Fashion Time + Jewelry
Devoid of the incredibly complete art supplies store I go to in Boston, I had to be a little more creative in sourcing for materials. Fast forward to Christmas day, when I found out we were slaughtering two hens for dinner. (You have got to love the Philippines and our affinity for food with eyes and feet... and feathers.) A bulb went off in my head.So I picked the hen with the prettier feathersand cut off a few of her plumes to replace my frayed one. I did ask nicely before snipping away!I took an assortment of feathers so that I have a few replacements should the one I use get damaged again. I chose the white one, but I have my eyes set on the brown, black, and white dappled one for next time.I shaved off the end of my chosen feather with a knife to make it fit into the pendant clamp. After a few minutes of fumbling with pliers and miscellaneous implements to pry the pendant open, I finally got the new feather in.So here is my necklace now, which has literally taken on a new life with a white feather against the silver chain fringe.
While the rest of the blogosphere DIY's their duds with studs, The Dandy Project personalizes with poultry.
2009-12-30