Chicken Wire Heart Wreath - Flying Unicorn Kit of the Month

The Off-The-Page project from the November Flying Unicorn Kit of the Month is a wood and chicken wire heart from Darice. I paired it with the three canvases from the Mixed Passion Add On and the cute little birdies from one of the Bo Bunny Madeleine papers to craft a decoration I can hang on my door in the springtime - or just to bring a feeling of springtime to these dreary fall days.

I painted the white frame with some Shimmerz in Pink to coordinate with my birdie canvases, then set to work on the rest of the project.

I did an image transfer from the papers to the canvases using Gel Medium, ensuring that the paper wrapped around to cover all the sides of the canvas for a more finished look. I also added a little stamping with a music note stamp.

The image transfer doesn't have to be perfect to be pretty. A couple little imperfections (such as in the canvas below, where I rubbed a little too hard in a couple of places) simply give the canvas a little more of an edge-worn appearance, which adds to the shabby charm.

The resin birds were perfect layered on to of blooms and buttons from the kit and add-ons. I coloured the big vellum flowers with Autumn Maple Crimson Lindy's spray from the kit, and cut vines from some of the Bo Bunny paper, which I finished off with the gold pearl pen included in the kit.

I love the sparkle on the white Prima flowers!

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Supplies Used:

From the Kit and Add-Ons:

- Darice Poultry Wire Heart
- Canvases
- Bo Bunny Madeleine papers: Allure, Madeleine
- Prima Vellum Flowers: 577858
- Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray: Autumn Maple Crimson, A Bit O' Bubbly
- Prima Flowers: 577677, 577643, 577483
- Prima Shabby Chic Treasures: Resin Birds
- Petaloo Flowering Vine Spray: Red
- Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments
- Viva Pearl Pen: Gold
- Bo Bunny Madeleine Buttons

From my Stash:

- 13 Arts Gel Medium
- Kaisercraft Stamp: Sheet Music
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
- La-La Land Craft Dies: Large Flourish, Creepy Vines
- Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Jump Rings