The Bumblebee Cottage
Luminary
Happy Saturday Everyone!!
I absolutely LOVE making 3-D pieces and knew I wanted to make one for this week’s
project. I was stuck on what I should
make. I had a ton of ideas in my head
but one morning, I went out back to my raised garden and saw these beautiful bumblebees
buzzing around my cucumber plants, I knew right then what I needed to
make! A BUMBLEBEE COTTAGE LUMINARY!
Luckily, I already had a
template to get me started and then I was off in my own little bumblebee
world!!
I loved adding my own
personal touches to the actual cottage. Rather than using preprinted cardstock,
I made my own cardstock out of Washi tape from Eyelet Outlet! This allowed me to be as creative as I wanted
to be. I wasn’t stuck in that preprinted "box".
I ended up using the
wide Butterfly
Washi tape for the walls and roof of the cottage and embossed them to give
more depth. For the floral base, I used the Flower Washi tape
to give it a nature feel. The walls, roof and windows are all decorated with a
multitude of bling to make sure the bumblebees will always be able to see the
sparkle of their cottage. On the roof, around the base of the cottage and the
base of the floral stand, we have the clear Jewel Strips while the
windows are all decorated in either clear Jewel Strips or green
Jewel Strips.
The beautiful flower
that greets the bumblebees is made from the purple Paper Flowers and
the white Paper
Flowers with a dainty purple Cut Jewel in the center.
And what would the
Bumblebee Cottage be without bumblebees?!?!
We have our three locals, Barnabee, Beeatrice and Buzz bringing in the day's
pollen. These cuties are Bumblebee brads.
Ohhh…who’s that??? I see a ladybug or two scouting around the
cottage. Can you find them? They are from the Ladybug brad
collection.
What about when they are
out searching for pollen late at night?
How will they find their cottage?
Not to worry!! IT LIGHTS UP!!! The
whole top removes to reveal a base with two battery operated candles that light
up the night sky!
Don’t worry Barnabee, Beeatrice and Buzz…we have you covered!
How fun was this one?!
What did you think?
Hope you enjoy!!
SHOPPING LIST
Butterfly
Washi tape
Flower
Washi tape
Jewel
Strips – Clear
Jewel
Strips – Green
Paper Flowers
– White
Paper Flowers
– Purple
Cut Jewel
- Purple
Bumblebee
Brads
Ladybug
Brads
Have a wonderful week and always be STRATE UP CRAFTY!
💗Stacy
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