How To Feather Fletch An Arrow

This is going to be a very simple explanation on how you can feather fletch an arrow.
Professionals will use a rig to do this and some other more complex tools but here I am going to explain how you can do this yourself with basic material you can find around your house.
What you will need
• Some cardboard
• Arrow shafts
• Turkey feathers
• Scissors
• Glue
• 60˚ angle
• Marker
For arrow shafts you can use any straight and thin wooden poles.
If you want to get more professional about it you can read about different wood types and where you can order real wood arrow shafts at http://www.stickbow.com/FEATURES/ARROWMAKING/wood.cfm .
Now first build your rig out of cardboard.
Cut a rectangle four inches wide and twenty inches long.
Bend each end four inches from the end and make a small triangle notch in the center.
Slice a line down the center of the notch one inch down.
Cut another rectangle two inches wide and fifteen inches long.
Make two one inch slices 12 inches apart and attach to the slices in the folded up sections of the other cardboard piece.
Now mark a line at a 60˚ from the upper edge of your newly built rig right from the center of the notch.
Take your turkey feathers and cut them in half down the center of the stem.
Sand down the stem so it should be as flat as possible.
Now attaching the first feather is easy. Place the shaft in the rig, put some glue on the sanded side of the feather stem and attach to the length of the shaft about one inch from the edge.
The second and third feathers just need to be attached 60˚ the first and second.
Use the markings on the rig to space the feathers 60˚ apart.
After you have attached the feathers you can trim them to your desired shape.
Here is a video to show you how the pros do this.

Back To School Feather Backpack

I feel like this post may be just a drop late being that it`s already after the start of the school year. But hey you can still get a new backpack right.

So here you have two pictures of feather bags.

One is not the kind that you would consider a school bag but it`s there to give you an idea of what you can do with the school bag you already have.

Now you can buy this peacock feather print school bag for $25 or you can buy some colorful feathers and turn your backpack into a work of feather art.

Now the secret that I have found to make this super easy is all in the glue that you use.

FABRI-TAC permanent adhesive is the trick you need to simply add beautiful feathers to you backpack.

Try it out and send us pics!!

Feather Skirts For The Club

So what are you going to wear to the club tonight?

Whether it’s a big date or just a night out with the girls need to take some time deciding what to wear out.

Now if you are going out to a club then you need to think differently than if you are going out to a romantic dinner and the opera.

When you are going to the club you want to be able to dance, so more often then not the shorter skirts are going to be the better choice.

Also in my opinion when you go to a club you want to be noticed.

That is unless you are just going to dance you soul out and that’s all you care about.

But even if you are going with a partner you want them to notice you more than the other girls there.

Feather skirts are a great choice to get their attention on you.

Here are four skirts that I think would be perfect to hit the dance floor in.

ASOS PETITE Exclusive Dress With Feather Skirt

£80.00

Matthew Williamson

Feather Miniskirt with Tulle

Ostrich Feather Skirt

Custom Ostrich Feather Skirt

If you have any other feather skirts that you think would rock in the club let us know

Feather Tattoos

I know that there is nothing really feathery about tattoos but after seeing some amazing feather tattoos out there I truly felt that the topic was deserving of a post.

Creating beautiful depictions of feathers is always something that grabs my attention. All the more so when those depictions are on the human flesh.

Do you think it makes people feel closer to birds or perhaps we all really would love a pair of wings to sore through the skies.

So from what I have seen there are a bunch of different kinds of feather tattoos.

The most common seems to be the single feather on the back of the neck.

And of course it is more often than not a peacock eye feather.

After that I would say the simple feather tattoo on the foot seem to be the most common.

This I saw on a girl that I met when buying shoes. I really wanted to take a picture of it but she wouldn’t let me.

Next would be the feather tattoo right behind and under the ear. This one I think is really great because its like having permanent feather earrings that never get stuck in anything.

Another feather tattoo that is pretty common is the picture of a feather that is falling apart and the pieces are turning into birds. This one is pretty Goth looking, I think its cool.

You have any cool feather tattoo pictures you want to share with us?

Feather Belts

Feather belts, what a great feather accessory.

I really like these pictures I found of feather belts they are absolutely stunning.

And of course you have at the end of the post a link to a great D.I.Y feather belt project.

First off is this nice and simple peacock feather belt.

Hot in Hollywood Feather belt, sold on HSN.com for $14.99.

It is the perfect way to add a touch of color and fun to a plain black or white outfit.

Next we have this Obi Feather Belt.

It has a very different look and seems like just the right spice for

your more casual wardrobe.

You can see it at this link but I didn’t see where to buy it or how

much it costs.

And last is this more complex but I think most exotic feather belt that I found on the blog Emmys Fashion Views.

This is what she has to say about it.

“This is a waist belt that Zara has introduced into their accessories range. It is made up of all different pats of the Peacock feather. You can pick it up from any Zara store from

around £19.90. BARGAIN!!!!”

Don’t worry I didn’t forget about the link to the D.I.Y feather belt.

Check out Style Reload "The Feather Belt".

It’s a blog by Virginie Peny a French stylist and blogger who is super cool!

Let us know what you think and leave us a comment.

Seeing Feathers At The Source

  We all know that feathers are beautiful. They have all those great colors and different shapes.

When we see them in the bags that we ordered its always exiting but to see them still on the birds that they come from is even a bigger delight.

Just this past week I went with my family to this petting zoo which is close to our home.Of course we were taking pictures the whole time. It turned out that most of the pictures I took were of the birds.

I just couldn’t stop being amazed by the beauty of the peacocks.

I even found a bunch of peacock tail feathers and also a peacock sword feather.

What was actually very interesting was to see all the turkeys. Because the turkeys themselves are not very attractive birds but you can see really beautiful things done with their feathers.

How To Make Feather Ankle Cuffs

The purpose of this post is to give simple instructions on how to create your own feather ankle cuffs.

These feather ankle cuffs can be made very easily and if you put some effort into them they can be very nice looking.

Ok so lets get to work.

What you are going to need

1.       Feathers

2.       Two inch wide strips of leather

3.       Hot glue gun

4.       Needle and thread

5.       Velcro patches

The first thing you need to do is measure the space around your ankle and add four inches. Then cut the leather strips to the length that you want.  

The best size allows the cuffs to stay right above your ankle bone but not to be too tight on your skin.

 The extra four inches is for the Velcro.

Next bend the leather strip in half along the length so that you will have a one inch strip of leather.

Press the leather together so that you create a visible crease.

Cut the feathers so that they are the length that you want them to be.

If you are planning on wearing you feather cuffs with high heels then you can leave them longer then if you are going to wear the bare foot.

Now glue the feathers in place by the steam just up the middle crease. 

You want the feathers to be slightly over lapping.

Bend the leather over while the glue is still hot.

Now sow the seam closed.

Cut the Velcro into two inch by one inch squares and sow them onto the ends of the leather strips.

THAT’S IT, YOU ARE DONE

TELL US HOW THEY COME OUT!