Feather Breast Plate for Woodland Goddess
Feathers with beautiful textures and colors. As an interior designer, I had access to many exotic products and one was borders of feathers. These were feathers to sew on edges of drapery; feathers to accent exotic bed pillows; feathers to do almost anything clients wanted. So when I retired, I kept some special samples (which have been discontinued now) and decided someday I would figure out how to use them. Thank you Bargia for making them available! Yesterday I decided to try my hand at using one of the samples. Feather jewelry intimidates me a little. I’m afraid the feathers will come apart or fall out but these samples are sewn to a tape and look secure. The sample feathers for this project are iridescent green with black edges. The sample measures about 4” wide. I looked through my beads and went to Bead-It (Prescott AZ) to see if there was anything that caught my eye. I found a strand of beads that picked up the iridescent quality and brough