This week I decided to give in a fully play around with feathers as a jewelry making medium. They seem to be pretty darn popular right now, and as much as I hate birds themselves I do enjoy the different kinds and colors of feathers that have been popping up in our local craft stores. I've used feathers a bit before, but mostly peacock feathers. So I grabbed some bags of feathers and some stems from the floral department, where there are also super cool feathers, and got to work. This is what I came up with:
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| Nothing special here, just feathers and beads. |
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| More feathers and beads, this time with bead caps! Ooooh. |
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| This is where I feel like I really started to hit my stride. Multiple feathers, bead cones, and crystals. Now we're talking! |
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| Just feathers and bead cones for this one, but I went with a black and white theme that I thought was pretty fun. |
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| Again, just feathers and cones but this time with some color. I had a great time picking out most of the feathers on these earrings from a variety of $1 floral stems I got on clearance. Yay cheap! |
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| These are without a doubt my favorite of the bunch. The chains and rhinestones really did me in. I can already tell I'm going to make about a million pairs of these for myself in different colors. These feathers were also from the cheap-o floral stems. So hurray again! |
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| Peacock feathers with accent feathers, bead cones, and a single crystal. These earrings are HUGE. I like big earrings and they're big for me; they dip past my collar bone. |
That's all for this time, but expect to see some more feathers in the future. I didn't set out intending for all the pieces to be earrings, but once I got started I just kept going down that path. I had so much fun with this "new to me" medium that I may try feather hair accessories or necklaces some other week. Thanks for looking!
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