This House is for the Birds

I hadn't planned on posting more

than once this week, but I took

these pictures this morning and

thought, 'Why not?'

 This is another one of our collaborations 

(my husband the builder, and me the artist). 

This is probably

my favorite bird house that we've

made together. 

I think it's because the design

is the funkiest he's made so far, and

I'm all about the funkier the better. 

It also makes me think I'm sort

of weird as an artist, because I 

love color clashes. 

(as is obvious by my pieces). 

Sometimes it's intentional,

and sometimes it's just because

I have to use whatever paint

I have on hand. 

Either way, I try and make 

it work and am usually 

pleased with the outcome. 

Thank you for visiting

and saying hello. 

Terri

Bunny Hutch

I received this bunny hutch

when it was looking a bit

tired and needing a little lift. 

It was stained wood

with black grating. 

Why didn't I take a picture 

before I started??

* * *

First, I drew out patterns of a flower

and butterfly and my husband

kindly cut them out of wood

on our scroll saw. 

I decided to spray paint the base.

With all the wire and intricate structuring

it just made more sense. 

That said, I rarely use spray paint, but

I'm glad I did in this case. 

You can see Maybelline came to check

things out. 

On a side note, we've noticed she's been 

biting the fur off the back of her tail. 

She's 11 years old and has never done 

that before. 

Hmmm. . . 

I'm hoping the bunnies will enjoy 

their new digs. 

Thanks for visiting! 

Terri

Painted Chicken Coop 3

 First of all, I need to give

credit to Aimee from the Farm

Animal Sanctuary for these pictures. 

I forgot to bring my camera and 

she was kind enough to take these. 

My husband put in the hinged door 

within the front door. 

This way the chickens

can get in and out without having to open

the larger door. There's a little carabiner at the 

bottom that can secure the door shut, or hold it open. 

The back wall has 3 panels with decorative

wood strips in between. 

For the benches, I decided to paint a 

rug design in predominantly gray to

hopefully camouflage the inevitable mess. 

Here's Bob attaching the carabiner

to the chicken wire to hold the door open. 

That's Zobe the beautiful little zebu cow

in the background. 

I just love her!!

We've had so much fun

helping to beautify the farm.

It's been an honor and a privilege. 

Mixed Media~ "Aloha"

I had so much fun creating this piece. 

I've been dreaming of an island

getaway lately since our temperatures

have exceeded 105 this past week. 

I used texture, jewel embellishment, 

decoupage, paint, ink, pencils,

you name it. 

Today I'm working on another bird

house that my husband made last week. 

I'll post pictures of that when I'm finished. 

I'm feeling a little rushed today with

all I want to accomplish. 

Better get to it!

Happy creating and thanks for visiting. 

Terri