DIY Rose Branches

Roses are a crafters favorite!!!!

And I am no exception to that....

I made this Rose Branch Decorative Piece at a very low price :)

Let me tell you how.....

Rose Branches

I collected some branches that fell from a tree outside my house.....

The photo shows only two but there were some more....

Branches

I chose the best of the branches and got out my ammunition.....a spray can!!

I spray painted the branches gold.......ohh I love shiny, blingy stuff!!!

I loved the way they turned out :)

Gold Painted branches

When the branches were drying, I made some paper roses of different sizes....

Here they are!!!

Paper Roses

You can use ready artificial / silk flowers like these too....

I stuck the roses randomly on the branches with a hot glue gun....

Then, I took a glass vase and filled it with glass fillers for the base.....

Finally, I arranged the branches together in the vase....

This is how the final product looks....

It gives a very chic look to the house at a very minimal cost....

Chic Decor

This is a close up of a rose stuck on the branch.....

Rose

Some more snaps that I took are here.....

Hope you enjoyed....

Rose Branches

Also check out my tutorial for DIY Flower Light here.....
Thanks for visiting and do come back for more!!!

DIY Faux Metal Wall Art- Recycle Craft

Faux Metal Wall Art

Hi and welcome to my post on Faux Metal Wall Art......

This Wall art has a complete metallic look but is actually made from recycled cardboard, foil 

and paper grocery bag !!!!

I had saved a nice stiff cardboard used for a curtain packaging......

Using the cardboard as a base, I started this piece......

I stuck two pieces of corrugated cardboard ( again, recycled) on the base....

To add some more texture I used some leftover knick-knacks from an old project on the sides......

Then I stuck crumpled foil all over the piece using PVA glue......

After smoothing with a Q-tip I got my finished base.......

Then came the butterfly project :)

I made three butterflies of varying size out of a grocery bag , using PVA glue and burning technique.....

The butterfly is shown below......

Metallic Butterfly

After brushing the butterfly with golden powder, it looked like this.....

 Metallic Gold Butterfly

Then I painted the edges of the butterfly with metallic blue to give it some contrast.....

Lastly, I attached floral wire antennae to it.....

I repeated the same procedure for other two butterflies as well... 

After all the butterflies were done, I glued them to the base in descending order of their size.....

Faux Metal Butterfly

Finally I added a braided golden string to it for hanging.....

Thus, my recycled "Faux Metal" Wall Art was ready.......

This is how it looks on the wall......

I sold this artwork at a craft show recently :)

Faux Metal Wall Art

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