another first

Since Baby S has been wobbling around on her “hind legs” for about 3 weeks now, I thought we’d better get our little love bug up to speed with table manners.   Her first attempt at spoon-feeding fell a mere two weeks before her 1st birthday.  Think she’ll be ready to eat cake with a utencil?

front door love

I wanted to hang something on our front door that I wouldn’t have to change with the seasons.  I also wanted it to be unique and representative of our family.  This is what I came up with…

I have a huge little “thing” for peacocks.  I even did our wedding in feathers rather than flowers, so the pristine plumes have sentimental value for D and me.  In fact, these feathers were the ones that were strewn over the centers of the table at our wedding reception.  And the initial… well, for the Wolfepack!  It was super easy.  Try making one for your front door with feathers that appeal to you.  Guinea hen feathers (faux, of course) would be awesome for fall.  Here’s how I did it:

Materials:

1 circular wreath frame

hot glue gun and glue sticks

feathers of your choice (mine were leftover from the tables at our wedding reception)

wooden initial and paint color of your choice

paint brush

1)  Lay the feathers, stem side facing out, around the wreath frame.  Make sure to play with it a bit to get them in the right spots so that none of the frame will show when everything is glued on.

2)  Glue them down by dabbing a pea-sized spot of glue and pressing the stem into the glue.  (Careful – it’s hot.)

3)  Dot the spaces left on the frame between the feathers with some hot glue.  Only do 2 or 3 at a time so that it doesn’t dry before you get the feather down.

4)  Lay the next layer of feathers stem-side facing in, pressing the stem onto the waiting glue dots.  Continue around the frame until it’s covered completely.

6)  Now decide where you want to position your initial.

7)  Paint it a coordinating color and let it dry completely.

8)  Glue it on to your finished wreath and go give your front door some love.

Let me know if you try your own… send me the link to your pics!