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Peacock Necklace - Tutorial

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I love peacock feathers, I know have been used for healing for tens of thousands of years in every culture throughout time. They are said to carry Spiritual Healing Energy that can be used to assist people seeking balance and harmony in their lives. This amazing tutorial was brought to you by  Instructables   Supplies: 5 peacock eye feathers Scissors Paper Pencil Glue Gun Stiff Felt (the kind you buy by the square) Needle Thread that matches felt Old chain necklace (if you don’t have an old chain necklace you can purchase new chain and findings in most craft stores) Step 1 Trim feathers Take three of your peacock feathers and trim the wispy eyelash like ends off of the rounded top and cut off the stem just below the “eye” (see fig. 1). Step 2 Arrange feathers   Arrange the feathers similar to fig. 2a on top of the piece of paper. Carefully trace around the feathers. When you remove

Peacock Earrings Tutorial

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I love peacock feathers, Did you know have been used for healing for tens of thousands of years in every culture throughout time? They are said to carry Spiritual Healing Energy that can be used to assist people seeking balance and harmony in their lives. Materials 2 Peacock feathers 2 Closures 2 Earring findings Scissors Needle-nose pliers Darning Needle Scissors Find two peacock feathers with the eyes similar in size. Cut the eyes off of the peacock feathers, it is better to leave a little bit of the rachis (the feathers main shaft) With the darning needed, piece a hole through the rachis, be careful not to damage the shaft. Thread the closure through the hole in the rachis, then add the earring finding, remembering to make sure that the eye of the feather is facing the front of the finding. Pinch the closure closed..... and there you have it.....your own easy peasy peacock feather earrings. If you like these you should

Create a "Hug Pillow" using an old T Shirt { Tutorial }

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One of the linkys on my Waste Not Want Not Wednesday Party inspired this next project. A lovely lady called Alison over at Ali Bee Creations linked up her t-shirt cushion tutorial . I really fell in love with this project, so I decided to make my own........The way I have made it is slightly different from Alison, but is on the similar lines. Materials Needed Old T-Shirt Needle / or sewing machine Co-ordinating Thread Wadding I love this T-Shirt of Chloe's but it was getting too small, so I decided this would be the perfect T-shirt for the project.  Stitch the neckline with the T-shirt inside out. Stitch both of the arm holes inside out also. Add the Wadding into the arm section then sew to make the arm puffy, then add the rest of the wadding to the torso. Finally stitch the bottom of the T-Shirt.  I decided to do this by hand sewing, as my hubby was in work, and I don't trust the Gruesome Twosome near the machine