Country Chic Shelf Sitter Chick

 Another installment in the County Chic series—a shelf sitter chick. Other Country Chic decor items include these wall hangings:

• Country Chic Sheep
• Country Chic Pig
• Country Chic Bird

Supplies and Equipment

• 1 piece 4" x 6" x ½" MDF, Baltic birch plywood, or hardwood
• 1 piece 4" x 4" x ¼" MDF, Baltic birch plywood, or hardwood
• Shelf Sitter Pattern
• FolkArt acrylic paints
• Liquid wood adhesive
• Proxxon Bandsaw MBS/E
• Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460
• Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E

Instructions

1. Mount the chick body pattern on the ½" blank, and the feet, beak, and comb on the ¼" blank. Cover one side of the blank with painter's tape. Mist the back side of the pattern with spray adhesive, and mount on the taped blank. The painter's tape made removal of the pattern easy without leaving any sticky residue.
   
   
   
2. Cut the body on the bandsaw.
   
   
   
3. Cut the feet, beak, and comb on the scroll saw.
   
   
   
4. Paint the pieces with your choice of FolkArt acrylic paints.
   
   
   
5. When the paint is dry, glue feet, beak, and comb in place. Add rhinestone eyes, or paint the eyes.

This shelf sitter will also perch on the top of a door frame.

Carole