Welcome to part two of the Christmas Chickens tutorial.
(You can find part one by clicking this LINK)
Today we're going to add fluffy Christmas wreaths to each of our little chickens. I'm using a very old product called Flower Soft, which I believe has been discontinued, but you could easily substitute with artificial moss, cotton wool, glitter, or wool felt.
Start by choosing images that have a fairly obvious neck line, or if you prefer, you could place the wreaths around the head or feet of your characters.
You'll need a piece of cardstock, a green marker, glue, and a medium to create your wreath.
To get the correct shape and placement for your wreath, lay the chicken on the cardstock and draw rounded shapes on either side of her neck. Remove the image, then fill in the remaining pencil lines. You should have something that resembles a sausage.
Repeat the process for all the characters you'll be using.
Colour them roughly with green marker or pencil. You don't have to be too neat, it's just to remove the starkness of the white cardstock. Alternatively, you could use green cardstock as your base.
Cut out the shapes and secure them to your images.
Add a generous amount of glue to each wreath shape, then either press the image into your medium, or sprinkle it over the top. You may wish to add several layers to build up the texture and shape of the wreath.
Allow the glue to fully dry before using the images on your cards. If you wish, you can add rhinestones or little pearls into the wreath as berries.
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