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Feather Tuxedo Earrings
About this design:
Feathers are so light and airy, they just beg to be made into earrings. The black pattern against the white makes for a striking contrast.
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 2 2” 21 gauge gunmetal headpin with random 3mm or 4mm bead found around house
- 2 gunmetal small spiral cones 17x6mm
- 2 ivory turkey marabou feathers
- 4 black and white patterned feathers from Mother Nature’s Palette package
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Layout your feathers. I have 1 ivory turkey marabou in the back with 2 smaller black & white patterned feathers in front. |
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Step 2: Glue each set into the cone and attach the gunmetal leverbacks to the loops once the glue has dried. See Tip: Gluing Feathers in a Cone |
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On Jun 09, 2011 at 7:43 pm #
trinkets says:Very pretty Ali!
I was just wondering how I could use the beautiful new feathers!
Thanks for sharing
On Jun 10, 2011 at 12:56 am #
Orchid Betty says:Beautiful pair of earring!
On Jun 10, 2011 at 2:38 am #
Cotopaxi Chickie Sue says:These are gorgeous, Ali! Thanks for sharing all the tips for making these!
On Jun 10, 2011 at 8:43 am #
Linda Talbott says:These earrings are gorgeous. I love the feathers, and the inclusion of the black and white “tuxedo” feathers with the broader turkey feather is lovely.
On Jun 10, 2011 at 7:16 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:So fun !!!
I LOVE these !!!!
On Jun 10, 2011 at 8:40 pm #
ChickyD aka Debra says:I absolutely LOVE these, Ali! I was adding feathers to my cart willy-nilly without any thought about how I was going to use them.
On Jun 11, 2011 at 12:11 pm #
sunny chick says:Fabulous!
On Jul 21, 2011 at 1:48 pm #
Lesa C says:Beautiful earrings! I have made peacock feather earrings and had the most difficult time wire wrapping more than one feather together and getting it to lay flat, because of the way the feather grows (the widest part of the spine of the feather is from front to back). I hadn’t thought about trying to glue them into a cone! Thanks for sharing!
On Nov 19, 2011 at 5:36 pm #
P Jones says:Those earring are beautiful. Wonderful creative idea.