{"id":2451,"date":"2022-12-04T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2022-12-04T11:16:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T17:16:51","slug":"six-songbirds-in-the-christmas-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2451","title":{"rendered":"Six Songbirds in the Christmas Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"2452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2452\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ornaments\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ornaments-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ink on Stonehenge Aqua, 140 lb., finished with Spectrafix Final Fixative and Natural Glass and mounted on mat board.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, these six ornaments turned out great&#8211;but I would not recommend using Spectrafix Natural Glass as an adhesive. As a varnish, yes, but as an adhesive, no. Most of the paper pulled away from the mat board, and I ended up using Tacky Glue instead. The star, the Cardinal, is still questionable because I never found a good way to put it on the tree, which is a gigantic Norfolk Pine we&#8217;ve had for years and years and is now 6&#8242; tall (including the pot). I also made a Downy Woodpecker, which turned out great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One last lesson to remember&#8211;getting these to dry flat is difficult was they stuck to the glassine paper. I had to carefully peel it off before they were totally dry, and as a result, some of these have a wavy look. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the end, these six ornaments turned out great&#8211;but I would not recommend using Spectrafix Natural Glass as an adhesive. As a varnish, yes, but as an adhesive, no. Most of the paper pulled away from the mat board, and I ended up using Tacky Glue instead. 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