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Twelve Days of Christmas - Day Three


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I'm here to share my crazy make for Crafty Ribbons' Twelve Days of Christmas celebrations.

"On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens..."


Here is my ribbon hen.  She is made from swiss dot ribbon in natural and daffodil with the addition of two heart buttons colourised with a promarker.  (I found my red heart buttons the day after I'd finished my hen!!)


This photo should surely be captioned 'it wasn't me'.  It looks like the chickens mug shot!


I stiffened the ribbon with matte medium which has the helpful side effect of stopping the ribbon from fraying, helping get the curved finish on the bottom of the wings.

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  1. Sue15 December 2014 at 17:35

    Fabby. Another year you could make one into a turkey for Thanksgiving:)

    Hope you've had a good start to the week. Sue

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  2. KarenB16 December 2014 at 10:19

    Super! Love your gorgeous chicken :)

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