You know those multicolored feathers that kids often use for crafts? What are those made from, anyway? Are they seriously real? How do they make them all colorful and clean enough to be used by children? Suggested Reading: Kids Around the World Create!: The Best Crafts and Activities from Many LandsTravel the Globe with These [...]
needing a steady supply of home tanned leather, porcupine quills and hair, horse hair, turkey feathers, seed beads, cut, delicas, john james needles, beading thread..etc Suggested Reading: Sherry Serafini’s Sensational Bead Embroidery: 25 Inspiring Jewelry Projects (Beadweaving Master Class Series)In this entry in Lark Jewelry & Beading’s celebrated Beadweaving Master Class series, one of the [...]
Sorry, the others didn’t have good answers. And one was asking if people switched to pens or still use quills. 3 years ago……… Well, I have 2 theories: 1) Take a big feather with a hallow center and glue a pen in. 2) Take the same kind of feather and carefully carve a point in [...]
Tremain Jackson & Alyssa Crow (Librarians at the South Branch of the Abilene Public Library) are back with a fresh episode of Crafty Creations to show you how to make two quick crafts for Thanksgiving. Tremain will show you how to make a paper cup turkey to use as a decoration, and Alyssa will show [...]
I work on a farm that has peacocks, and we sell the feathers that drop every year. But we have started to make earrings with the tips, and now we are looking for new ideas on what we could create and sell for some minor revenue. Ideas we have already had include other jewelry, such [...]
I’ve tried Joanne Fabrics, Michael’s & AC Moore but they just don’t have enough of a selection. I’d rather not buy offline if I can help it but I don’t know where else to look! Where can I find lots of different styles of feathers to use in craft projects? Suggested Reading: One-Yard Wonders: 101 [...]
We are working on some crafts for our county fair for my kids to enter. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas for feathers. Kids range from 5 to 10. Suggested Reading: Kids Show Kids How to Make Balloon AnimalsAfter learning how to make balloon animals at camp, Emily and Elizabeth set out to create [...]
