Mozzy Net With Fabric Birds

Another baby project, I helped my daughter to get the nursery ready for my first grandchild. This is a project I enjoyed very much. It is one of those décor items that just gives a little class to baby room.

I had an old lamp cover that was waiting for the right opportunity to become something awesome.

The list:

1 Lamp hoop

24y Tulle

Binding tape

6y of Ribbon (4 different colors)

Scrap fabric

Needle & Thread

 

I started by dividing the tulle in 2 parts, then I folded it in half so the 2 tops would make a loop. I tied them together with string/yarn. I then measured 15" down for placement of the hoop.



I cut the 4 ribbons in different lengths and tested it by pinning to the hoop.

 

I chose Green Dark & light Pink and soft Yellow Ribbon

The binding tape was measured to make an encasing for the hoop. I cut 2 pieces, the 1st was used to attach the colored ribbon to. I made 4 sections to hang from the hoop. This will be attached to the outside of the net.

 

Little fabric birds were cut from leftover fabric, see the onesies and glider posts.

 

 

I used some of the ribbon in different lengths again to make them hang. A beak was made from a square and the tail from fabric strips.

 

I pinned the ribbon, beak & tail to the right side of one bird, to the inside and placed the other half rightside together

 

The seam was done and I left the 1" at the bottom open where the ribbon came through to turn it right side out and insert the stuffing.

 

I ruffled the tail feathers and stuffed them, the bottom was sewn closed, I should have done it by hand but I was in hurry to get it done before the baby shower.

 

 

I made 5 birds, 4 to hang in between the outside ribbon and one for right in the middle. The ribbon ends was attached to the tulle loop. I needed hand for the next step. I hung the net to a hook from the ceiling and had my husband hold the hoop (the binding was already attached to the inside circle) while I tacked is it loosely to get it in place, about 15 inches from the top, making sure the tulle was spaced evenly around the hoop.

 

The bird ribbons were sewn into place to the inside of the hoop and then I attached the outside binding with the colored ribbon , spaced evenly between the birds. It was a time consuming process but I couldn't think of an easier way to do it. I hand stitched the topside of the binding first and then the bottom to have the hoop encased by it. Last I seared the ribbon ends so would not fray.

Feel free to give advise for future reference.

 

 

I am happy to say that my little granddaughter is already looking at the little birds above her crib. I am so Blessed to be able to share this with her. 

 

 

BTW I painted the tree and the puffballs are from her aunt's wedding, she sprayed them green & pink for the baby shower and now they are part of the nursery.

Blue African Porch Furniture



My daughter found this set when one of their neighbors moved and left it behind. It looked kind of worn out and tired, but when she brought it to me I saw the potential to brighten up their front porch a little.


The worn table that I sanded and scraped to get most of the old paint off.




I believe it was made out different woods and the legs had to be glued down and secured with new nails. I left some of the original paint on because I didn't know yet what I was going to do with them.



Lowe's had blue OOPS paint and that what it became. We painted 2 coats to cover evenly as base coat.

I taped the areas where I planned the design, it was inspired by a piece of fabric I had bought to make kofi hats with
ties.

I chose a bright orange for the background and filled the space inside he tape.

 

Butternut for the 2nd layer of design. Painted freehand.

Black was used as the accent color, it gives the design a bold & dramatic look.
Still freehand.
I started to add black accent to the trim areas in the back and legs.

I sanded the edges for the rustic "worn" look, this was done on the legs as well.
I removed the tape to border the design.

 

I finishes each design with a black border and added some color to the legs.
 

I sealed the paint-job with clear-coat of polyurethane for protection against the elements.

This set was one of the more fun ones because the colors were so bright & happy to work with. I enjoyed refinishing this set for my daughter. They love it and she complemented it with clay pots on her porch.



Country Sunflowers - Painting

Country Sunflowers

I started this project to complement the décor for my 2nd daughter's wedding. She had a country wedding with sunflowers. We bought a roll of burlap for all the decorating we had to do for the wedding, she was her own wedding planner.

I started by choosing the subject and what better way than using your own flower. We planted sunflowers to use in the wedding. Only a few made it as the chipmunks discovered the seeds.

I used acrylics to for this painting. It is more difficult to paint on burlap as one would imagine, I was glad the theme for the wedding was rustic, country, vintage, so the imperfections in the burlap was celebrated.

 

Green background done and I left a 2" border unfinished because the frame was not planned yet.  

 

 

 

I filled it in with leaves and the big sunflowers but left the some bare background.

 

 

 

My husband is very talented with building things and being creative when I present him with a problem, the frame. We had a couple of pallet projects and used the sanded planks to build a frame, to keep the burlap stretched and flat.

Finished painting, framed and ready to hang. It was a beautiful addition to the rest of the wedding décor.

 

 This I where it hangs now, happy in my kitchen for now.

 

 

Country Wedding

We did all the wedding planning for both daughter's weddings and had blast creating everything ourselves. I will be posting some step by step instructions and in other cases just pictures of what we made. It was most enjoyable, and I look forward to sharing the experience.





 

Country Sunflowers

http://upcycledpeacock.blogspot.com/2013/08/country-sunflowers-painting_25.html

We used a lot of burlap for this wedding, The letters were painted with acrylic.

Cornhole boards