In the lead up to this weekend’s Most Curious, the wedding show for the style-savvy couple, I was asked to create a step-by-step tutorial on my DIY Gold and Glitter Dipped Feathers for Wedding Magazine. Head over to the Wedding Magazine website to read the full feature including all the wonderful things Most Curious will have in store this weekend at The Old Truman Brewery, East London, but I thought I would share the full picture tutorial here as well for all you lucky lot!
These DIY gold and glitter dipped feathers are super easy to create and you only need a few bits to get you started. They can also be used in 101 different ways as part of your wedding or party decor: as place names, invitations and stationery to floral arrangements, headdresses or even as I do as part of my signature feather cakes!
For this DIY Gold and Glitter Dipped Feathers tutorial
You will need
Feathers – I find goose feathers are a good choice and are widely available online and from craft shops
PVA glue
Paintbrush
Glitter – preferably a non-toxic variety such as Rainbow Dust
Scrap paper
Begin by dipping the paintbrush in a small amount of PVA glue and apply a thin coating to the tip of the feather. The easiest way to do this is to lay the feather flat on a scrap piece of paper and starting from around 3cm from the tip of the feather, gently brush towards the tip. Continue to brush gently in the same direction until you have a very thin even coating.
Lift the feather from the scrap paper and transfer to a clean piece of paper. Lay the feather flat again and sprinkle over enough glitter to cover the glue area.
Once sufficiently covered, carefully lift the feather, shake off the excess glitter and transfer to another clean piece of paper to dry.
Once dried you can either leave it as it is or repeat the process on the other side.
Top tips
- As long as you work neatly and do not apply too much glue, your feather shouldn’t stick to the paper when drying.
- Working on clean paper when sprinkling the glitter will make it easier to collect the glitter to reuse it. Simply, pick up the paper and carefully bend it to funnel the glitter back into the pot.
Don’t forget we will be exhibiting at Most Curious this Saturday and Sunday 7 – 8 March at The Old Truman Brewery AND all VIP ticket holders will receive a free goose feather from me to have a go at the DIY gold and glitter dipped feathers themselves. I will also be teaming up with the wonderful Westwood Design to showcase our new styled dessert installations! What more reason do you need? Get your tickets now!
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