Thursday, September 1, 2011

A Bird's Life - Repurposed Window

Jean's Antiques in Shell Lake, WI is practically a required stop when we make the trip up North to Mom & Dad's.  During this visit, two windows caught my eye.  After a good cleaning, I replaced the window panes with mirror panels from the hardware store (Lowes sells 6 packs of 12" by 12" panes, and will cut to any size for free!), held in place with glazing points.  All was going according to plan when the last pane shattered, and for the next month the window sat neglected in my garage.  When inspiration struck, this design was born.  Supplies include: Poppy pods, False Indigo, Birch twigs, silk foliage, Kiwi vine, speckled feathers, and an occupied bird's nest.