How to Make Feather Ornaments

Round Ornament

• * Gather and clean feathers; trim to about 1.5" long.
• * Remove the metal top from a clear ornament.
• * Starting at the bottom, hot glue feathers in a circular pattern.
• * Overlap each layer slightly as you work toward the top.
• * Add smaller peacock feathers with eye patterns near the top if desired.
• * Replace the ornament cap (paint gold if you like).
• * Tie velvet ribbon or twine at the top for hanging.

Pear Ornament

• * Use a small pear-shaped gourd as your base.
• * Spray paint the gourd black if using dark feathers.
• * Layer feathers around the gourd as you did with the round ornament.
• * Leave the downy feathers near the neck untrimmed for a natural look.
• * Add a small velvet bow or ribbon to hang the ornament.