And you picked up all sorts of feathers in your childhood? Yes? After all, they are so diverse, attractive, of different colors, lengths and shapes, fluffy or thin, neat. Feathers are an incredible work of nature, a symbol of lightness, which is always useful if you are a lover of needlework, if you like to decorate and decorate. But in order not to injure the birds, pulling out the most beautiful feathers from their tails, let's try to make them yourself.
How to make a pen from paper?
Very simple, for this we need:
- a sheet of white or colored paper;
- scissors;
- glue;
- toothpick;
- pencil.
How to make feathers with your own hands? Take a piece of paper, for a medium-sized feather, cut a piece of about 15 by 10 cm. Fold it along and draw an arc with a sharp end near the fold. Feathers come in a variety of sizes, some expand toward the end, and some remain flat. Draw a nice shape for your future pen. Cut along the contour.
It remains only to give the workpiece a finished look. Cut the edges into thin strips, moving from the sharp end at an angle downward. Do not cut too deeply into 2/3 halves.
Feathers are fluffy and even. Optionally give your feather a fluffy, for this twist a few ribbons of paper fringe in different directions.
You will need a toothpick for the feather rod. From the remnants of the paper, cut the ribbon a centimeter wide. Lubricate one side of the ribbon with glue and wrap a toothpick with it. You can also use a match. Glue the finished rod to the product at the fold inside. So you get the middle feather, which you can easily find application.
Another way
How to make a feather in an unusual shape? For example, a curved or peacock feather? Simply. You have several options. Draw a pen by hand, outlining the notches with thin dashes, or use ready-made printing stencils. Cut the pen neatly with small nail scissors, a blade or a clerical knife.
Decor
Of course, you can leave the feathers white or cut them out of colored paper. But what if you want something bright, colorful, with tints?
The pen must be painted. Be careful, we are not in vain paying attention to this topic. To make a bright feather, first paint the sheet from which it will be cut. The fact is that if you use markers or watercolors, your feathers will curl or soften from the liquid and will tear when awkward. Watercolor is a good way to create a leaf with tints. You can also use a sponge or sponge to blur between colors.
Add sparkles, stars and inscriptions already as you cut out the feather, but it is better to determine the color before you grasp the scissors.
Material variations
Such feathers are definitely useful in decoration, in various crafts, for decorating gifts. How to make a pen attractive, presentable, unusual? What other material can be used to get something interesting? Use foil. From it, iridescent bright products are obtained.
Useful newspapers, pages of magazines and books. Try decorating your gift with feathers cut from old American newspapers or from a notebook.
Combine colors and material, and then you get an interesting decoration. Good luck!