Projects by Sandi Reinke.Marching Eggs Wall Hanging Materials: 5 heather hen eggs #38010 Papiers cocoa paper wire #11888 Rice Krispy Shell "burnt" #92212 11" x 14" bamboo/boiserie frame #83663 11" x 14" piece of chicken wire #21110 architectural fiber paper hot glue gun & glue craft scissors large needle pencil yellow acrylic paint
Steps:1. Cut ten 3-inch pieces of the cocoa paper wire. 2. To make legs and feet, cut 1 inch off each piece and fold the 1-inch pieces in half. 3. Hot glue the folded pieces to the remaining 2-inch "leg" pieces, gluing the fold to the end of a "leg" piece (making chicken "feet") (figure A). 4. Poke holes on either side of bottom of egg with pencil, and hot glue in chicken "legs" (figure B).
5. To make the "beak", poke a hole in the pointed end of the egg with a pencil and hot glue the more rounded end of the Rice Krispy shell into the hole. Paint the "beak" yellow on one chick.6. Glue chicken wire paper to the boiserie backboard (figure C) and put into frame (figure D). 7. Hot glue the eggs marching across the frame (figure E).
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