birds of a feather

While putting up a few of my projects on my Etsy site, I realized that although I had mentioned a re-do containing a birdcage, a light and a peacock I had never revealed it all to you. So here she is in all her glory....

I started with a birdcage my mom picked up at a yard sale years ago with plans of doing something fun with it. The years went by and when she got tired of moving it around in the garage she gave it to me.

Mostly cosmetic work was done on this project. I knew I wanted it to be a light, but since it is quite heavy, suspending it from a hook like a pendant would require a lot more engineering than I was up for. Instead, I choose to make it a table lamp. By removing the square gate at the base, I had a perfect opening for a small lamp, which I picked up at the Dig and Save for less than a buck.

I added a faceted globe and a small nightlight bulb in the base. The light can illuminate, from the top, the bottom or both.

After painting it a bright chartreuse and lining the inside of the cage with laser cut turquoise paper, this birdcage is now more reminiscent of a Moroccan lantern than a dumpster bound birdcage. The shadows it produces are magnificent.

The peacock, picked up at a flea in Chicago is attached to the OUTSIDE of the cage. How could I have put such a lovely feathered friend INSIDE a cage? Beside the fact her tail feathers would have gotten all scrunched of course.

When you want to turn it on and off, no need to lift up the entire cage, just open the little perch door and you can easily turn the lamp on a off.

Functional, beautiful and of course recycled. I still need to figure out shipping on this one before I add it to the shop, but if you are local....shipping is FREE.

OH.....Nate's birthday, kayaking trip was amazing. I'll share some pictures in my next post.