Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Snowbird
{a dollar store makeover}

I found this little guy at the dollar store and decided to give him a little makeover. All I needed was some white spray paint, a bit of glitter for some sparkle...
And there you go. A simple, after Christmas project that can be used to decorate with for the Winter.
I added a bit of Epsom Salt + glitter to make it look like he's sitting in some snow.
Such an easy project.
Check out the snowballs in the back. There will be a tutorial on those soon.










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14 comments:

  1. love the re-do on the bird! i have 3 of those same birds, i'm a sucker for birds and the dollar store! i painted all of mine sea glass by S.W.and antiqued them, they r so cute now! i wish i had more to make a wintery one like you did!

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  2. *oops, i meant sea salt by S.W.---i always get that mixed up!;)

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  3. I love the bird redo. I am thinking of doing it for my beach room. Please check ou my blog at www.mysouthernlife.blogspot.com

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  4. Great upgrade on the birdy. Love the snowballs too.

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  5. Cute bird. I love dollar store birds.
    Kathy

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  6. cute bird! Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. btw, I saw your salt dough ornaments and they are awesome... we made some too, but they didn't turn out nearly as cute!

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  7. BRILLIANT! You just took that lil bird from Dollar Status to Niemans Status! LOVE THAT!!! I found you at a linky but you have GOT TO link this lil birdie to my Whassup Linky! I am your newest follower and would ADORE it if you follow back...But PAAALEASE link this BEAUTY UP! Hope to see you!

    *ENTER LINKY PAR-TAY Here *

    xoxokara

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  8. Tanya here is a link I was given for creating a button. It took me about an hour but I guess it can go faster if you're really computer savvy.

    http://www.ehow.com/how_4891649_button-text-box-underneath-code.html

    Good Luck

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  9. So cute! I actually have one of those $1 birds too :) Will you share your snow bird on my linky party? http://www.lovelycraftyhome.com

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  10. Thanks so much for coming to my linky party today! Hope to see you again next week.

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  11. These are so cute! What a great idea!
    ~Katie
    eyespydiy.blogspot.com

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  12. Love this adorable little winter bird! Thanks for sharing it at the catwalk. Featuring this today!

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  13. What a clever way to make the bird glittery!
    Awesome!

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