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DIY Chicken Ornament

December 2, 2016 by Cassie 42 Comments

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I have such a fun and silly craft for you today!  My friend Ariel organized a fun blog hop and several of us are sharing gorgeous ornaments, DIY ornaments, or sentimental ornaments.  You can find the full list with an image of each at the bottom of this post. I honestly had no idea what I was going to share, but signed up anyhow.; I knew I’d have something to show you. This past week I was sitting in my kitchen thinking about the peg dolls I had in my basement that I had found at a yard sale, and thought  they would make great ornaments.  I looked out the back window to see the chickens and inspiration struck for my DIY Chicken ornament.diy-chicken-ornament

Today I am going to show you how you can easily create your own.  You will need the following:

  • Wooden peg dolls (I found these at a yard sale, but love the shape of these more)
  • Craft paint (I used decoart Americana in Primary Red, Saffron Yellow, Black, and Titanium White)
  • Miniature Eye Screws
  • Paint brushes
  • Feathers (If you don’t have your own chickens, these are a great deal!)
  • Hot glue gun & glue

wooden-peg-dolls-beforeI began by painting all of the peg dolls white, minus the very bottom that I used to hold them and allowed them to dry for a few minutes; it didn’t take long!).

Painting Peg Dolls WhiteOnce they were dry, I painted the bottoms, allowing to dry, and then applying a second coat.

Next, I added the feet and beak with my yellow paint.  I painted simple triangle feet and triangle beaks.  I am no artist and I didn’t want these to be too complicated.Painting beaks and feet yellowTo add the eyes and wings, I used the opposite end of my paintbrush, the plastic tip.  I dipped it into the black paint and dotted the eyes, and then drew simple lines for wings.painting-wings-chicken-peg-dollAnd for the combs, I dipped my brush in the red paint and gave it a little squiggle on the forehead and drew my line towards the top of the head.Adding combs to peg doll chickenOnce they were painted and dry, it was time to attach hanging hardware.  Note: I did this before gluing on the tail feather because I knew I would need to twist and apply pressure and I didn’t want to damage the feather. Now, you may use a drill for this step but I did not.  I simply applied pressure as I turned the eye screw into the top of the chicken head.Adding Hook to peg doll for ornamentThe last step was to add the feather.  I gathered feathers from my own chickens in the yard (I did not go plucking them off!) but Amazon sells a great pack here if you don’t have any.  My feathers were a little large for these dolls as you can see.Chicken FeathersI cut the tops off of these to make them the right length, and then placed a dab of hot glue on the back, and added the top of the feather and held in place for a minute.Adding Feather to chicken peg doll

Finally, they were done and ready to hang on our tree!Hen ornament on treeI will be sharing more of our tree next week in my tour, but this year I didn’t really get as OCD as I usually do with it and it’s full of family memories and gift ornaments.  And to be quite honest, it’s my favorite that we’ve done for that reason.  Our dogs have several ornaments, so it’s only fair that the chickens do, too.  Chicken Ornament- DIY

Now head on over to visit all of the others!

Eclectic Ornaments of Christmas

1. This Is Our Bliss // 2. The Striped House // 3. Up To Date Interiors // 4. Southern State Of Mind // 5. Maggie Overby Studios // 6. Casa Watkins // 7. Domicile 37 // 8. Two Thirty Five Designs // 9. PMQ for two // 10. The Gathered Home // 11. Bright Green Door // 12. Cassie Bustamante // 13. Blue i Style // 14. Monica Wants It // 15. Jennifer Dimples and Tangles

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Comments

  1. Kathy says

    December 2, 2016 at 6:21 am

    Freakin’ adorable! I love how creative these are!! Xoxo

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      thank you so much, kathy!

      Reply
  2. Maggie @ Maggie Overby Studios says

    December 2, 2016 at 6:30 am

    Of course you need chicken ornaments, too cute. My niece would love to make some of these from her chicken’s feathers.

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:44 pm

      yes i totally did!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    December 2, 2016 at 7:45 am

    So cute. They would be awesome as place card holders for Easter

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:42 pm

      oh that is such a good idea!

