Peacock Feathers, How to Feather Care, Craft Tips & Ideas
Caring for Your Peacock Feathers is Very Easy & With a Few Simple Tips, You Should Have Good Results that Last for Many Years.
When Your Peacock Feathers Arrive, it is a Good Idea to Remove Them from the Bag & Fluff Them Up a Bit. You Can Accomplish This in a Few Different Ways.
Here are Some Simple Tips:
Shake Them - Hold the Feathers Together at the Stems & Shake Them Back & Forth in a Left to Right Motion.
Gently Steam Them - Peacock Eyes can be Lightly Steamed Over a Hot Pan of Water. It is Important not to Drench the Feathers but Just Move Them
through the Steam a Few Times for a Few Seconds.
Storage - If You Don't Plan to Use Your Feathers for a While, Storing Them in a Ziplock or Airtight Bag is Suggested.
Peacock Feather Crafting Ideas
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There are Many Things You can do with Peacock Feathers to Give Them that Unique Appeal. Here are Just a Few...
Trimming - Peacock Feathers can be Trimmed with Scissors to Change the Origonal Look. It is Important that the Scissors are Extremely Sharp to Get a Nice Edge.
You Experiment with Different Looks by Giving Them a Zigzag, Flat Top or Diamond Like Point at the Tip.
Glitter - Another Pretty Craft Idea is to Lightly Spray them with a Spray Glue & Shake a Craft Glitter Dust Over Them. This will Give Them a More Intense Pretty Look.
Paint - If You are Really Brave or Just Want to Experiment with New Ideas...Try Painting Them. Painting Peacock Feathers is a Little Tricky if You Have Never Tried
This but Really Simple Once You Get the Hang of it. Just Lay Out Your Feathers on Paper & Spray Them with Spray Paint. The Important Thing to Remember is to
Hold the Can Back as far as Needed so the Air Doesn't Blow Them Around.
Peacock Wedding Centerpiece Ideas
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Peacock Feathers are a Wonderful Addition to Party & Wedding Centerpieces. Combining Them with Flowers or Ostrich Feathers Gives a Really Unique Look that Every
One will Love.
If Budget Allows & You Want Them to Look Double Sided so No Backs are Showing, You can Tac Glue Them at the Lower Stem Area. To get the Best Look, Choose 2 Feathers
that are Similar in Size, Place them Back to Back to Compare & Use a Glue Gun to Tack the Bottom of the Quills Together. Once Dried, You can Trim the Feather Tips if
Needed to get a Matching Edge.
Other Peacock Feather Ideas
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There are Many Other Uses for Peacock Feathers, too Many to Mention Here but Here is a Sampling of Cool Ideas to Get You Started.
- Peacock Feather Jewelry
- Feathers Peacock Eyes in a Pattern to Create Wall Decorations
- Flower & Wedding Centerpieces
- Wedding Cards with Peacock Eyes
- etc, etc, etc
