Bird Journal Tags - Part Two

I just realize last week that I had posted my Bird Journal Tags - Part One way, way back in May with the promise of Part Two to come within the week.

http://distresseddonnadownhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/bird-journal-tags-part-one.html

Here is the link if you need to refresh your memory.  (I certainly did.  The tags had secretly hidden in a box under a pile of paper!)

This post will demonstrate some of the different ways to adorn your tags.  I say some because there is literally no limit to the possibilities.  Remember these started as manila shipping tags.  They have definitely gone uptown!

 The images are taken from The Graphics Fairy.  She has wonderful bird images.

I put this one in the wrong order.  The back is shown first.  I stamped a bird with a Blake poem.  Then added a pleated tulle ruffle around both sides of the bottom.  The ties are torn calico ribbons.

The edges are painted with a silver broad tip Sharpie - front and back. I stamped "A caged bird sings" with a neat set of magnetic letter press alphabet and numbers. (Bargain found at Tuesday Morning!)  There is an ivory tulle bow on the front with a rhinestone and pearl stem at the top of the back.  Silver wire is used for the tie.

This might be my favorite of this bunch.  First, you know this is my favorite bird image - I have used it on furniture, signs and tags.  I gave it a pink tutu of  pleated tulle.  (I buy this from Linen Chic on eBay - she's reasonable and fast.  If you love "Frenchy" and shabby stuff, you will love her store!) I stamped the back with a quarter foil design with a nest and finished with blue French seam binding ribbon with a pink tulle and pearl stem.

 Mr. Spool Bird was washed with a coat of antique gold glaze.  He is very handsome, but difficult to photograph.  I added a gold chenille tassel (easily made within minutes) and a black stamped curlicue.  This tag has a gold wire tie.

 Whoops, this may be my favorite.  I love this turquoise,  the bird image on the front, and the black and white nest on the back.  The nest image from The Graphics Fairy was printed nine to a page for this size.  Vintage pom pom fringe was soaked in cheap vanilla for a distressed look. A section of two pom poms was glued to the bottom of the tag with blue French seam binding for a tie.

 I went a little crazy on this one.  I printed the black and white nest image again - this time thirty-five images to a page.  Using a circle cutter, I cut out the image to fit inside a bottle cap charm, decorated with pearl stems and attached it with silver wire.  The broad tip Sharpie came out again to edge the tag.  The ribbon ties are blue on blue circles.

I saved this one for last because the front and the back are different in style, but similar in theme.  The front is a color image of a nest in pink and blue.  The back is a page Karen posted recently on The Graphics Fairy and is very appealing to someone like me who loves old books.  I had to use it and scrapped what I had originally planned for the back of this tag. I added the stamp letters "Nesting" and used leather ties.

There will be a part three.  I plan to go all the way.  I am currently working on journals for these tags.  No promises this time about when I will finish and write a post.  Have you seen all the projects I have going?  

Got to go - it's very, very late (or actually it is very, very early!) and we have a crying puppy who wants to sleep with us. (NO WAY! That's what little puppy beds in a separate room are for!)

See y'all!




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