Ended 2013 Easter Hatch-a-long "Create a Chicken Tiara" Contest

[gryeyes]

Hen Tiara Entry #4

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][COLOR=003366]Princess Diana Sporting her Fashionable Tiara[/COLOR][/COLOR]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][COLOR=003366]Including Tiara Instructions & Harmony Ann![/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=20pt][COLOR=003366]Wire, Beads, pliers/cutters, chicken[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][COLOR=003366]cut 3 pcs wire about 12"[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Braid Wire[/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Cut another pc wire 6" add beads[/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Add to center of tiara base twist to attach[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]cut 6" pc fine wire and wire up a bead to hang in the middle[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]like this...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]add it to the center so it floats/moves[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]DONT ask DH for his wire![/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]cut 2 more pc of wire[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]add beads as below...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]add these through the tiara base,[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]twist/attach & clip excess[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]clean up edges of base of tiara[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]and Wa La! TIARA[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Don't forget to try it out![/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Princess Diana sporting her Fashionable Tiara![/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

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[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Thank you![/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]Here is the Link to the post in the[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]2013 Easter Hatch-A-Long[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

[COLOR=003366][COLOR=003366]https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/6040#post_10760964[/COLOR][/COLOR]​

[SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366][SIZE=26pt][COLOR=003366]THANK YOU for this contest![/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]​

 

[Wildviolets]

OMGoodness....your Rooster looks just like my Billy Bob...

 

[roostersandhens]

When are the winners gonna be announced????

 

[gryeyes]

When are the winners gonna be announced????

The contest is open for entries through Monday, April 1st, 2013. Depending upon the number of submissions for each category, I may create a poll to gather input. If that happens, I would want a poll up for a few days. But I plan on announcing the winners on April 10th.

 

[angelobutter]

Ok so I went a bit crazy with the photos but how often do I get to enter a chicken tiara contest?


Step one: learn how to knit.



Step two: pick your yarns



step three: spend half an hour looking for patterns, then realize no one else has knit a chicken crown before so make up your own pattern


step 4: cast on 40 ish stitches


Step 5: knit 5 rows garter stitch


step 6: knit points. I did this by *knitting 5, turn, knit 5, turn, knit two together, knit 1, knit two together, turn knit across, turn knit two together, knit two together, turn knit across, turn knit two together, bind off. reattach yarn bind off 5 repeat from * till the end (or something like that, i didn't write it down and was kind of experimenting as i went.)
you are then left with this ugly mess:


so step 7 is: weave in all loose threads


step 8: attach two ends together... TA DA!


Step 9: Add eyelash yarn to the bottom


Step 10: add beads


Step 11: decide it is too floppy and add wire to the beads


step 12: reshape crown points.






step 13: get really sad because it got dark while you were knitting


Step 14: decide to knit a shawl/cape because you are grumpy it got to dark to take photos.






Step 15: add beads and eyelash yarn


Step 16: beg your husband to go get a chicken for you.
(sorry he wouldn't pose for a photo)

Step 17 : apply crown and cape to chicken and take many photos... in this case we used "Eli" our silkie showgirl type rooster, since he is fairly mellow and didn't seem to mind wearing a crown.












crown-less, to show off his beautiful hairdo

hope you enjoyed!

 

[gryeyes]

Rooster Crown Entry #4

Ok so I went a bit crazy with the photos but how often do I get to enter a chicken tiara contest? Step one: learn how to knit. Step two: pick your yarns step three: spend half an hour looking for patterns, then realize no one else has knit a chicken crown before so make up your own pattern step 4: cast on 40 ish stitches Step 5: knit 5 rows garter stitch step 6: knit points. I did this by *knitting 5, turn, knit 5, turn, knit two together, knit 1, knit two together, turn knit across, turn knit two together, knit two together, turn knit across, turn knit two together, bind off. reattach yarn bind off 5 repeat from * till the end (or something like that, i didn't write it down and was kind of experimenting as i went.) you are then left with this ugly mess: so step 7 is: weave in all loose threads step 8: attach two ends together... TA DA! Step 9: Add eyelash yarn to the bottom Step 10: add beads Step 11: decide it is too floppy and add wire to the beads step 12: reshape crown points. step 13: get really sad because it got dark while you were knitting Step 14: decide to knit a shawl/cape because you are grumpy it got to dark to take photos. Step 15: add beads and eyelash yarn Step 16: beg your husband to go get a chicken for you. (sorry he wouldn't pose for a photo) Step 17 : apply crown and cape to chicken and take many photos... in this case we used "Eli" our silkie showgirl type rooster, since he is fairly mellow and didn't seem to mind wearing a crown. crown-less, to show off his beautiful hairdo hope you enjoyed!

 

[Prettykittymb]

Okay, I didn't exactly make the tiara. With four daughters and two premature baby goats living in my living room I didn't have a whole lot of extra time. And another member (thank you fishnet1971) saw this pic I submitted on another thread and told me to add it here. This is Baby our Easter Egger hen. She loves to come in and play with my kids (they are 7, 4, 2, and 7 months). I did make her little tutu and boa though. The tutu is just one of those stretchy head bands that people use for babies. You know, the ones with all the little holes in them, and I knotted tulle to it to make a tutu. And the boa is just three strips of feather rope from Michaels Craft store braided together to make it fluffier.

The tiara came from a Cinderella barbie doll. It isn't attached at all. She really did just sit there and show it off. I think she's a bit of a diva. My kids dressed her up all by themselves, I was just there to catch a quick picture.

I hope this is okay. At least it shows that all of our ladies can be princesses.

 

[roostersandhens]

Okay, I didn't exactly make the tiara. With four daughters and two premature baby goats living in my living room I didn't have a whole lot of extra time. And another member (thank you fishnet1971) saw this pic I submitted on another thread and told me to add it here. This is Baby our Easter Egger hen. She loves to come in and play with my kids (they are 7, 4, 2, and 7 months). I did make her little tutu and boa though. The tutu is just one of those stretchy head bands that people use for babies. You know, the ones with all the little holes in them, and I knotted tulle to it to make a tutu. And the boa is just three strips of feather rope from Michaels Craft store braided together to make it fluffier.

The tiara came from a Cinderella barbie doll. It isn't attached at all. She really did just sit there and show it off. I think she's a bit of a diva. My kids dressed her up all by themselves, I was just there to catch a quick picture.

I hope this is okay. At least it shows that all of our ladies can be princesses.

That is pretty cute. The entry prob wont count but it is still an adorable pic.

 

[gryeyes]

Prettykittymb, your Diva hen and her court of Princesses are absolutely adorable! Had I known there were actually Barbie tiaras, there wouldn't have BEEN a contest!

I do love your submission, but it really doesn't meet the contest criteria. The whole idea is to <I>create</I> one. Thank you for sharing those darling photos!

 

[roostersandhens]

Does the contest end today? Or is going to continue for a few more days?