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Fun With Feathers! - Page 2

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Jul 1, 2000

CRAFTS These lovely feathers can also be used in many crafty ways. Since they come in so many sizes, they are very versatile. Add them to dream-catchers, clothing, jewelry...the ideas are limited only to your imagination!

COMPUTER DUSTERS I've found that feathers are the perfect device for getting in between the hard-to-reach spaces on my keyboard. I've even dusted the back of my CPU (carefully, of course!) with Amazon tail feathers. The feathers are soft and pliant and can be reused. And they're free!

There are so many other uses for the feathers your birds shed each year. What feather-brained ideas can you come up with? Share the lovely gifts from your birds with others and spread the joy of avian companionship!

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6. Sep 15, 2001 7:50 AM
In response to message posted by katherineace:

Hello Katherine,

The only source of white feathers I can think of would be from ...

-- posted by AnneWatkins

5. Sep 14, 2001 2:42 PM
I am an artist living in Portland Oregon. The city is hosting a large scale charity benefit and has invited a number of regional artists to creatively finish a life-sized 'naked' (fiberglass) cow. Thi ...

-- posted by katherineace

4. Oct 15, 2000 2:27 PM
Glad you could stop by! And, hey, chicken feathers are very versatile. I can't even begin to tell you how much fun my brother and I had with them when we were kids. You can make a great writing pen wi ...

-- posted by AnneWatkins

3. Oct 14, 2000 11:40 PM
Hi, Anne!

Such good idea's for feather's! But since we only have chicken feathers and wild bird feathers here, we will use those instead. The children can collect them all tomorrow and we'll work ...

-- posted by vix1

2. Jul 2, 2000 8:48 AM
I bet those Silkies are lovely. Do they let you pet them? I'll have to keep that idea in mind--I bet I could make some sort of ornament out of these parrot feathers. Now's the time of year these guys ...

-- posted by AnneWatkins

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