
I like drawing vintage style characters, so for this week, I drew a chick with a bonnet:
While I was making beads for my BSBP partner, I was able to squeeze in this little owl. He has crazy eyes, but is cute nonetheless. I used vintage finds and made him into a pendant:
I was at my local craft store, and to my pleasant surprise, they now carry Vintaj brass findings. And I found this cute bird charm! I made them into earrings for this weeks challenge:
Well, the end of the week arrived sooner than I realized. I have some ideas for more “Bird Of The Week” challenge projects, but for this week, I chose my daughter’s childhood drawing that has graced our kitchen wall these many years:
I think these are my favorite kind of art – Children’s Art!
This was a last minute creation. I couldn’t think of what to do for this weeks challenge, and then I remembered the birdie buttons in my button bin:
They are children’s buttons. I incorporated vintage lucite flowers and pearls, swarovski crystals, czech pressed glass, and finished them off with sterling silver. I think they came out really cute!
We had a break in the hot weather, and I actually got a chance to get on the torch. I made a little bluebird and a rosette bead, and made a pendant:
I have a habit of making googly eyed birds – I think they are cute!
After meeting DH for coffee today, I decided to check in at our local bead shop downtown. I’m usually not a big fan of cloisonne beads, but these were the exception:
They are lightweight, and the colors are beautiful. I added smoky topaz faceted rounds as dangles – a perfect Bird A Week peacock earrings!
This bird a week challenge is really turning out to be a challenge of endurance! We are halfway through the year, and I am determined to make it to the finish :-).
This week, I pulled out a drawing book of animals that I have by Ed Emberly. Mr. Emberly draws the most whimsical little characters, and shows how easily it is done. I had fun drawing these birds:
If it’s not obvious, (L-R, T-B): chick, purple bird, owl, crow, pelican, green bird with long neck, and a rooster.
A couple of weeks ago, I made a magnet. This week, at my daughter’s suggestion, I used the same method, vintage print, glue, and metal findings. Then I incorporated vintage chandelier drops and made a necklace:
I also made matching earrings with pearl drops:
I love vintage/retro drawings. So, for this weeks challenge, I decided to try my hand at drawing a vintage style bird:
I started with a pencil sketch, outlined it in ink, scanned it into my computer, and colored it in photoshop. It reminds me of drawings in childrens books and greeting cards from when I was a child.
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