Saturday, October 4, 2014

Sparkle with Prima - Lulupu Blog Hop

Hi All!


You must have reached my blog via Shilpa Nagaonkar's blog! Else please click HERE for the complete list of the hop stops or to start the hop from the top..

Welcome to day 2 of Lulupu "Sparkle with Prima" Blog hop! I am super excited to be a part of this month long celebrations organized by Lulupu team to celebrate all the Indian festivities with new Prima products now available at Lulupu Craft store.

When Lulupu team invited me to be a part of the hop, I was super excited! I knew that this time, I have to move out of my comfort zone and try something new. I decided to alter this cute wooden bird house which I was hoarding for a long time!



I first coated the whole house with white Gesso to create the base..


Then I mixed pink perfect pearls from Lindy's Stamp Gang into Gesso as I wanted a pink shabby chic look..



This is how it looked after 2 coats (White base + Pink color coat)..


Now I started decorating the birdhouse.. First is the roof, I cut few 1 inches strips of prima paper pad..

Then I trimmed these down into the size of the birdhouse's roof.. I used my scallop edge punch and distressed the edges with Walnut stain distress ink..


I carefully glued these strips on top of each other to create a typical roof structure.. I seriously loved the final outcome of this step..


I used some Prima vines to give it a birdhouse in the garden look.. :D :D


After adding vines, I used some flowers, rhinestones, pearls and a hello diecut from my stash to complete the project..  Simply in love with the shabby chic look of this birdhouse..


Here is the complete look of the project in better lights and setup.. :)


I also brushed vines and flowers with pink Gesso I made to give it a more worn out look and blend in the embellishments together..


I hope you guys will like this project.. Do leave some love as it makes me super happy!

and don't forget to play along the hop and the challenge.. you can find all the details here.. your next  stop will be Pallavi Iyer.. A super talented crafter!

Have a good day!
- Priya  

24 comments:

SD pooja said...

Its Gorgeous..

Radhika said...

Gorgeous bird house..

Dr Sonia S V said...

So pretty...good to catch you after such a long time
Cheers
Dr Sonia
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Unknown said...

Your bird house is so cute!I like your take on shabby chic.Very pretty and adorable.

Unknown said...

So cute it is... :)

Darshana's Creative Space said...

Awww this is so cute....love the pearls and the roof.

The Colour Press said...

sooo preeettttyyy...... the pink background goes so well with the Prima princess papers. Really liked the way you layered the papers for the roof and clustered the blooms.

Sindhu said...

So cute...Love the roof ...

Shilpa Nagaonkar said...

You stole my heart with this pink birdhouse, Priya. It is wonderful!! Prima embellishments look fab!! Thank you so much for joining the fun with us at Lulupu blog this month.

Sindhu said...

Adorable bird house Priya! Love the shabby chic look!

Riti said...

Absolutely Gorgeous!!
Love the soft pastel colors......

Dipti Mathur said...

Gorgeous Bird House ! Thanks for introducing me to the flower vine embellishment.. I will try to use it in my next project! thanks :)

CJ said...

Gorgeous.... Thanks for the tip on mixing perfect pearls with gesso....
Love the totally altered birdhouse...

Hugs
Catherine

Urvashi Rao said...

The pink n pearl combo is great

Rupa Swaminathan said...

This is so cute, Priya. A birdhouse has been on my wishlist for a long time...this is really urging me give it a try!

Jasleen Kaur said...

Oh wow! You have totally nailed the shabby chic look with this project. Beautiful, beautiful makeover. Loved the way you have used all the prima goodies. :)

Unknown said...

Awesome birdhouse.....I love the color palette.

Unknown said...

Gorgeous birdhous Priya!!! love the soft colors you have used!!!

Vidya said...

Beautiful birdhouse. ..

Varah Musavvir said...

Supe Adorable! I couldn't get the pink tinge at first, but in the final photo I can see why you chose it :) worked well and looks lovely!!

Unknown said...

Such a cute project!! Loved it :)

Riswana Fathima said...

love the detailing of the roof :) super cute birdhouse :)

Kavitha Vadhri said...

cute house and loved the decoration.thanks for the detailed steps.

Suchi said...

Adorable bird house...just gorgeous!! :)
Suchi xx