Blue Bird of Happiness, a photo by Kelshandra on Flickr.
I'm heading to the Australian Discworld convention in two weeks! Woot! And because it is always more fun to have a costume for that sort of thing, after much careful consideration, to dress as the Cheerful Fairy. Don't remember her? She's in the Hogfather and is one of several mythical creatures who arise after the Hogfather is um, killed? Made to not exist?
"'Excuse me madam' said Ridcully. 'But is that a chicken on your shoulder?' 'It's, er, it's, er, it's the Blue Bird of Happiness' said the Cheerful Fairy."
So I needed a blue chicken. But I figured it would be much more amusing if my chicken was looking a bit sad and pathetic... 'my Blue Bird of Happiness hasn't been himself lately'. A toy rubber chicken and a can of spraypaint later and things were looking a bit sad. Paint oozing off the rubber chicken and not drying. So I came up with a plan B; one rubber chicken pattern later, some cheap acrylic and there you go. Not sure if I'll use him but I do sense a charity raffle contribution at the end.
Now to go and work out the rest of my costume! Any Discworld jokes for the Cheerful Fairy's joke book? Leave a comment below.
You certainly achieved the pathetic. Pity you didn't have Mum's craft room for painting the chicken, but this is probably cuter anyway.
ReplyDelete*pouts* Pathetic? I though all mothers had to pretend to be impressed with their children's efforts no mater what?
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