You will need:

A pencil, some craft feathers, small boggle eyes,

PVA glue, some fine elastic or ribbon and a few large holed beads.

20 mins

Easy

1 Mess

Coat the top end of the pencil with the PVA glue. Start with the small feathers. You will see that feathers have a natural curl, you want these to be curling inwards towards the middleof the pencil, like a closed flower bud. When you have worked your way round, start the next layer, using the largest feathers. These should curl outwards.

For the last layer, use small feathers again, also curving outwards. Try to keep all of them tidy at the bottom.

You will probably need to use more glue at this stage.

Using some of the elastic, start by securing it around the base of the feathers with a knot. Wind it carefully down the pencil until all of the ends are covered neatly and tie it off.

Peel the sticky backs off the boggly eyes and press firmly onto your new feathered friend!

You can use sequins, ribbons or any small embellishments to decorate. Standing it in a cup and sticking it with bluetac works just as well.

See our other craft pages for more pencil pets!