Spring Chicken - Monthly Craft Room Destash Challenge

It's so much fun to not only see all the de-stash projects, but to get a peak into everyone's crafty supplies.  You might remember my September De Stash when you saw that gourds are a big chunk of mine!  Today's project transforms one of them into a

Spring Chicken

Let's begin with my muse, Agatha.  She loves being held.  My favorite photos of this sweet little hen are in THIS POST.

After planting, growing, harvesting and drying, here are the first few steps for transforming the gourd.

Step 1.  Draw the line where you would like to cut.
Step 2.  Cut gourd and gently remove the top.       
Step 3.  Carefully scrape away the fibers inside.     
Step 4.  Sand around the edges of bowl and lid.       
     

Next, the inside was painted black using spray paint and allowed to dry overnight.  Two coats of leather dye in USMC Black created a nice dark sheen on the outside.  The tip of a wine cork was used to stamp white paint polka dots on the bowl portion of my gourd.

Creating the facial features was quite the experiment in whittling wine corks.  Most of those failed.  The only exception was a yellow beak, which was painted with yellow leather dye.  These foam flowers and a couple of wiggly eyes saved the day!  I just kept fiddling with them until I liked her expression.  Wait.  Does she look a little tired?

Who can resist a bright yellow flower?  Not me!

Profile picture...  Oh, and did you notice her 'eggs'?

These small gourds are nestled in her basket on pink tulle scraps left over from Making Tu Tus.

The bowl of my charming Spring Chicken is filled with Easter Candy, a big hit with visitors!

This month, my craft room provided all items for the challenge.  There is this much less stuff in there now:

6 gourds, black spray paint, black leather dye, yellow leather dye, white paint, wine corks, pink foam flowers, wiggly eyes, yellow silk flower, pink button, pink tulle, hot glue, and a small length of wire.

Whew!  What's in your stash?

;-)  -Marci

Every month a group of bloggers are challenged by C'mon Get Crafty to create a new craft or project from their own stash of goodies! Check out some awesome creations you might be able to make from your own stash! #CraftRoomDestashChallenge

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