Here is Your Guide to Make Wreaths With Golden Pheasant Feathers

Feather, feather everywhere. Yes, that’s right, whether it’s a runway, fashion weeks, wedding decoration, cocktail party, a simple home décor item, carnival, Halloween or Thanksgiving celebration, feathers is used everywhere. Feathers remain always in trend. But have you ever tried to be different  from the rest of the crowd by choosing a natural coloured feathers like zebra pheasant feathers or golden pheasant tail feathers for your important occasions? If not, then here are some interesting insights on why you should once try golden pheasant tail feathers or even zebra pheasant feathers.

Golden pheasants belong to the pheasant family resembling Lady Armherst pheasants. The male and female versions, both look different from each other. Their feathers are in a combination of gold and brown colour. Golden Pheasant feathers are extensively used for various decorative purposes starting from fashion accessories like ear cuffs, earrings, necklaces to wreaths, home décor items, wings, carnival costumes, headgears to name a few. Among all these feathers are majorly used to make carnival costumes and accessories along with masks, headgears and wings. The feathers also make great props for photography purpose. Golden Pheasant feathers are easily available in natural form as well as in coloured forms and in different sizes that includes 20 to 25 inches, 25 to 30 inches and 30 inches.

One of the most striking accessory that can be made using golden pheasant tail feathers is over the shoulder wings. This wings measure 18X27 inches approx.  It’s a perfect accessory for making you look unique on any occasion, whether it’s a Halloween party or a fantasy themed party or any fancy dress competition.

As mentioned above golden pheasant feathers also makes wonderful wreaths, which can be used for home decoration purpose during Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving or even New year. Wreaths can be also used for the simple home décor purpose, regardless of any occasion. You can also make wreath yourself and create your own personalised home décor item. Here is a simple DIY to make your work easy.

First of all, to make a wreath you need to arrange Pheasant Feathers, wide ribbon, grapevine wreath, hot glue and broom corn. Depending on the look of the wreath like natural or colourful, decide on what kind of feather you would like to use in the wreath, whether it is golden pheasant tail feathers or zebra pheasant feathers or any other. For instance, here you take golden pheasant feather.

Then start the process with weaving small sized pheasant feathers into the grapevine wreath. If the wreath is for an interior home décor purpose, then simple twist the feathers in. But if you plan to hang the wreath anywhere outside, then you need to glue the feathers properly.

Now take the broom corn or you can even take other natural add-ons such as  wheat and place them onto the wreath. If required use glue. Then make use of your creativity and decorate the wreath using the combination of broom corn and feathers. At the top of the wreath, try creating an attractive burst of both the elements that is feathers and broom corn. Make use of hot glue to put together the elements onto the wreath.

Then take the ribbon and wrap it in the middle of the feather and the broom corn burst. Secure it properly by applying the hot glue on the back side of the wreath. To make it look more attractive, make a bow and attach it with the help of hot glue only.

And you have it, your very own beautiful golden pheasant feather wreath made by you only. Now hang it up on your favourite corner and call your friends to showcase  your talent and creativity.

A Simple DIY to Craft an Ostrich Plume Feather Boa

With Christmas and New year around the corner, you must be getting ready to rock this party season. While arranging your stuffs for this festive season like clothes, footwear, accessories, don’t forget to include a boa. You can easily buy them from the market, but what about crafting your won boa. Just because of the simple reason that it will be different, personalised and will add an oomph factor in your attire.

A boa is usually a fun accessory which adds a sensuous element to the entire costume. It can transform any boring costumes, especially evening gowns  into a sexy one. In easy words, it can be termed as a scarf that too made up with feathers. By investing some extra time, you can churn your creativity with the latest trend and create wonderful ostrich plume feather boa. And needless to say, that your own feather boa will make you look more unique and different from others.

So lets begin with the process of making boa using ostrich feathers bulk.

Make a note of things that you will require to make the boa and start arranging them. The first and foremost thing you will need are feathers, braid reinforced, needle, thread, hot glue, braided cord  along with a sewing machine and dye both of which are optional.

Start with choosing and examining  the kind of feathers you require. Though any kind of feathers can be used to make boas, but fluffy and soft feathers are the perfect ones to make boas and Ostrich plume feathers fall in this category. Other feathers that can be used includes peacock feather, chandelle, swan feathers, coque, marabou and turkey ruff plumes. Then at the same time decide on the colour and pattern of your boa.

Then after you are done with the selection of feathers (if you are using any other than Ostrich plumes), decide on the layers of feathers in the boa. More layers refers to heavier, thicker and fluffier boa. So, it depends on you how much thicker and heavier boa you want to make.

Then decide on the length of the Ostrich plume feather boa whether its need to be long or short as per your need. Ideally its better to have a long boa as then you have a plenty of length to wrap it around your shoulder and a little bit of extra for playfulness. The length of a standard boa is two yard, but it can go long as much as you want.

