Functional Artwork for School Fundraising Event.

This is one of the projects that has kept me busy this week and now I will explain you what it is. Natalie's school has a big fundraising event every year where each one of the classes has to bring a project made with the participation of the students. What you will see in the pictures is the project from Natalie's class.

Process:

1. One of the parents got a blank piece of furniture and gave it to Natalie's Mom (that's me) so she could come out with an idea for a project.

2. I cut little birds out of paper for the students at Natalie's class so they could paint on them, that was their job and they did it great!

3. I scanned the birds and wrote the names of the students on them so they were ready to be printed on sticker paper to use later as a collage on the furniture. (All the birds have the same eye which I designed on photoshop, I wanted all of them to have something in common).

4. I arranged the birds on the different sides of the furniture to create cute scenes.

5. I also cut some shapes like trees and flowers out of some sticker papers that come with nice patterns (you can find them at Target).

6. With black Acrylic paint I created fern accents on all the sides of the piece.

7. The final result is a functional artwork that could be: a table, a container for toys and a collage to hang on the wall (the top).

This was a great experience and today I am taking this piece to Natalie's school. The way they sell the piece is through a silent auction, very exciting!

Wish us good luck!!!!
And see you later!
Elsita :)

Comments

[S.HOPtalk]

Both charming and beautiful Elsita...I'm sure everyone will be thrilled by what you've created. What a fun project!

Good luck with the auction.

~suzanne

[Ann K.]

You are endlessly creative---this is wonderful! I've been meaning to tell you that my 9-year-old daughter and I read every post of the blank book project you did with Natalie and your mother. It was such a gift to us, both the messages and the art (my daughter loves to draw). And each day it was a quiet, inspiring moment for us to share together. THANK YOU!

[Lois Collins]

What a fantastic idea and brilliant work of art Elsita, I love it!!! :0) xx

[Zime]

I*M*P*R*E*S*I*O*N*A*N*T*E!!!
Elsita, este trabajo te quedó estupendo y los niños lo va a adorar!!
Eres una inspiración permanente... no puedo dejar de sorprenderme!
(^v^)

[bethany]

Oh... I quite beyond love this!!!
Where did you get your unfinished piece?

[Elsita]

Thank you!
I am so glad that you liked it!
:)

Hola Bethany!
This unfinished furniture was purchased at some local store around here but there is a place on the internet with some interesting pieces and here is the link:
http://www.1unfinishedfurniture.com/kids.html
I would like to get this one:
http://www.1unfinishedfurniture.com/16.html

[mew]

wonderful !

[Gálago]

¡Qué preciosidad de trabajo, Elsa!
Una verdadera maravilla...

(y los colaboradores excepcionales)
:)

[yael frankel]

una hermosura elsita!!!!!!

[Margaret Oomen]

You know I have a thing for ferns . I love how you incorporated the children's art and your own creativity into something so wonderful and functional. I wish I could bid on it. Tell natalie that I think she has a very talented group of classmates and I would have picked out her bird without the labels because it is wearing a beautiful crown of hearts.

[Wendy]

Oh, this is gonna get LOTS of money. I guarantee. It's about 100 times better than anything I've seen at these types of things. I love it!

[rosa murillo]

Elsita, me encanta, es un proyecto muy creativo y estoy segura que a los niños les va a encantar ver los pajaritos que dibujaron, de verdad me encanto!!!!

[emily august]

This is a very lovely blog and a very lovely project. I love the multi-functionality of it. Beautiful work by the kids, too!

[Lynn]

I just love the piece. What inspiration you have. Wow! I just found your blog and Etsy shop this morning. I can't wait to hear how much your piece brought at silent auction. Lynn

[sosser]

congratulations on a project well done! there is bound to be a bidding frenzy :)

[Anja]

You are so talented!!! This is amazing.

[Janice B.]

Hi, This is exactly what we've been looking for for our school's auction next year. Would you please tell me what type of paper and paints that you used for your creative furniture. Also, where did you purchase the sticker paper? Thanks Janice in Florida