Free, a mechanicals dream

Hi Bloom fans!!! It's Milagros today continuing the showcasing of Jamie's awesome birds stamp. I will be using the smallest guy for my project    You see a while ago I found this metal birdcage and saved it for a project, and totally forgot all about it.  As I was looking on my craft room I saw it on my shelves and asked myself what if?   Well the smallest bird fit perfectly, but I was determined to set him free!

And also I wanted to explore different avenues rather than go with the expected watercolors , another what if on my brain!

So here's my process

Carefully cut your bird after stamping 

Use Black gesso to alter Jamie's floral embellishments 

Give a coat of white crackle texture paste to the birds chest 

Lay it on thick for nice crackles and leave aside to dry 

It's a good moment to add some microbeads while it's wet

I was looking at my jar of mica flakes 

thinking another what if... So I gave my bird a metallic silver paint coat and 

over it I took my sharp tweezers and picked and adhered each piece of flakes to simulate feathers. I used the frosted color. For the head I painted the crown in gold leaf and the cheeks in 3D Gloss gel to hand apply more mica flakes

For the eyes I used 3d Gloss Gel with a fine brush and then I filled it with bronze microbeads 

Can you tell the cracks are beggining to appear?

I think the shimmering result of the hand applied mica flakes make it look stunning!

He's now free to wander...

Thanks for stopping by I hope you have enjoyed my mechanical bird and inspired you in trying your own!

Milagros