This little birdcage was found at my local thrift store. I knew it would be darling in my little niece’s bedroom, who’s nickname is “birdie”.
Here’s the Before & After. I always love a good before and after (don’t you?!)
To make the little paper birds, I used a Quickutz die cut along with American Crafts’ Blue Skies paper. The birds are stuck two together with a glue dot. The bird cage was sprayed outside (in a cardboard box) with Krylon Bahama Sea (Gloss) spray paint.
One more thing to keep an eye out at the thrift store: bird cages.
Kami Bigler is a regular contributor at Make and Takes. She’s the thrifty maven who runs the blog: no biggie – a montage of her three favorite creative outlets: crafting, cooking, and thrifting. Her interests include portrait and tabletop photography, paper crafts, decorating and experiencing the thrill of the thrift find. You can follow Kami on Twitter at @kamibigler.
This is adorable! I’ve got an ugly birdcage that I’d love to use. I’m off to spray paint it – thanks to your inspiration!
Very amazing!!!
Simply amazing…so talented, so creative.
Hi Tiffany! Yes I did use fishing line and crimp beads to hook them on tight.
Hi Tiffany! Yes! I did use fishing line. I also used crimp beads to get them to hold tight in place.
Kami
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Kami’s the bomb!
Sweet, kind, talented & gorgeous!
I love Kami! What a cute project!!!
XOXO
Jen
Very Cute…would look nice in a girl’s room or a playroom maybe.
Aren’t those birds divine!! Love it, I so need to get a die cutting machine :)
That’s so cute!~ :) Nice work!~
I am definitely going to do this (I don’t even have kiddos yet, but it’s ADORABLE!)
Thanks so much for posting, I’m so inspired now :)
So cute!!! I think I really want to keep my eye peeled for a birdcage now.
Cute thrift score! Cute thrifter! Cute idea. thanks!
Very cute. I think I need to start hunting for bird cages.
I picked up a birdcage from a Pottery Barn outlet a while back but didn’t know what to put in it. I love the idea of paper birds!
Kami this is perfect! I am redoing my baby girl’s room to birds, perfect!
This is wonderful and so fun!
I love this idea. Do you use fishing line to dangle them in the center?