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  Step 1

  first, you're gonna make a sphere.
  start off by making a circle out of the wire. but don't cut off the end yet.

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  Step 2

  pull the end of the wire around the circle in the other direction to make a sort of saturn shape.

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  Step 3

  now pull it over one more time in the middle of the two, as shown.

  now you can start the beak!

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  Step 4

  make a triangle and attach it to the "sphere" like so.

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  Step 5

  add "depth" to the beak but adding a line of wire from the top of the head to the end of the triangle/beak.

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  Step 6

  do the same thing on the bottom

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  Step 7

  using a long piece of wire, start making a bird's body, leaving a long end (tail) and connecting it to the head and back to the tail (hard to explain, hopefully you can tell by looking)

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  Step 8

  do the same thing again but the other way so that a body starts forming, leave the ends there so they make tail feathers.

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  Step 9

  you can add more wire to the tail if you want.

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  Step 10

  crumble up some news paper and stick it inside the body and inside the head.

  now you can start paper mache-ing!

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  Step 11

  i messed up on the shape, so i stuck a little bit of crumbled paper to fix it.

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  Step 12

  all better!

  so completely cover your birdie

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  Step 13

  i actually forgot to put the legs on from the beginning so this was my improvisation, but i actually like the way it worked out better. it lets the feet move :D

  basically, you just kinda poke a hole on each side on the bottom of the birdie's tummy, and tie a strand of wire onto the wire "skeleton" underneath the paper.

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  Step 14

  make two feet! make the shape shown here, and make sure to connect the ends in the middle.
  pull the loose end of it up to a standing position.

  repeat once more.

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  Step 15

  connect them to the wire thingy on the bottom of the birdie's tummy.

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  Step 16

  now cover it up, feet and all; just make sure to leave a tiny bit of space between the paper on the feet and the paper on the body, so that the feet move.

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  Step 17

  if you want, you can add a few strips of paper on each side to make wings for more of a lift when you add the feathers

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  Step 18

  now you can paint him :)
  i used spray paint, but you can do whatever you want.

  you don't have to do feathers; you can paint him and make him realistic looking or cover him in fabric or something; do whatever you like!

  but even if you're covering him in feathers, i suggest painting it first so that there are no spaces showing.

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  Step 19

  paint his feet

  and his beak!

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  Step 20

  now hot glue the feathers on

  cut down two white feathers for around the eyes

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  Step 21

  add some other colored feathers to the wings if you want.

  and finally, add the eyes!
  (i used a spot of hot glue and paint to make them)

  you're done!!
  feed him some crackers ;)

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Ariel B. · Kalamazoo, Michigan, US · 23 projects 16th June 2011

I love this! I may do something like this but with an owl or phoenix. =)

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panda of doom <3 · Azusa, California, US · 3 projects 16th June 2011

thanks everyone for your awesome comments <3

@Jet H: it's actually not heavy at all as long as you don't make the "skeleton" too complicated; i feel like it helps a lot with the balance

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Dragoness · 28 projects 15th June 2011

I LOVE this!!
When I saw it I thought it was a real parrot! so awesome!

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CO + K User

June 15th, 2011

Oh, wow! Thank you so much for making this tutorial. I never would have thought how to make a parrot like this. The parrot looks fantastic by the way.

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Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects 15th June 2011

awesome, well done , he looks great and sooo cool;-D
i think you can shape the body without the ironwire as well with only using paper this cost more skills , or using like i did wrapping things.
then it less heavier as well.
but i like this very much, !!!!
Great tute you've made and thanks for all your effords and the sharing!!!

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The Petite Shop · Las Vegas, Nevada, US · 16 projects 15th June 2011

:o
Looks easy and fun to do,thanx for sharing!!
<333

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