How to Make an Easter Wreath with Yellow Feathers

I ADORE using feathers in crafts and home decor.  To my way of thinking they are PERFECT for a Springtime wreath with all of the birds returning to the frozen tundra of North East Ohio.  So I just couldn’t help myself…

The base of the wreath is a foam ring from FloraCraft.

I attached the ends of  a feather boa (not the little marabou ones but the big fluffy feathered ones) to the foam wreath form with a fern pin that you can find in the floral design section of a craft store. I then wrapped the feather boa around the wreath form. Over and over and over…

Wrap the boa so that the center cording lays side by side with the next wrap so that it covers the foam center. When you run out of boa secure the end of the boa and the beginning of the next boa with another fern pin.

I used four boas for this wreath.

Then I used Design Master Spray Paint in Aspen Yellow to color the feather (feathers + spray paint = VICKI!!).

Give the feathers several light sprays of Aspen Yellow.  While the paint is drying fluff the wreath with your fingers. You may want to wear gloves while fluffing up the feathers.

The paint makes the feathers flat and kind of stiff (kind of like Aqua Net Hairspray… remember that?). Fluffing the feathers up helps them to dry faster and retain a light, fluffy, baby chick appearance.

Leave the feathers in toward the center white to give depth and reinforce the baby chick look.

For this Easter wreath I attached two small, plush, bunny/carrot figures by making a wire coil and sticking it through the bunny right under his chin.

The wire was long enough to go through the foam to the back of the wreath where I twisted the two ends together to hold the little guys on.

Finally, I made a big, loose bow and attached it with another fern pin.

I LOVE THIS!!  It makes me think of BIG BIRD from Sesame Street! :)

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