CHIC EASTER CHICKS

THESE LITTLE CHICKS ARE SO EASY TO MAKE. I HAD SOME VERY OLD COTTON BATTING THAT I FORMED INTO A BALL BY PUTTING A FLUFF OF IT IN THE PALM OF MY HAND AND THEN SQUEEZED SOME WHITE GLUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT. I WORKED THE GLUE INTO THE COTTON BY ROLLING IT IN MY PALMS UNTIL THE BALL HELD IT SHAPE. I DID THE SAME THING, ONLY SMALLER FOR THE HEAD BUT PINCHED A LIITLE PART TO FORM THE BEAK. AFTER GLUING THE HEAD TO THE BODY, I MADE SOME LITTLE THIGHS USING THE SAME METHOD. AFTER THE SHAPE DRIED, I THEN PAINTED IT WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS. WHEN THE PAINT WAS DRY, I FORMED SOME FEET OUT OF COVERED WIRE, PAINTED THEM AN ORANGE COLOR AND INSERTED THEM INTO THE THIGHS. BY MOVING THE WIRE FEET A LITTLE, THEY CAN STAND. THEY HAVE A VINTAGE LOOK AND I THINK THEY ARE SWEET. WITH SOME OF THE CHICKS, I GLUED THEM ATOP SOME MACHE BOXES THAT I DECORATED WITH VINTAGE TRIMS, RIBBONS, PAPERS, FLOWERS, AND FEATHERS.