DIY Feather Art-Collect & Create With The Things You Love
Happy Monday Friends!
Living coastally is such a blessing!
We get to enjoy life at the beach, even through the fall{the best time}.
Being that we spend many days at the beach it gives us plenty of opportunity to collect many pretty things found in nature.
This past summer my boys & I began collecting driftwood, shells(a staple:)) & feathers.
It really is a sweet experience to share these simple moments with my family.
What have you been collecting?
What do you do with the “things” you collect?
I decided after seeing art in THIS amazing shop to create my own DIY Feather Art with our own little collection.
This project is so simple & easy.
And it is the perfect addition to your FALL décor with all of the natural textures and neutral tones:).
1. I started with my feathers.
2. Rummaged through my frame collection and found a few different sizes.
3. I took some drop cloth fabric and sprayed tacky spray to the front of the backs of the frames.
4. I trimmed the excess, then sprayed the backs of each feather and adhered it to my fabric.
5. I added a matte to each frame, inserted the glass and ta-da.
I LOVE when I can create meaningful art for my walls that tells a story
&
reminds me to hold tight to those simple moments.
***Tip***
If you have a bunch of different colored frames then paint them.
I used a dark gray on the larger frame and sprayed my smaller IKEA frames
with a cream.
Also, try to use what you have or buy some frames at a yard sale,
that is a great way to keep your cost down.
And who doesn’t LOVE a thrifty project that is meaningful & pretty:)!
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Love this meaningful art. I must agree fall days spent at the beach are the best. I love that we can bring our dog in the fall and there aren’t many people on the beach.
I love this idea! I lost a beautiful Mille Fleur rooster to a predator yesterday… but have some of his gorgeous feathers left. I know what I’ll do to remember him now… though I will probably freeze them first to make sure there are no mites on them!
This is such a fantastic idea! Pinning so that I can try it out in the future. 🙂
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three
Love the framed feathers! My boy’s are always bringing me feathers, now I know what to do with them. Great Idea and Great Tips.
I have a few feathers I have found on my morning walks and now know what I can do with them. Your frames look so nice!!
I love this idea! I’m going to do this today 😉 Thanks for another wonderful idea! Have a fabulous day!
I love not only the idea but also the colors you selected. I couldn’t agree more about painting frames. I do this all the time as I have boxes of them. Beautiful memories you collected with your family, too.
oh I so love the framed feathers, now I am ready to go out for long walks to find feathers…
I am just not sure if Fall in the larger Chicagoland area is a good time to find larger feathers.
I will visit one of our on the lake bird sanctuaries there must be some feathers still be left behind.
Thank you for sharing the idea. Does one need to treat the feathers in any way to protect them?
thanks
Edith
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I’m always drawn to keep any feathers I find! I knew they were art! ha – now you’ve shown me what to do. Can’t wait to have this art in my home,
Deb
Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home
I adore feathers . . . and love the idea of framing a few of my favorite ones.
Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Happy, happy Fall . . .
Suzanne
Love your frames with feathers. They look so pretty and very now. I’ve noticed that since I’ve been seeing so much awesome art on blog land, the very simple things are what is most beautiful, what I’d most love to have in my home. You did a wonderful job framing your feathers. Do you ever make collages of shells to frame?
When we lived out in country in KY (north of Bowling Green) our neighbor next door to us on farmland had guniea hens which loved to come visit our yard. They also liked to cross the highway we lived on and got run over so their feathers were blown back onto our yard. I’d go collect them, clean them up, freeze them so I could use them in arrangements later. Still have some of them. Poor dear hens. They were so funny, chased the cat and the dog.
Smart to collect the feathers you find on the beach. Don’t know what beach you live by but I used to collect feathers at Pacific Beach in San Diego. Sure miss being able to find gorgeous shells and anything else on the beach. We haven’t lived there since May of ’92.
Happy week
I have so been wanting to do this. I’ve been feather-obsessed lately. So glad I found your blog. Love it! Thanks for the inspiration.
Love this idea. Step 3 confuses me though. Could you elaborate please?
What a beautiful simple project! LOVE! Life to the full! Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelle
Like I said on Instagram already, this is so pretty!
Perfection!!! I just love your style, so soothing and pretty – great job as always friend!
This art is gorgeous! Now I really need to go scavenging for feathers with my kids!