DIY Feathered Placemats

It is sooooooooo easy to create these

billowy, heavenly clouds to adorn 

your table with this year and I am 

going to show you how.

These are a DIY version of the feathered 

placemats featured at my favorite home

store ZGallerie, but I am not going to 

spend $30 for a placemat so I made a

version that cost me about $3-$6 each.

What You Will Need

Neutral colored round woven placemats

(I bought these at Wal Mart in a gold for about $2 each.)

Chandelle (turkey feather) boas

(You will use half a boa per placemat, but buy

one extra one for six placemats just in case you are a 

little short as you go around the placemat.)

Glue gun and glue

I tried these two different ways, one taking the feather

boas apart and gluing them down about 3 at a time

so they looked a little flatter like the ones I had

seen at the store.  That took me 40 minutes each and

I quit that idea after two of them.  Then I went for

the quick version and just glued the boa around the

edge.  That took 5 minutes each.  Yes, I do love to time

myself when doing craft project.  

The picture on the left is the 

placemat that I pulled the boas

apart.  The picture on the right is

where I just glued the whole boa

down.  I actually like the look better

of the one on the right - the five minute

version.  When you put a plate on the

middle you couldn't tell a difference in 

the look.  

The store version had feathers all the

way to the center, but I am never going

to have them on a table without plates

so I just did the outside of the placemat.

Here I show you a partially glued

placemat.  

Before beginning, cut the boa in half.

These white ones I got from Wal Mart on sale for $3

each.  The aqua ones I had to order online for $8

each.  It will use about half a boa, but the white

ones seemed a little shorter and I had to

piece in about 4-6 inches extra at the end so 

buy one extra boa to complete your project.

Use the hot glue gun and 

using a zigzag pattern apply glue to

the outside 1 1/2 inches of the placemat

in about a six to eight inch strip around

the edge.  Press the boa down on the glue.

I use the cool glue gun so I don't end up

with blisters!!  Continue around until you

have the entire edge of the placemat covered.

Piece a little in at the end if you

are short.  Don't worry about cutting

the boas, they are woven in tight to

the center string and you are gluing

them securely.  

When I was done I shook them upside

down to remove any stray feathers.  

They stack nicely for storage.

Here is the white one with the

same placesetting.  I can't decide

which one I love most!!!

Don't worry about eating with these, you

can wipe the feathers off with a damp cloth -

remember birds are out in the water and dirt

too, or if it really gets stained, just cut those

feathers off and glue a few back in their place.

I hope you love these easy placemats

and make some of your own.  You can

buy or order feathers in fabulous colors.

Here is the source for the aqua boas.

I will be posting this with 

Pink Saturday

Metamorphosis Monday

Wow Us Wednesday

Feathered Nest Friday

Home Sweet Home

Foodie Friday