Add a DIY Feather Art framed piece to your walls to add instant charm. Whether you have turkey feathers, peacock feathers or craft feathers, all will yield a beautiful feather framed wall art piece!
Many years ago, I found the most beautiful framed feather wall art at West Elm. I can’t remember the exact details, but I think it was around $300. At that time, $300 was out of the budget for art but I couldn’t get it out of my head. The simplicity of the feathers and fabric in a frame just drew me in and spoke to me.
One day, months later, I was in my yard and saw what I think were turkey feathers just sitting in the grass. I immediately snatched them up and remembered the gorgeous framed feather wall art. One thing led to another and I decided to try to make my own turkey feather art for my home.
Guess what?! It turned out great and six years later, I still have the feather art displayed in my home.
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Supplies for Feather Art Piece
- (2) Frames the Same Size
- Liquid Gold Paint
- Paint Brush
- Feathers
Ok, let’s get to the simplest wall art tutorial ever!
How to Make a Feather Wall Art Piece
- Take the back off of both frames.
- If you want to apply gold paint, take the glass out of one frame.
- Paint on gold leaf and let dry.
- Add glass back in frame.
- On the back side of glass, start arranging feathers on glass.
- Once you have a feather arrangement that you like, take the glass from the second frame and sandwich the feathers together in the first frame.
- Secure frame around both glass pieces.
This framed art piece can be customized in so many ways. When I did this project, I was able to thrift my frames. When you are thrifting frames to make this feather art, just make sure that your glass sizes are the same. One of my frames easily accommodated the two pieces of glass so that’s how I made my decision on which wood frame to use for my framed feather wall art piece.
Here’s my thrifted frames before I used gold paint on them:
Transforming Frames with Paint
For your frame, you can use any color paint or stain! You could also use gold leaf sheets instead of paint. I wanted a brass looking frame, so I decided to use liquid leaf but, honestly, even the original frames that I had would have looked great.
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Make This Simple Feather Art Piece Perfect For Your Walls
Add a DIY Feather Art framed piece to your walls to add instant charm. Whether you have turkey feathers, peacock feathers or craft feathers, all will yield a beautiful feather framed wall art piece!
Materials
- (2) Frames the Same Size
- Liquid Gold Paint
- Feathers
Tools
- Paint Brush
Instructions
- Take the back off of both frames.
- If you want to apply gold paint, take glass out of one frame.
- Paint on gold leaf and let dry.
- Add glass back in frame.
- On the back side of glass, start arranging feathers on glass.
- Once you have a feather arrangement that you like, take the glass from the second frame and sandwich the feathers together in the first frame.
- Secure frame around both glass pieces.
Notes
This framed feather wall art piece can be customized in so many ways. When I did this project, I was able to thrift my frames. When you are thrifting frames to make this feather art, just make sure that your glass sizes are the same. One of my frames easily accommodated the two pieces of glass so that’s how I made my decision on which wood frame to use for my framed feather wall art piece.
Fantastic idea! Love the simplicity and elegance of the look. Pinning!
Thanks Angie! I really loved how this turned out.
I am always on the lookout for simple and inexpensive art work ideas. Love this one! Thanks so much for sharing!
It’s definitely both of those!
This is so cute! I love that there is no background, just glass. Pinned!
Thanks Kati! I love how the tile is reflective behind it…. it definitely creates some visual interest.
Ashley
I like your idea and think it worked out well. However, you need to know for now and the future that it is illegal to use wild bird feathers except those of English sparrows and Starlings. You might look up the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 for specifics. Birds, their parts, and nests are included. Most people are surprised that this law exists or that it is so comprehensive.
I worked as a wildlife rehabilitator for many years and also gave educational programs with live unreleasable raptors (for which I held both state and federal permits}. I had to know the laws. They might seem extreme but I saw firsthand why the laws existed and why they were so broad.
So, all that said…I’d recommend those feathers at Michaels or Hobby Lobby OR find a chicken or game fowl breeder because there are some wonderful feathers available from those sources.
I hate raining on your parade but always feel that I need to inform people rather than just leave them to dealing with the law.
Sincerely, Pat Oldham
Thanks for the information Pat! I had no idea!
Unfortunately, gathering feathers in the wild, for any reason and under any circumstances, is illegal and punishable by a fine and/or jail time, depending upon the species. All songbirds are protected species, so as beautiful as the feathers are, leave them there. Exceptions are game bird feathers.
Thanks for the information Tara. Someone else had mentioned that and I had no idea.
I’ve been looking for ideas to display letters that my dad wrote to me so that the letters were visible from both sides. I could turn them when I wanted to see the back side. This is going to help me so much. Thanks for the tutorial.
That sounds like it would be a fabulous idea for this! have so much fun with it!