So we have 25 chickens, 2 guinea hens, and a turkey and I have collected a shoe box full of feathers and they are still molting (shedding their feathers). It is time to make some earrings!

Here's how we are going to do it:I can either charge for this meet up and supply everything or we can all bring our supplies and make earring...you decide.

Things you’ll need to make feather earrings:

• Feathers: I already have lots of feathers, but the local craft store ahs so many different kinds. They have a variety of different colors even peacock feathers as well
• Earring loops (when you buy these at the craft store they usually come with a bunch so you can make a bunch of different earrings-money saver)
• Bendable jewelry wire
• Needle nose pliers
• Additional embellishments if you want like charms, chains, etc.

Peacock Feather Earrings How-to Instructions:

First pick out your feather. Whatever type or length of feather you want to use is up to you. Most craft feathers have long stems on them so you will need to cut down the plastic part till there is just a small bit showing. Next cut your flexible jewelry wire. It needs to be fairly long as you will be wrapping this around the top of the feather. You can always cut off any excess after you are finished assembling the earring. Take your jewelry wire and make a loop on one end of it. Pair it next to the top of the feather. Pinch the jewelry wire with the loop hanging above the feather together and then begin to wrap the wire around the top of the feather covering all of the plastic stem part. Once all of the plastic is covered you can secure the end of the wire by pinching it to the top of the feather or you can cut it off. Next take one of your earring loops and with your pliers open up the ring end. Slip your finished feather onto the earring loop and then close the loop with the pliers And there you have it a finished feather earring. You can proceed to make the other earring or just make the one. (this was edited but taken from the Domestic Diva: http://thedomesticdiva.org/blog/2011/02/01/diy-how-to-make-feather-earrings/)

Other resources: 

http://www.officialsunshine.com/2011/05/11/how-to-make-feather-earrings/

http://vintaj.com/wpblog/?p=13779

Hope to see you there. Maybe we should all bring a dish to share and some wine. ;-)