      Reply
  4. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    December 2, 2016 at 8:01 am

    Eeeeeee!!! These are so stinking fun, and that tail feather is cracking me up!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:41 pm

      thank you so much, shelley!

      Reply
  5. Ariel says

    December 2, 2016 at 9:00 am

    I thought these were like a family treasure favourite! I had no clue they were a recent addition! Totally cool, and I love that the chickens inspired them 🙂

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:40 pm

      haha! because why else would i have something so cheesy!

      Reply
  6. Jennifer Griffin says

    December 2, 2016 at 9:02 am

    This ornament could not be more perfect for you! Fun and quirky, just like you! Quirky in a good way! 😉

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:40 pm

      haha! thank you so much, jennifer! don’t worry- i take quirky as a compliment!

      Reply
  7. Brynne | The Gathered Home says

    December 2, 2016 at 9:39 am

    OMG, Cassie – these are too cute!!! I love that you incorporated actual chicken feathers!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:39 pm

      thank you, brynne! they are so crafty and cheesy but i had so much fun. i just don’t care!

      Reply
  8. Suzanne says

    December 2, 2016 at 10:26 am

    So imaginative and creative! Love them!

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:39 pm

      thank you, suzanne!

      Reply
  9. Tania says

    December 2, 2016 at 10:39 am

    OMG Cassie, those are adorable! My mom made chicken ornaments out of the long round wooden clothespins when I was a child, I remembered them when I saw your adorable ornaments!!

    Tania

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:37 pm

      aaah, that is so awesome! do you still have any?

      Reply
      • Tania says

        December 4, 2016 at 7:39 pm

        I’m sure my mom still has some of them, she doesn’t throw anything away!!

        Tania

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        • Cassie says

          December 5, 2016 at 10:51 am

          oh you need to find them!

          Reply
  10. Revital Mitchell says

    December 2, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    Cute! Great new picture of you…

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:36 pm

      thank you so much!

      Reply
  11. Jess says

    December 2, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    So creative! You always amaze and impress! Even if they are cheesy they’re so fun. Glad you have happy chickens now.

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:36 pm

      aaaaw thank you, jess!

      Reply
  12. Haley says

    December 2, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    OMG, these are so cute!!! Great idea!

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:34 pm

      thank you so much, haley! they are so cheesy but totally fun!

      Reply
  13. Jessica | Petal + Ply says

    December 2, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    Super cute!

    Reply
    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:34 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  14. Emy says

    December 2, 2016 at 4:53 pm

    They are so cute. Such shapely chickens you have there. 😉

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:33 pm

      haha! they have some meaty breasts.

      Reply
  15. Kelly Elko says

    December 3, 2016 at 10:15 am

    Where is the hen house tree decked out with a flock of these?! So cute

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    • Cassie says

      December 4, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      haha! i am waiting for my garland and it will be!

      Reply
      • Kim says

        December 5, 2016 at 3:35 pm

        What cuties! Fun craft!

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        • Cassie says

          December 5, 2016 at 8:58 pm

          a little corny, but chickens like corn.

          Reply
  16. Jessica says

    December 5, 2016 at 11:49 am

    You are such a family person! My type of gal.I love how you are always thinking of everyone in your family, even if they are pets. Love it!

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    • Cassie says

      December 5, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      aaaw, thank you so much, jessica!

      Reply
  17. Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says

    December 5, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    AWWWWW This is super cute!!! What a cutie patootie of an ornament. 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      December 6, 2016 at 8:11 pm

      thank you so much, stephanie!

      Reply
  18. Monica Benavidez says

    December 6, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    These are SO cute1 I’m totally sending this to my friend who loves chickens. Your stuff is always fab, Cassie!

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    • Cassie says

      December 8, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      aaaw, thank you so much, monica! right back at you!

      Reply
  19. [email protected] says

    December 7, 2016 at 8:56 am

    These are hilariously adorable! Great idea and fabulous execution!

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    • Cassie says

      December 8, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      thank you so much! 🙂

      Reply

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