Thursday, January 27, 2011

Paper Love Birds

I posted my Valentine's mantel the other day and readers really liked the love birds that I made to decorate my winter branches.  I thought I'd share how I made them.
I started by picking out some fun pink scrapbook paper.  I folded the paper in half so that I'd get 2 identical bird cutouts so that both sides of the finished bird would be pretty.  I free handed my bird, because I'm a fly by the seat of my pants kind of crafter, but feel free to use a clipart pattern bird.  My general feeling is that as long as there's a beak and a tail, most people will get that it's a bird.
Once I cut out my birds, it was time to make their feet.  I took 2 medium sized paperclips and bent the middle section up.
I then straightened out the middle section.  This would be the bird's leg.
I took my paper bird cutouts and laid a glue dot at the base of one of the birds where I wanted the legs to come out from.
I added both legs and then another glue dot on top of the paperclips.  I set up the feet so that the bend of the paperclips were going in opposite directions.

After glueing the other side in, I glued on hearts for wings.  I cut these with a medium sized paper punch.
Thanks for popping in and crafting with me.  I'm linking this up to Sew Woodsy's What's up Wednesdays.

6 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing with us...those are so adorable...
    Have a Blessed day
    Tonja

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  2. How sweet of you! I would love to make some of these! Thank you! ♥

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  3. Those are very sweet and simple. I could see them also adapted for a baby shower or birthday party. Thanks for stopping by to see the new kitchen. Jane

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  4. Thank you for linking up to Sew Woodsy! I absolutely love this "love bird"! I can't wait to go home and make a few for my "love" birdhouse!

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