Remove the feathers from the main stem and arrange them according to their size. Sew feathers that are of similar size onto the braided cord which acts as the central braid. You can also glue each of the feathers to the central braid. But in case of using glue, remember to  allow it to get cool before you wear the boa. Make sure that the central braid is completely covered that 360 degrees with the feathers.  The number of strips depends on the number of layers you want to have in your boa.

So, make a style statement while impressing many people at the party by flaunting your ostrich plume feather boa.

A boa is usually a fun accessory which adds a sensuous element to the entire costume. It can transform any boring costumes, especially evening gowns  into a sexy one. In easy words, it can be termed as a scarf that too made up with feathers. By investing some extra time, you can churn your creativity with the latest trend and create wonderful ostrich plume feather boa. And needless to say, that your own feather boa will make you look more unique and different from others.

Know How to Make Wedding Centerpieces on a Budget

Wedding or any such grand occasion needs a lot of décor and we often get out of budget while planning or organizing the same. Therefore, picking and choosing materials that look grand as well as are pocket friendly become very essential. Try out wedding feather centrepieces to make a wedding look glamorous without worrying about the budget.

While planning for the wedding, it is very important to keep the budget in control. This can be done by keeping in track little things such as decoration. You can give a thought of creating your own wedding centrepieces  for the reception table. It is a great way to cut down the cost and you can add a personal touch to the celebration. Here are some simple and easy ideas by which you can make stylish and cheap wedding centrepiece to decorate the occasion.

In order to make cheap wedding centrepiece  try to look for attractive and beautiful objects that are low in cost, such as bottles and flowers which together makes a wonderful centrepiece. Try to buy bottles in different shapes and sizes along with the matching flowers to fill them.

If you have bought some tall bottles, then purchase long stemmed flowers as well. Fill 3/4 of the bottle with water and add some drops of colour matching with the theme of the wedding or flowers. Then place the flower inside the bottle. To make it more dramatic, you can add some coloured feathers as well. In this way you can make cheap and feather wedding centrepiece.

Buy glass bowls in various shapes and sizes as well as tea lights from a budget shop.  Decorate the tables by placing a bowl  at the centre. Fill it with water and float some tea lights in the water. This is one of the easiest and among the most cheap wedding centrepiece idea.

Flowers are among the must haves and excellent options for a centrepiece decoration. So to save some extra cost, buy flowers from a grocery store rather than from a florist. Also, instead of picking up some expensive flower, pick inexpensive flowers like carnation. Cut the stems of the flower and let them float in the bowl along with some tea lights. Try to use flowers that compliments and matches with the theme of the wedding.

Get silk flower petals or confetti from craft stores and sprinkle on every table. This will add some colour and fun element to the entire decoration.

Potted plants are another good option for cheap wedding centrepiece. Get some inexpensive potted plants from any local gardening shop, decorate it with a ribbon and place it in the middle of the  table.

So, what are you waiting for! Get hold of some some beautiful and cheap decorative item and create your own centrepiece while saving some money.

Your Guide to Get The Fluffy Trend Right

To achieve a perfect feather look, there are several ways that you can follow, depending on the type of accessories and clothes you opt to wear. Take a look at some of the recent feather outfits and trends, feather shrugs or jackets are on top, amongst all!

Feathers are always in vogue in the fashion industry. They have always been seen ruling one or the other fashion weeks across the world. Big designers and fashion houses vouch for feathers as there must have design elements. Feathers have their own style statement, they give a glamorous, sophisticated yet a sexy look. Big brands launch their new collection using feathers in bulk. And as winters are already around the corner, so feather jackets are counted among the most important winter wears. Feather costumes and accessories should be teamed up properly to get the perfect look.

The best way to make yourself look good in feathers is to stick yourself in one feather item. For instance, if you are wearing a feather skirt or a feather jacket, then just stick to that particular thing only, rather than clubbing it with other feather embellishments.

Don’t get scared of those clothes which uses feathers in bulk like skirts or dresses or jackets as they look wonderful. With feather skirts you can never go wrong, it is the chicest fashion trend. Whether its black in colour or any other colour, feather skirts clubbed with a T-shirt, top along with classic pumps, high boots or flats, looks very glamorous and depicts celebration.

However, if you are not completely comfortable with clothes or embellishments using feathers in bulk; then go for something which uses less feathers like bags, earrings, headbands, shows, necklaces and many more.

Then comes the feather jackets which is highly preferred by the fashionistas all over the world. There are various kinds of feather jackets available in the market like full feather jackets and capes. But if you are not ready to wear this kind of jacket, then trimmed jacket are the ideal option for you.  Wear a jacket having feather trimmed hem or collar and team it with a skinny jeans or a body con dress.

Feather eyelashes are the other amazing accessories to be teamed up with your entire look. They are the latest feather fashion accessories and are in vogue these days. These eyelash extensions add a dramatic essence to the entire look.

So what are you waiting for, flaunt this feather trend by wearing feather skirts, jackets as well as accessories and make heads turn around with your birdy look.