So I was having a play yesterday with a crown idea and along came out of the blue or should that be yellow
a one balloon bird design that I rather liked. So I thought I'd post the pictures for how it came abaout.

So the centre yellow of the design intrigued me.

It was the first picture here that I thought looked a little bird shape.
The second picture looks Koala bear.

So we ended up with the one balloon 160 bird. I like a few one balloon designs now and again.
I think they add to the art.

I did carry on with the crown, this is where we go too.
I also have an idea for a butterfly wing so will try to make that later.

From picture 10 of the crown I saw a butterfly wing.

I was watching Sabina's workshop DVD and played about with a different butterfly.

So as this months competition design is meant to be a crown I thought I'd have a
little play. In the real world I always try to stay away from a crown design.
It's all the pinch twists that get me and possibly since I'm still searching for that go to tiara.

So a few more variations on a theme,

Some variations.

The last crown looks a little like an owl if you turned it upside down.

I really like the looks of crown 6 and cool that your crown turned into a bird :-)

Number six Tonya is where the idea came for the final one that I'm using as
model of the month for August.

Still a few more to post.

Very cool, thanks!  It will be a week or so before I can play with it, but I will post pics when I do.  :-)

The back of the main crown and then just trying some colour combinations
and also adding an extra jewel between the three.

It might be quicker to make this way in the real world than three separate jewels.