Social Salutations: Day 22 - Spring Inspired 3D Artwork

I am so sorry this post is so late today - I have been running around like a mad woman all day! Whew! I didn't even eat lunch until 3pm - and had nothing for breakfast. Needless to say, I was about to gnaw my arm off!

Nonetheless - here it is. My $1.50 fun 3D Art. Ta-Da!!

I didn't have time for a tutorial today. I'm going to try to describe how I made this - if you have any questions, let me know. I hit the Dollar Tree today and bought an 11 x 14 raw wood frame fo $1. All I did with that was paint it white and sponge inked around the edges with chocolate brown stamping ink.

Then, I cut a 12 x 12 sheet of scrapbook paper down to 9 x 12 (to leave 2 inches on each side), distressed the edges with brown stamp ink, and mounted it to white paper that I cut to 11 x 14. I wanted to save the glass that came with the frame, so when I put the frame back together, I just stuck the glass behind the paper.

The nest was actually packaged with a baby gift from when Addie was born and I have been saving it for 4 years! I knew I would find a use for it eventually. I hot glued some raffia and burlap scraps to the inside to make it look a little more cozy, and then glued the nest to the paper.

I bought the eggs at hobby lobby - they are paper mache and come in a raw form as well. They were super cheap - like $2 for about 8 or 9 of them. I just painted those blue, speckled them with brown paint and glued them in the nest and then the nest to the paper. I plan to use the rest of the eggs in another project this week.

Voila! Easy Artwork for my mantle display.