4.14.2011

Smeared and Smudged April Member Blog Hop!

Welcome to our April Smeared and Smudged Member Blog Hop! There is so much talent on our forum that we love to show it off!! Be sure to check out everyone's offerings and feel free to visit our forum! It's a great place to be!!

Our theme for this hop was to use metal somewhere on our projects....metal is so awesome, and there is so much you can do with it. Unfortunately, I am not experienced enough or have the tools to do something really cool. So, my metal usage is limited. I hope to remedy that soon. :)

So, I have to give a little bit of background so you will understand my project fully. My husband and I rent a house from my in-laws. The house sits on about 7 acres, in the country, and they have all kinds of birds on the property - chickens, turkeys, pheasants, ducks, geese, guineas and peacocks. Recently, we've had some problems with coyotes and bobcats coming onto our property in the middle of the night for late night snacks. Well, they've killed all but one of our turkeys and have gotten one of our female peacocks. It's been a few weeks and we've tried capturing the late night snackers with no success, so far. So, with all the death that surrounded our little house in the country, I've tried to make the best out of it. Some of my co-workers think I'm morbid, but...it's a tribute.



I kept the layout fairly simple because I wanted the elements to stand out more than anything else. I used Smeared Ink's bird nymph, colored her with my prisma color markers and added some glitter to the feathers to shine like a peacock's feathers would. I used the sentiment "Goddess" from the Elementals set and applied a little bit of green to the edges where it was cut out. Then, i got my peacock foot and wrapped it in some orange metal wire. Then I added my peacock feather and some extra orange wire and glued all of my elements together. I hope you feel the power and respect that I hoped to portray in remembrance of our little female peacock. Thanks for looking!
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10 comments:

  1. SugarApril 14, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    aawww poor lil peacock.. I love that you chose to honor her.. very pretty card.. not morbid at all!

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  2. tiffanyApril 14, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    well one person's "morbid" is another person's creative idea. such a cool project!!!

    =)Tiffany
    Breakfast at Tiffany's

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  3. Alexandra LundgrenApril 14, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Seriously Tori- you CRACK ME UP! I think this is a great idea. Note sure I, personally, would want to play with a bird foot, BUT I love the idea of it and I love that you DID it!

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  4. Croms' Cubby HoleApril 14, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    A lovely tribute to your poor little peahen... and why not?

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  5. Kelli Green aka CajunstampingqueenApril 14, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    hmmm not to sure how I feel!!!! I love that you did it though!!!Wonderful project and lovely tribute!

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  6. UnknownApril 14, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Poor birds but a fantastic tribute
    Luv Jane xxx

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  7. Judi BApril 14, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    you poor thing having all those beautiful animals killed but glad to see your creativeness come out in it all. Love that you gave such a neat tribute to your birds.

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  8. AlisonApril 14, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    What a sad story! But what a truly fitting tribute! Beautiful job, Tori!

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  9. ~Lady B~April 14, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Incredibly powerful and beautiful. I love that the colors in your nymph mimic those of your beloved peacock. A wonderfully fitting tribute!

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  10. DK SpinsApril 14, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    What a loving tribute to your peacock hen, Tori. It's beautiful, not morbid at all. As always, your coloring of the gorgeous Goddess image is outstanding & I love the glitter. Love it!

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