How Do You Make Bead Earrings With Real Peacock Feathers?
If you love jewelry that includes natural elements in the designs, try creating a pair of beaded earrings adorned with real peacock feathers. For this technique you can use any kind of feather or even fake feathers. Using real feathers does not harm the peacock–the males drop their colorful feathers in autumn, leaving behind the beauty for you to use in your jewelry designs. Buy some real peacock feathers, either at a store or from an online supplier. Real peacock feathers are generally inexpensive. Gather the colors of the beads that you want: Consider green, blue and gold, the colors found in a peacock feather. Choose a few metal spacer beads and get some gold-plated, 20-gauge wire and gold-plated earring hooks to match. Trim the fringe around the “teardrop” shape in the center of the peacock feather (this step is optional if you are already pleased with the look of the feather or you like the long fringe sticking out around the center). Trim the stem of the feather so you have abou
