Feathers Galore!

Money has been tight around here for the past few weeks so my crafting budget is pretty tight. I am always on the look-out for materials that don't cost too much but that I can utilize as much as possible. Case in point - Feathers. I was at Jo-Ann Fabrics a few days ago looking for something to jazz up some headbands. That's when I saw the feathers. They sell bags of feathers for $1.99 apiece. Not too shabby. I bought three bags which had different colors and sizes. You can see them here. I am pretty sure they will last me awhile. I went right to work because I was so excited. This one is pretty basic but I like the way the "diamond" make it looks a little more upscale. Basically all I did was choose the feathers I wanted to use and figure out how I wanted to put them together. For the base I used an oval shaped piece of ivory colored felt. Then I used my glue gun to attach the feathers. I had to be careful about how I glued them on because I didn't want the glue to be clumpy or to show through. The jewel is actually a button and I cut of the loop on the back and glued the button to a tiny piece of black felt and then glued this on top of the black feather. Finally, for the band I used a dark colored piece of jersey material. I think it came out pretty cute. Can't wait to try more experiments with my feathers. I will keep you posted!

Also, let me know if you know of some good craft bargains! I am always up to try something new to keep my craft addiction going...it is a great stress reliever. 

Happy Thursday!


*UPDATED*
Had a little bit of free time today and was able to play around with the feathers some more. Here is another headpiece...no band yet, but I am happy with it!

Alicia ~ Sweet Mamacita