While I was perusing the aisles of the ornaments this year I noticed in the white section these beautiful feather ornaments. I also saw They were about $6 which isn't bad for an individual ornament, but after making my feather tree last year, I knew I had the supplies left over to make it myself. I wish I had the time to make more than one this year, but I thought I'd share how to make them in case you did!
Here are the supplies you'll need:
medium Styrofoam ball
string or ribbon for hanging
white feathers of assorted lengths
white craft glue
hot glue and gun
a champagne flute (or something you can stand your ball on while you glue on feathers)
Begin by gluing the string or ribbon to the top of the Styrofoam ball. My ball had a little divot in the top making it a perfect place for the string to sit in - this is where you'll want to use hot glue.
Then get out your champagne flue (or something small that the ball can easily balance on) and sit your ball on top with the string facing straight up. Though this is not exact, it does look nicer if the feathers are uniform. Begin gluing the longest feathers to the bottom half of the ornament. Look for feathers that naturally curve in. They should be covering the whole bottom of the ball.
Once the entire boom circumference is covered, begin gluing another row of medium sized feathers above the others. Continue in this way until the entire ball is covered. Save the very smallest feathers for the top and glue them on neatly around the string.
Make ornaments of all different sizes and hang them all over your tree!
