DIY wood chicken

 

Oh my goodness, friends. I’m so excited to share this craft with you because it turned out so stinking cute. Last year I bought a few of the wood egg shapes from the Dollar Tree and have yet to use them. Originally, I had planned on making an Easter craft with them, but since Easter is almost here and gone, I decided to make something I can keep out all year round. So today I will be showing you how to turn one of these wooden egg shapes from the Dollar Tree into a cute DIY wood chicken you can decorate with for any season.

 

I think this little chicken is the perfect way to add some fun into your farmhouse decor. What do you think?

 

Before we get started, I want to quickly talk with you about the wire I used for this chicken’s legs. So, I use something called rebar wire. You can get it in with the cement at Lowe’s or any home improvement store. A large roll of this wire cost around $8.00 and it will literally last you forever. I bring the wire home and rust it on my own for fun crafts such as this. If you want to know how to rust wire, a quick Google search will help you out.

Materials needed:

• Wood egg shape from Dollar Tree
• White chalk paint
• Crazy crow chalky paint or antique wax
• Red paint
• Sandpaper
• Rusty wire
• Red felt
• Orange felt
• Feather boa
• Tin cookie sheet from the Dollar Tree
• Paint brushes
• Paint pounce

 

Step 1:  Draw a wing onto the tin cookie sheet and cut it out. Next trace the wing you just cut out onto the tin cookie sheet and cut out a second wing. I like to do it this way, so each wing is exactly the same size. 

Step 2: Paint the wood egg shaped with white chalk paint and allowed to dry. While you have the white chalk paint out dry brush over each wing. Allow to dry.  

I find that when dry brushing you get the best results using a chippy brush. They are the brushes that have the wood handles and there normally pretty cheap. I want to say like 0.98 cents a brush depending on the size.

Step 3:  Using some red paint and a paint pouncer, begin to pounce red dots all over the chicken. Of course, it is completely optional, but I think these red dots are what makes this chicken so cute.

Step 4: Using the tip of a small paintbrush and some black paint dab on some eyes. Allow to dry.

 You can get a better idea of how I did this by following the YouTube link below and watching the full video tutorial.

Step 5:  Once you are sure everything you painted has dried, you can now run some sandpaper over the wood chicken. I like to really focus on the edges as I think that’s where it would wear naturally.

Step 6:  Now it is time to antique the chicken and give it a chippy wood finish if that’s what you like. To do this, dip a chippy paintbrush into some crazy Crow or antique wax, brush some off, and then begin to brush it over the chicken until you achieve the desired look.

Step 7: While you have the crazy Crow paint or antique wax out, you can now drybrush over the wings. I kind of do a mixture of dry brushing in dabbing just to achieve a rusty look. Allow to dry.

Step 8: Hot glue the wings on each side of the chicken where you want them to be. If some of the tin hangs over the edge, I just fold it over the chicken to the backside.

Step 9:  Cut a heart out of the red felt and a triangle out of the orange felt. Glue the heart down first and then the triangle nose over top of it.

Step 10:  Cut a little strip of feather boa and glue on top the chicken’s head.

Step 11:  This step is completely optional, but I think it makes this chicken super cute. Drill two holes at the bottom of the chicken where you want the feet to go. Next, thread a piece of wire through each hole. Take something round like a dowel rod or large paintbrush and wrap the wire around it to make curly-ques. Bend the ends of the feet so the wire stays in place. Because wire is so sharp you will want to  add a little dab of hot glue on the end of each piece of wire.

 

 

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Here is another fun craft to make with the wood egg shapes from Dollar Tree:  Dollar Tree Easter egg 

 

 

If you decide to make this DIY  I’d love to hear from ya! You can drop a comment below or message me on any of my social media pages. Hope you have a blessed weekend and as always remember to keep it simple. Catch ya next week my friends!  Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, youtube