Repurposed Rustics

Nearly finished. There are still some details I want to add on both levels, but the materials either aren’t available this time of year, or need some time before they can be used.
#diorama #natureart #miniature #acorns #bugs

Did some decorating in the upper level - a dirt path, vines, branches, leaf litter, and lichen. Some is real and some is artificial. Clothespin for scale.
#natureart #diorama #miniature

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Gift card envelopes and small gift boxes decoupaged with antique magazine, newspaper, and sheet music pages. They started out as cardboard tubes (tp, paper towels, gift wrap).

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Not as hard as I thought it would be to glue tiny leaves onto a twig.
#natureart #diorama #miniature #wip

I refashioned this moon phase clock kit to fit in an antique camelback mantel clock case. In three days it’s supposed to be a full moon, so I’ll be able to check if I set it accurately.
#repurposed #moon #clocks #moonphase

This suggests a possible addition to the tableau. Maybe the third one can be at a desk with a notebook and quill pen. What might a stink bug be writing in a notebook?

Some occupants for the underground burrow. In an odd coincidence, we found another stink bug in the house today. Either it’s been here since last fall, or it made its way in yesterday during the significant snowstorm.
#diorama #miniature #natureart #marmoratedstinkbug #wip

Underground burrow work in progress.
I swapped out the tiny hassocks for log stools with a fuzzy moss cushion on top. I’m still thinking about what other accessories to add. Suggestions welcome.
#natureart #diorama #miniature #repurposed #wip

I wasn’t happy with the look of the table and decided to switch it out for a more natural look. I also like how the stump fills in the space more. Now I have to find something to replace the little hassocks. Maybe some logs or stones.
#natureart #diorama #miniature #repurposed #wip

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Progress on the underground burrow. Clothespin for scale.
#diorama #wip

I’m in the early stages of an elaborate project. There will be 2 dioramas in a vintage clock case, above and below ground scenes. This will be the table for some creatures having tea in an underground burrow. It’s made from beads and bits of wood.
#natureart #miniature #diorama #wip

An antique amber glass bottle nestled in a craggy piece of driftwood with seashell embellishments. The worn finish of the bottle evokes beach glass.
#repurposed #antique #driftwood #beachdecor

Birdhouse decorations to hang in a fairy garden or anywhere that needs a touch of magic. One has a little bird inside. I added some colorful oak leaves to fancy them up.
#acorns #birdhouses #fairygarden

Where’s Woodlo?

#acornart #whereswaldo

Cholla skeleton air plant holder decorated with quartz and little mushrooms made from acorn caps.

#airplants #cholla #crystals

Thank you. Not as much writhing as I envisioned.

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Birchbark tube that can be used as a (battery operated) votive holder or just as a container. It would work well for a pinch of potpourri or little jar of essential oil.
#natureart #birchbark #rustic

A birchbark tube with air plants protruding from openings in the top and side.

Birchbark tube without the air plants showing the applied moss detail on the side.

Acorn caps painted to resemble shelf fungus attached to the side of the birchbark tube.

Birchbark air plant holder with two openings. Birchbark is very durable, and I can often find limbs or trunks that are intact with the inner wood rotted away, while the bark remains in good condition. Embellishments are made from acorn caps and moss.
#airplants #natureart #birchbark

Cold finger

Air plant holder of cholla skeletons, quartz crystals, and a unicorn. Other worldly.
#airplants #fantasy #crystals #quartz

Farmer Robbie KS4500 stalled while doing some work in the soybean field and nobody was able to bring him back online. It’s been six years and there doesn’t seem to be anyone to replace him either.
#repurposed #robots #spareparts #diorama

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Bountiful buds on the native rhododendrons in the nearby sanctuary hold the promise of a beautiful blooming next year.
#rhododendrons #pachaugstateforest

Christmas ornaments for fishermen.
#repurposed #christmasornaments #fishinglures

Snowy diorama in an old candle lantern. LED lighting provides a soft glow.
#repurposed #diorama #miniature