Maybe this trend is so 2012 (don't say 2011, please) but I can't get past my love of feathers. I love them in decor, I love them in kids' craft, and, really...who can resist a boa? There's no reason in the world that feathers and Christmas can't hang out together. Which is why I crafted these 3 different DIY feather ornaments. Here's how you make 'em...
SUPER-EASY PAINTED FEATHER ORNAMENT
What you'll need:
- White feathers
- Craft paint
- Paintbrush
- Glitter glue
Make it:
- Paint stripes, dots, or zig-zags on your feather in various colors of craft paint. Let dry.
- Embellish design with glitter glue.
- Tie string to the feather's needle and hang from the tree.
EASY PASTA FEATHERS
What you'll need:
- Colored paper
- Linguini
- Craft paint
- Paintbrush
- Glue
- Scissors
- String
Make it:
- Cut a leaf shape, about 6" by 2" (at the widest point).
- Paint 7 to 10 pieces of linguini to match your paper. Let them dry.
- Glue one long piece down the center to make the spine.
- Glue short pieces from the spine outward, breaking them at the ends.
- Leave some spaces between noodles to cut out little slits or sections.
- Tie string to the spine and hang from your tree!
WASHI TAPE FEATHER ORNAMENT
What you'll need:
- Pencil and paper
- 3-5 rolls of washi tape; various patterns of the same color
- Cutting mat
- X-acto knife
- Clear transparency
- Scissors
- String
Make it:
- Draw a 6" line on paper and lay transparency on top of it. You might want to tape it down to keep it in place.
- Adhere 3" pieces of washi tape to cutting mat and with a straight edge, slide the tape with X-acto knife into very thin strips, about 1/16" to 1/8" thick.
- Begin laying tape from center line outward, tearing the middle pieces to about 1" long. (You can lay a photo of a feather underneath the transparency as a guide.)
- Work up and down the spine of the feather until it's full.
- When finished with step 4, adhere a 1/8" by 6" strip of colored tape on top of the drawn line to create the spine.
- Cut out the feather shape from the transparency and tape a string to the center spine end to hang.
