florist tools scissors
Feather Christmas Wreath
A white Christmas, pure and simple with feathers
Project construction, art and a photo of Madeleine M Langlois
Hands on time: Less than an hour.
Total time: less than an hour.
Difficulty: Easy.
Project Cost: Under $ 30.00, depending on the type of pen you buy.
Materials and tools:
A square of the polystyrene base, 30 cm long, 22 cm wide by 5 cm thick (If you do not cut an opening in the downtown square on a square base of polystyrene with a cutter).
The white feathers of their choice, such as Turkey, ostrich, chicken, goose feather lashes, or sail boa feathers, hung or individuals.
A rule
Scissors or clippers
Glue Gun Sticks with clear (using a glue gun to low temperature)
A yard of satin ribbon, 5 cm wide (I Used Brown)
(Materials for this project are available at craft, fabric, accessories stores and florists.)
Christmas Decorations simplest are often the most charming. For a sleek look of contemporary holiday, create your own crown of feathers, table top tree and decorations.
The crowns of feathers is an important trend in a scene, and make wonderful accessories at any time of year. They are absolutely spectacular balancing on a stack, focused on a large mirror, in a door or hung carelessly on a chair.
Feathercrowns party are friendly, but also very easy to do. Remove any excess hair advice unwanted or out of feathers. Order by size and length.
Begin by sticking the feathers similar lengths horizontally along the four outer edges of The polystyrene foam squares. Using a glue gun glue sticks with low-temperature glue feathers on the floor of its length, side by side in two rows. Do the same to cover the square opening in the base of the crown.
To cover the front surface of the crown base, apply a row of feathers along the middle, hitting one on either side time side by side, but only the party council. From one end and move the entire database. Add a second layer of overlapping feathers the first row in the same way, but this time along and around the center opening of the border of the base.
Once completed, check the crown, may need to get some feathers with some glue. You can secure a wire loop on the back for hanging crown.
Finally, I added a plain, deep-satin ribbon brown with a chocolate bow.
A crown of feathers will last for years. Each holiday, you can give a new face; a bit of decoration with a variety of different accessories. Make it clear or include crown ornaments Assorted colored balls, such as miniature fresh ivy, bird feathers, the clusters of berries, bows and ornaments creative thread.
If you use feathercrowns out, be sure to place under a covered porch to avoid direct sunlight or snow. You like a crown of feathers of the season hanging from a door in a wall or mirror. They make wonderful gifts, too.
Tree of Table: For some small cone trees covered with feathers, begin by applying a row of feathers with a glue gun in the bottom of the cone base, and continue to add overlapping rows of feathers to the base of the cone is completely covered all the way to the summit. To minimize costs, can buy a feather boa low-cost, end to the base with florist pins or glue, wrap it around the cone of Tuck and the end of the warranty on the base.
I pictures of the family last Christmas in the circle of self-hardening clay and plaza to create a tree advent calendar and adheres to a feather tree with white table using pins or decorations.
Variations: Feather Crowns party can be very dramatic in other colors like the plume, brown, red, pink, purple, brown, green, you get the picture. Or mix and match colors for two-tone or the presentation of various colors.
Feathercrowns can decorate a scale decorative style is used as the basis for a large pillar candle stone found inside a hurricane or a glass of friction-based mud. Using the crown of feathers on the decoration your home throughout the year, a super cute button on the doors of the rooms of young children, and baby pink or violet.
Using feathers as accents to cut napkin rings, or through each table that decorate the top of the Christmas stockings and gifts.
Assorted types of feathers, can also be found in grocery stores or office party.
Copyright Designs MaddyLane / miy Decor © 2006
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About the Author
Madeleine has over 25 years design experience. She studied fashion merchandising and design. The fist part of her career was spent in the fashion industry designing ladies and children’s wear to fashion accessories. Maddy then went on to design giftware products, Christmas decorations, packaging concepts as well as illustrating for Canadian companies. She has even published a bilingual children’s book that she both wrote and illustrated. Maddy’s designer talents, from fashion to decor and her love for crafts has directed her to produce and write “how-to” step-by-step décor articles. For the last five years, Madeleine has been creating innovative home decorative décor items for her weekly syndicated “make-it-yourself” Miy at home articles. Maddy work has is presently featured in Magazines and newspapers.
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