Simple Easter Tin Chicken Wreath–With Special Thanks To Marnie

This Easter wreath is all down to Marnie ………….

……. who left this comment after my wooden Christmas wreath post when I wondered what I could do with the other half of the 25p embroidery hoop I’d used that I’d found in a local charity shop ……..

What a totally inspired idea  ……….

…… you should have seen me leap from my computer to see if I could make it work.  It all hinged on how many painted tin chickens (a present from Marc last time I was at the cottage) I had left ……

I had 13 and 12 would do it if spaced equally round said hoop. My mind was a then all of a whirr.

I decided to give the sides, outside and inside of the hoop two coats of an “elf” green Wilko tester pot first. 

I initially tried glue gunning the chickens to the hoop as they were, but when that didn’t work, I took the bases off some small bottle brush Christmas trees and glued them into the hollow of the chickens, giving a stable base on which to then stick them to the hoop.

When I was then able to join the chickens to the hoop I was pretty thrilled, it sort of had a vintagey look/feel to it and because of that I knew anything I then added to it had to be really simple ……. but it needed something more.

So I started by putting a tiny foliage punchie between the chickens ……..

……. and then equally tiny white daisies with a yellow flay back nail art gem in the middle. I doubled  layered the daisies to add a little extra dimension when fluffed up when dry.

One daisy between the chickens didn’t quite look right so I went round the wreath again adding more where I thought they would fit. 

Part of me wants to add another layer of “something” behind, but before I ruined the simplicity of it I banged a wire loop on the back and got it on my front door double quick ………….

…….. any way, thank you again Marnie for the inspiration xxxx.