Make a bird house for Halloween with Americana Acrylics.
Learn How to Mix Mediums to Create a Home Décor Birdhouse
A great aspect of Imagine products is that they pair very nicely with other mixed media mediums. This project features the use of StazOn Pigment ink, Creative Medium and Fireworks! sprays along with acrylic paint and varnish to complete a mixed media home decor project.
Skill: Advanced
Time: 2 hours
Directions
Step 1
Adhere pieces of corrugated paper to a pre-made wood birdhouse with Creative Medium.
Step 2
Spray birdhouse with Fireworks sprays. Allow drying.
Step 3
Mix Rich Cocoa Fireworks! spray with matte varnish, apply to the birdhouse. Allow drying.
Step 4
Sponge on Chocolate Brown StazOn Pigment to portions of the birdhouse.
Step 5
Coat with another layer of matte varnish. Allow drying.
Step 6
Dry brush texture with white gesso.
Step 7
Stamp flower images onto tissue paper with StazOn Pigment, Snow White.
Step 8
Tear stamped tissue into pieces and arrange onto birdhouse.
Step 9
Adhere stamped tissue with matte varnish.
Step 10
Stamp smaller flower images (with StazOn Pigment, Piano Black) directly onto birdhouse.
Step 11
Add white paint splatters.
Step 12
Use the same techniques on wooden bird element.
Step 13
Adhere bird element to the birdhouse and tie fibers to top.
Supplies
Imagine
- Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Lilac Blossom, Sweet Plum, Rich Cocoa
- Creative Medium – Clear
- StazOn Pigment – Piano Black, Chocolate Brown, Snowflake
- Sponge Daubers
Other
- Waffle Flower Stamps – In Every Way Stamp Set, Pretty Foliage Stamp Set
- Bark Wood – Birds
- Wood Bird House
- Fibers
- Corrugated Cardboard
- DecoArt Americana – White Gesso
- DecoArt Americana – DuraClear Matte Varnish
- Tissue Paper
