The newest additions to our bedroom were inspired by this gold leaf bird art at Wayfair. Â I fell in love after seeing it on Pinterest, and fell quickly out after I saw the $300 price tag… Â But, determined to get a similar look, I DIYed these gold leaf bird art paintings.
I’m pretty happy with how they turned out. Â Most importantly they add a needed touch of decor to the nightstand in our bedroom. Â I’ve been searching the thrift stores for a lamp to add to the mix as well. Â (I’m always searching for another project…) Â And…. I have another project in the works for the nightstand coming soon, so stay tuned!
When the light casts on them just right, they are very shiny! (Yay :)) But when it is dark, they tend to blend into the background paper… (not yay…)  Haven’t come up for a solution for this yet, I suppose I will refrain from admiring them except for certain hours of the day. 😉
Now for the details and tutorial….
DIY Gold Leaf Bird Art How To
Supplies:
- Colored cardstock paper (I used scrapbook paper in a natural Kraft color)
- White cardstock paper
- Frame
- Gold leaf paint  (I bought Precious Metals in 18k Gold at Hobby Lobby)
- Paintbrush
- Bird silhouette
- Scissors
- Pencil
Steps:
- Cut a white piece of cardstock to the size of your frame as your background. Â Then determine how big you want your colored cardstock and cut accordingly (I used 1.5″ margins on all sides)
- Find your bird silhouette and cut it out. Â I googled ‘free bird silhouette’ Â Then lightly trace the silhouette onto your colored cardstock.
- Begin filling in your outlined bird with the gold leaf paint. Â Be generous! Â This stuff seeps into the paper. Â I had to do several coats to get the desired look.
- Glue your art to the background cardstock and frame!  Now you have designer gold leaf bird art at a bargain price 🙂
 I hope you enjoyed my quick DIY.  You can check out my other home projects here.  Or feel free to visit me at Pinterest (Where I basically get all my inspiration ;)).
These are so pretty Naomi! I nominated you for a Liebster Award. All the details are on my blog. Have a blessed day!
Thanks so much Jenifer, I am honored 🙂
These turned out so great! I’m slightly afraid of using gold leaf (I can’t imagine it’s easy to work with), but maybe it is? Also, I’m hosting a throw pillow giveaway that you should enter! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/pillow-covers-giveaway.html
Thanks Kayla! I will stop on by 🙂
Your bird art is very striking and so incredible. It’s so great how you figured out how to make it for much much less than $300. Come on, $300 is pretty outrageous. Much more fun to figure out how to do it on your own, great challenge and you sure got it perfect. Hope I can do it justice like you did. Love this.
Happy weekend.
Thanks! I definitely agree with you, it’s so much fun figuring out how to make things yourself sometimes! Hope you had a lovely weekend 🙂
So pretty!! I love knockoffs… great job:) Thanks for sharing it at Work it Wednesday this week! Hope to see you back tomorrow – party goes live at 9am EST.
~Krista
Thanks Krista! 🙂
What a fab project! You sound a bit like me; hate to pay for something you can make yourself! And its so much more special that way.
Dropped by from Wife in Progress. Have a great day!
That’s exactly how I am 😉 Thanks, I’m glad you like it!