These Wings Belong to Me by Dorthe Hansen

Hello dear friends, another winter Monday and still not 

having had a lot of snow here, my mood made me create this more 

autumn like panel.

(So grey here today, that my photos, don`t show the more warm tea tones )

I first painted the elongated panel with a blend of brown and white 

Multi Surface Paint, when dry I used the feather stencil, stenciling 5

of the feathers, using Light Texture Paste.While drying, I emptied a dried 

tea bag and carefully opened it up. It was torn to 4 pieces and adhered to the panel.

Onto another bigger, fill yourself tea bag, gifted me from my dear friend Lynne, 

I first painted the upper side very light tan, (again a mix of White and Brown) and when it was dry, used the lovely bird stencil, with  Distress Oxide Frayed Burlap - I draw around the bird with a brown fine liner added inside details too and with Bright Orange Multi Surface Paint, white and black Posca pens as well.

The feathers were also painted with the tan and orange paint, and added details with brown

and white pens.

On right side and on top of the tea bag, I stenciled the wonderful tree, using 

Archival Ink Coffee - a piece of Sari silk doubles for a branch for the bird to sit 

and beneath a piece of canvas, I had lying around, rusted with tea and rust. 

Inside the big teabag, I put a dried nature found - it could be little 

dried straws too, found on a walk. 

The bird not really aware its still winter, carries string to start building a nest and a piece

of bark, adhered to left side, gives a yet more rustic look to it all.

On top panel I stamped, the title using Lynne`s Affirmation, 

a piece of seam binding from my stash was added, as a hanger, after 

punching two holes with the Crop-A-Dile.

I think this finishes it and hope you like it.

Wishing you a lovely week. 

Next week I will not be here, but will return soon. 

Love and hugs,

from Dorthe 

Materials used:

That's Crafty! White/Greyboard Panels

That's Crafty! Multi Surface Paints

That's Crafty! Mini Stencil - Tree

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil - Feather

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil - Robin Silhouette

That's Crafty! Stamp Set - Lynne's Affirmations Set 3

Distress Oxide Ink Pad - Frayed Burlap

White Posca Pen

Black Posca Pen

Archival Ink Coffee

From my stash: Seam binding, Canvas, Sari silk, used tea bag, unused big fill self teabag 

From Nature: Found dried thin twigs and bark