Peacock Feather Wreath
Author: Dawn Keadic

Making a peacock feather wreath is a very easy project and will
result in a beautifully elegant finished product. This sort of
wreath makes a beautiful adornment for your home at any time of
year and can be enhanced by the addition of ornaments or left in
its natural splendor.

For this project you will need a straw wreath base. The size of
the wreath base which you choose to use will be a part in
determining the size of the wreath. There is no right or wrong
in a lot of this, it depends on what seems right to you as the
creator. After you have chosen your straw wreath base, you will
need to buy peacock feathers. The amount of feathers you buy
will be determined by the size of your straw wreath base, the
larger the wreath base, the more feathers you will need. There
are great sources of peacock feathers on the internet or you
may choose to visit a local craft supply store and pick out
your own.

In buying a product of this kind, I usually buy a few more than
I think I will actually need for my project. I find running
short of supplies before a project is finished to be very
frustrating and I've found that I can always add the surplus to
my craft supply box and just knowing that they are there usually
brings to mind some sort of fun project for which they can be
used. You may also want a sharp pencil to help make openings in
the straw wreath in which to place the feathers.

Before you start your wreath, you will want to look at your
feathers and see if you want to cut them off at all. If you do,
you will want also to trim the feathers at what will now be the
quill end so that you can insert the quill itself into the
wreath base. Insert the feathers into the wreath base about two
thirds down. You may need a pencil at this point to create the
openings for you. Set the feathers about three to four inches
apart. When you have gone completely around the wreath base,
you will want to go up about a half an inch, and repeat the
same thing, setting these feathers over a bit so that they
don't come directly over the other feathers. Repeat this for
about two more rows. Then you will want to do one more row with
slightly shorter feathers. This will give your wreath a fuller
layered appearance.

Congratulations, you have just created a beautiful work of art
wreath which is ready to be hung. Now you may decorate it if
you so choose or leave it in its natural beauty. There is no
right or wrong to this decision. What seems right to you as the
creator is what is right.


About The Author: Dawn Keadic enjoys decorating with wreaths,
both indoors and outdoors. For more information on wreaths,
including wreaths you can make at home, visit
http://www.unique-christmas-wreaths.com