I saw a vintage triple birdcage at
our local antique mall about a
year ago and it was love at
first sight!
This is not the birdcage but a similar style.
Only problem was it was $250!
Can we say way out of my price range?
Well someone finally bought it and
ended my misery but I couldn't get
it out of head!
Does that ever happen to you?
I looked on Etsy, Ebay, Amazon
and found gorgeous vintage
birdcages with big BIG price tags.
We're talking from $300 to $1000...
YIKES!
I've always loved birdcages.
I have the little birdcage
from my childhood that
my pet parakeet,"Petey",
lived in along with other
birdcages I've collected through
the years. So why do I need
another one?
Can we say Birdcage Addict?
So I had to put on my thinking cap
and get creative since I just
had to have a triple birdcage
to sit in our bay window that
faces Golden Pond.
Alas, I stopped by Joanne Fabrics
one day to see they were putting
out their new Spring stock.
I suddenly heard angels singing
and there they were...
different sizes of birdcages!
What if I put different sizes of
birdcages together to "build" a
triple birdcage??
Let's give it a try!
I purchased one large and two medium
cages and a package of wooden knobs
for feet on the bottom. We must have feet!
The knobs have a flat area on them
so they should work just fine.
I found my bottle of favorite paint,
in Magnolia White and started
painting them.
I love this soft color because it's a
great "off" white that goes
with everything.
I tried different methods of gluing
the feet on the metal birdcages and
finally resorted to my J-B Kwik Weld
which worked beautifully.
I mixed small globs (technical term)
of it to work with since it sets up
pretty quick and also added
a dot of hot glue at the top flat edge
of the knob for a quick temporary
adherence while the J-B set up.
After several batches of J-B all the
"feet" were securely attached.
They look so cute!
It's the little things that make your
heart sing!
Next how to connect them together...
ZIP TIES!!
I zip tied through the decorative trim
and it worked great. Just trim off the long
pieces that stick out of the connection point.
Easy Peasy!
I had a great time making it and saved
a ton of $$.
With the percentage off on their
spring items and the percentage off
on my total purchase coupon I
spent about $60.
(It was a birthday gift from Hubby.
Thanks sweetie!)
Ahhhh...
my vision is complete.
I added my favorite French inspired
tassel and sat back and admired it!
Hope you enjoyed my project.
What have you been up to lately?
Love & blessings,
Marie Antoinette
&
Edie Marie
XOXO
