Hello crafty friends, Sarah here with you today with a home decor idea. These feathered candle holders are a lovely addition to any home, make a great gift idea and are alot of fun to make! The inspiration for this project came when I watched the feather printing video by Birgit Koopsen Bernstein for Gelli Arts. This process can be seen at Gelliarts.blogspot.com or go to the Gelli Arts YouTube channel
The materials you will need for this project are;
- Feathers
- Paints of your choice - I used Dylusions and Folk Art paints
- Gelli plate / brayer
- Stencils of your choice for printing on the feathers
- Paper for capturing the extra paint from the gelli plate
- Glasses
- Candles - I used battery powered tealight candles
- Washi tape
- Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Step 1: Gather all of your supplies, prepare your gelli plate by brayering paint on it and position your feathers on the painted surface. Then place a piece of copy paper and rub firmly to ensure the paint transfers well to the feathers.
Step 2: Remove the feathers and set aside to dry. Repeat with different coloured paints until you have printed on each feather.
Step 3: Apply further brayered paint to the gelli plate. For this layer I used some Folk Art metallic paints and love the look this gives. Add your stencil on top of the painted surface and apply paper on top to remove paint around the stencil. Remove stencil. Position feather on top of the stencilled surface of the gelli plate.
Repeat this step for all of your feathers. Here is what the feathers look like after this layer has been added.
Step 4: Using the Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, adhere the feathers to the glasses. I then left the project to dry over night. You want the feathers to be well adhered as you will need to cut the stems of the feathers off, which can be a little tough to do if they are not stuck on well.
Step 5: Cut the stems of the feathers so they are flush with the base of the glass. Using washi tape of your choice (you could also use ribbon if you wish), adhere this around the base of the glass. To ensure the washi was sturdy, I adhered the washi to a piece of cardstock, cut it out and then adhered it around the glass.
Thankyou and I hope you enjoyed this project!
