Hello Friends! My name is Diane McClosky and I am the newest member of the Reneabouquets Design Team! I am honored to be working with such beautiful products as well as alongside a wonderful group of very talented artists. I hope that my projects will inspire you to create something beautiful!

For my first project, I have created an altered bird house. This can be used as an ornament, but I decided to place it on a shelf in my kitchen so I may appreciate it throughout the Christmas season. I enjoy finding an object and turning it into an original piece of art.

The frame was created with resin and the Grungy Frames Mould from Prima Marketing. It was then painted with DecoArt metallic paint in pearl and adhered to the birdhouse. I tucked a little piece of patterned paper from my stash underneath the frame.

The next step was to add the flower cluster in the upper left hand side. I used some greenery from a Christmas pick that I had on hand with some bright red roses and a miniature pine cone. I also added red seed beads to create visual interest.

The poinsettias, bow, and words are from 49 and Market Christmas Spectacular Collection.

The star of the show in the lower right-hand corner is Reneabouquets

Printed Beautiful Board Small Christmas Carol Laser Cut Chipboard Die Cuts that I layered on top of a Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Vintage Snowflakes Chipboard. To finish the piece off, I sprinkled it with Gawdie Girl Diamond Chunky German Glitter Glass.

Until next time..."Let your art take you where you want to go." - Diane

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