In my paper travels online, perhaps as on yours as well, I came across an adorable young man's versions of Canon's paper canary hidden inside their paper model cage. He had made the birds out of brightly colored papers and fastened them in groups in the tree branches in his back yard. I was charmed. I printed out just the canary portion of Canon's Creative Park bird cage model and started to see what I might make with these too.
I envisioned making these as fun easy mini-pinatas* that could be used as tiny gift boxes (for an engagement ring, "A little birdie to me you were the one." perhaps?)
I used the pattern to cut the three shapes needed in plain construction paper. I found taping the seams together was far less fiddly than trying to glue them. Next I used Elmers art paste gel (vegetable starch) on thin brown bag paper to seal the birdie's assembled body shape. Then the wings and body were covered in fringe cut layers of cerise tissue paper. Wire legs glued into holes made on the underside, innocent eyes inked on with marker, beak covered in yellow tissue--Voila!
These are fun to make and tuck all over the house, the feet form to fit on the lips of teacups, for example. A sweet decoration. Or perhaps as party place settings filled with little sweets!
(*a traditional Mexican party game where tissue-covered candy-filled shapes are broken open with sticks to shower the children with candies.)
(**If anyone has that young man's link, please let us know!)
2 comments:
These are so sweet. I think my children would like to make them. Sweet dust.
Oh, these are adorable! Although the prize inside would have to be reeeeally good to make me destroy the bird to reach it!!
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