little hammer to hammer them... so cute! I edged both with DecoArt Metallic Lustre in Brilliant Turquoise.
- The label is from the calendar. I inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Stain and a bit of white Liquitex gesso. The clear acetate over it is from Prima, and I inked it a bit with Gold Adirondack mixative
I love that this is functional art! It is so satisfying to me to meet a need!
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ReplyDeleteVery cool key hanger, Mimi. I love functional art too. Thanks for playing long at HLS Mixed Media Challenge for August.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I have been itching to get back to inspect this post. I just love this, so clever and amazing. I love, love, love it and may try to copy for my kitchen. We broke our old key hook. Great inspiration glad to see you in 3D for a change! ;0
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this on your sidebar I wondered if I had ever properly congratulated you on this awesome win! And see that I didn't so, quite late, CONGRATS FRIEND! This is the coolest thing out there and deserved the recognition. Yay for you!
Deletehow funny and so true - my oldest always ran around, where are my keys, where are my keys - good idea - now they just have to put them there
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Barb Housner (DT)
Awesome make!
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Susan
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Oh you cruel girl! You killed that poor bird with the nail in his stomach :P I guess if you put the nail in his head, it would be crues as well but he would get an eye at least :P Great project, I like it.
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