Chicken Crafts! (Show Off Your Craftiness)

[N F C]

Pretty eggs @Boonie Stomper

 

[Boonie Stomper]

Thanks, @N F C

 

[Faraday40]

PR is molting. I also happen to be crafting, so the timing is good. I grabbed some feathers this morning:

My Spitzhauben, Dominique, & Penciled feathers are my top 3 favs! (The laced orps are OK but their feathers don't look too great after molting.) I also dyed a few silkie feathers today.

Guinea feathers were of course THE BEST, but I cannot own any of those.

 

[N F C]

PR is molting. I also happen to be crafting, so the timing is good. I grabbed some feathers this morning:

My Spitzhauben, Dominique, & Penciled feathers are my top 3 favs! (The laced orps are OK but their feathers don't look too great after molting.) I also dyed a few silkie feathers today.

Guinea feathers were of course THE BEST, but I cannot own any of those.

Pretty feathers! What are you going to make with them?

 

[Faraday40]

Pretty feathers! What are you going to make with them?

a 3D multi media canvas = basically a collage of "stuff" I had around the house.

face & background

sponge speckled paper die cuts

added lace & dyed feathers (The kids had fun naming from whom each feather came.)

More flowers & butterflies

some more feathers & shiny things

I added a necklace, "lip gloss" & am hoping to make some eyelashes. Then figure out a frame for it.

 

[PouleChick]

Wow just read the whole thread in the last day or so eyes are a bit wonky but wow so many fantastic ideas ! I've sadly currently lost my crafting mojo so haven't done any chicken stuff. I'll be collecting feathers when I see them now - never thought of using them for stuff!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I taped feathers to my pens because my coworkers always take them. I have plenty of pens now.

 

[Faraday40]

I taped feathers to my pens because my coworkers always take them. I have plenty of pens now.

Nice one!

I had the same problem with the pens in my classroom. At the time I attached big pink flowers with floral tape. No mistake when a student was using one of my pens.

 

[Faraday40]

I'll be collecting feathers when I see them now - never thought of using them for stuff!

They sell craft feathers for a pretty penny & of course the ones blowing around the backyard are so much better. You can swish them in some very hot or boiling water + Dawn, then rinse with water + a touch of vinegar to remove all soap residue. Lay on a paper towel & they'll fluff back out when dried. I did this for a preschool craft & it was a huge hit. The kids had a few visits from my hens, so using their feathers was a special treat. The teachers were so grateful when I let them keep the left over feathers. (They said it would probably cost $15 if they had to purchase them.)

 

[PouleChick]

They sell craft feathers for a pretty penny & of course the ones blowing around the backyard are so much better. You can swish them in some very hot or boiling water + Dawn, then rinse with water + a touch of vinegar to remove all soap residue. Lay on a paper towel & they'll fluff back out when dried.

Excellent - thanks for the instructions!