Tuesday 10 December 2013

Twelve Days of Christmas

Bonjour!!

There were no prizes for guessing which of the twelve days I would choose!!  It had to be Three French Hens!  So I present to you Edna, Dorothy and Ethel (yes, I know the names aren't French but they are named after my husband's mother and sisters!).  They are feeling the cold at the moment and egg production is down but Eric, the cockerel is keeping them warm.  I have to break through the ice in their water container each morning.  Although it is very cold here at the moment we have glorious bright blue skies so I don't mind.

The image is printed onto cotton which I received in the post yesterday and just had to experiment with.  It is specially stiffened with a removable paper backing so that it will go through the printer without buckling.  I made a corrugated card frame inked and stickled and I added some brads and lace.

Here is a picture of two of the girls with Eric:

Have a good week everyone.
A bientot
Carolyn xx

13 comments:

  1. Lovely tag, and love your real French hens! Valerie

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  2. Well of course it had to be three French hens! The tag is gorgeous, very country, in an elegant kind of way.
    Did you get the paper backed cotton fabric in France?

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  3. Wonderful printing on the fabric and what great pics of your hens

    Chrissie x

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  4. Brilliant idea for your tag! Love the 'real' hens photo too! Superb Carolyn/ x

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  5. The chooks are so cute Carolyn & your tag is wonderful :o))

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  6. Beautiful tag - belongs in a ' home and garden' magazine photo shoot ! The hens are lovely, but overshadowed by the superb looking Eric!

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  7. oh i do love this! the hens are wonderful -- both the ones on the tag and the living ones. truly delightful. xo

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  8. I love the rustic elegance of this tag! (I also love printing on fabric, something I only tried recently.) Your chickens are adorable!

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  9. What a totally lovely tag of you tre elegant girls Carolyn. Love it!

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  10. I LOVE your beautiful French hens and cockerel, as well as your charming tribute to them. The country living feel of your tag would make it a great ornament too. Blessings!

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  11. Lovely elegant tag. We have hens as well, some what tatty compared with yours.

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