Tips & Techniques
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About this Tip:
Creating eye-catching earrings and pendants with feathers is a breeze using a metal cone, headpin and some epoxy.
Components:
The products featured in this tip are listed below.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
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Step 1: Start by laying out the feathers in your preferred arrangement. |
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Step 2: You may decide to trim some of the feathers. If you do this, you want to bring your cutters as close to the center as possible. |
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Step 3: String a 3-4mm bead onto a headpin and put it through the cone. Create a loop with some wire wrapping at the top of the cone. The bead is important so that the head pin doesn’t pull through the hole at the top of the cone. |
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Step 4: Mix a small amount of 2-part epoxy and place a couple drops in the cone. |
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Step 5: Insert the feather arrangement into the cone and get it set the way you want it to look. Once your Lima Studios epoxy sets, it’s forever! |
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Step 6: Make a match for earrings or use as a pendant. |
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On Jul 19, 2011 at 2:28 pm #
Beadlady3 aka Cindy says:That is a great way to use the feathers! Thanks for the idea!
On Aug 22, 2011 at 2:50 am #
Audrey C says:I NEED FEATHERS!! When will you be getting more?
On Mar 18, 2012 at 11:01 am #
Nikeyta W says:love that have an idea already!
On Dec 07, 2012 at 12:40 pm #
Lily Cat says:Great use of feathers. Love the idea, (and easy)!
Thanks!
On Dec 30, 2012 at 12:54 am #
S Bryant says:this is fun to add leftover pieces of chain with the feathers….
On Sep 13, 2013 at 4:27 pm #
carlawebb says:Thank you for sharing this GREAT idea!!
On Jan 05, 2014 at 12:40 am #
Thea says:This is Odin he is a rescue that came into my life after the “Ole Lady” passed away she was 22 yrs. old. Let me tell you he sure is a lot of fun when I am trying to do crafts he is a very needy flame tip Siamese. If he had it his way everything would be his toy to run off with and hide. And he best time for me to shop at my favorite place LIMA BEADS is when he is sleeping
or his paws start tapping keys….seriously…no joke..ya’ll have a good day and God Bless.
On Jan 11, 2015 at 4:51 pm #
V Wisehart says:Thanks for the great idea of step #3-will certainly help me with unfinished projects
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On Oct 27, 2015 at 4:15 pm #
Rixen J says:I am not understanding the 3rd step. If someone could clarify I would be very appreciative! Is the bead supposed to be inside of the cone? Where is the wire-wrapping? Very confused.
Thanks!!