chickens in the coop

With just a stencil, a wooden board and some chicken wire, you can make these original little paintings that will look great in the kitchen.

Saw two 19 x 17 cm (7½ x 6 2/3 in.) rectangles of wood. Sand down the surface. Print the chicken stencil onto a sheet of thick paper and cut it out with a craft knife. Prepare a thickish stencil paint (poster paint, for example) and stipple (tap) it on with a brush.

Once the paint has dried, cut out the chicken wire, allowing a margin of about 3 cm (1 1/5 in.) all around. If the chicken wire has been rolled up, either place it under a weight to flatten it out or make sure the convex portion covers the front of the painting. Fold the wire around the edge of the board, using a spare piece of wood for help, and fasten it with a few staples behind the board. Hammer down the wire around the edges of the painting. chicken wire painting detail

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April 2007 [handmade gifts]
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