Peacock Necklace - Tutorial
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.
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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)
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 the feathers place them to
the side in the exact order you had them on your paper pattern.
Step 3 Make pattern
Take the pencil and draw a line inside the current outline that follows
the shape of the original outline. Your new “inside” pattern should be about an
eighth of an inch (give or take) from the original “outside” line. Cut out the
“inside” pattern shape.
Step 4 Cut base
Use the cut out paper pattern to cut out the felt backing. Place
feathers on top of the felt to make sure that you can’t see any of the felt
when the feathers are in position. Trim the felt if necessary.
Step 5 Add chain
Take the chain and place the middle center aligned with the top center
of the felt (see fig.5a). Sew the chain in place. Next take the chain and move
one side to the left top corner and sew in place, repeat with right side (fig.
5b).
Step 6 Attach feathers
With your trimmed feathers close by, take the glue gun and put a thin
layer on the left side.* When the area is covered pick up the left hand side
feather and carefully place it on the glued area. If the placement is not
perfect DO NOT WORRY, that is why we have the other two feathers that we
haven’t touched yet sitting on the side.
*NOTE: It is very important that the glue does not have any thick beads, to
help avoid this make sure your glue gun is very hot and take the tip and place
it right up against the felt and move it around the area.
Step 7
Repeat step 6 with the right and center feathers.
NOTE: Because hot glue is unforgiving and you can’t move the feathers around
after they have touched the glue, you might notice small gaps where you can see
the felt. Do not worry the next steps will cover these little gaps.
Step 8 Trim last 2 feathers
Trim the two remaining feathers similar to the others, except you will
be cropping closer to the eye, see fig. 8 for a reference.
On the back side of the trimmed feathers, put a bead of glue
along the stem (fig. 9a) then place the cropped feathers over the felt to cover
the gaps (fig. 9b)
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