Butterfly wing jewelry
ceagle
colors: blue, orange, purple,white, yellow. I believe they are all from the
turn of the century, however I don't think any of them have faded or
changed color. Cinnie
>I was talking of jewelry made from real butterfly wings, not in the
>shape of buttefly wings, in searching the internet, I have discovered
>many reference to Butterfly wing jewelry only to find its jewelry that
>LOOKS like a butterfly.
>
I hate to admit using this as an information source, but there was
something
made from butterfly wings on FX's collectibles show a few years ago, and
from
that era. I mainly remember that the featured expert said the yellow
butterfly
wings were originally blue, and had faded to yellow over the decades.
There
was a particular type of blue butterfly that was popular to use. Hope this
is
some help.
Susan
Pigs have wings - P.G.W.
Patricia V. Lehman
>
> >I was talking of jewelry made from real butterfly wings, not in the
> >shape of buttefly wings, in searching the internet, I have discovered
> >many reference to Butterfly wing jewelry only to find its jewelry that
> >LOOKS like a butterfly.
Hey, jewelry people, what is the time frame of butterfly wing jewelry vs.
kingfisher feather jewelry? I have a lovely old hair decoration that has
lost all but one of the glowing blue feathers that were once glued into
the petals of its flower. I thought of trying to have it restored, then
realized it's probably illegal (ARE kingfishers migratory waterfowl?) and
it's kind of cool even in its denuded state.
Tish
Carol Millar
sailfish. He is here every morning, so if he drops any feathers I will pick
them up and save them for you.
Carol
Tsu Dho Nimh
>Hey, jewelry people, what is the time frame of butterfly wing jewelry vs.
>kingfisher feather jewelry? I have a lovely old hair decoration that has
>lost all but one of the glowing blue feathers that were once glued into
>the petals of its flower. I thought of trying to have it restored, then
>realized it's probably illegal (ARE kingfishers migratory waterfowl?)
It's in the dubious category - I think they are a "migratory
songbird or something. Check with your local Fish and Game
department, and ask about using naturally shed feathers.
You could use macaw feathers - some of them are glose to the blue
of the kingfisher.
Karen L Schumacher
: I am sitting here looking at a Kingfisher sitting atop the mast on my
: sailfish. He is here every morning, so if he drops any feathers I will pick
: them up and save them for you.
: Carol
Fish and Game dept....It's entirely possible to be arrested for dealing in
'parts' of endangered species, even if it's feathers the bird has no use
for anymore. It's all in the way the laws are worded.
Neuro
Slanejess
Be careful with that, Carol...You may want to check (seriously) with the
>Fish and Game dept....It's entirely possible to be arrested for dealing in
>'parts' of endangered species, even if it's feathers the bird has no use
>for anymore. It's all in the way the laws are worded.
I believe it is technically illegal to use feathers obtained from birds that
are native to the U.S. Interlopers like english sparrows and starlings are ok
(but who cares?- ugly birds) However, another problem would be that many wild
birds carry mites that will distroy the feather, and others around it, within
a year. Anyone who chooses to use wild bird feathers should first do those
things this newsgroup recommend for moths/bugs/etc in antiques - mothballs or
freezing. Unless a macaw has been very recently imported (rare nowdays) it
will most likely not have any feather mites, and would be ok to use. Your
local bird club could steer you to the right place to obtain some.
Patricia V. Lehman
> Re: are kingfisher feathers legal?
>
> It's in the dubious category - I think they are a "migratory
> songbird or something. Check with your local Fish and Game
> department, and ask about using naturally shed feathers.
>
> You could use macaw feathers - some of them are glose to the blue
> of the kingfisher.
That sounds like a good suggestion. A friend was threatened with jail,
and her painting confiscated, because she included a framed duck feather
under her painting of a duck. Now she uses artfully cut and watercolored
paper cutouts of duck feathers -- astonishingly delicate and beautiful --
and just HOPES to be challenged at the next art fair.
Tish
Carol Millar
You are right, don't want to mess with those DNRs and others. I did an estate
sale one time with a Great White Owl stuffed and you'd have thought I was
personally responsible for the near annihilation of this bird, and I wasn't even
trying to sell it, just get it out of the house.
Now that I look closer, I think it is a Starling sitting on the mast.
Sorry Tish. :-)
Carol
Karen L Schumacher wrote:
> Carol Millar (cmi...@mw.mediaone.net) wrote:
> : I am sitting here looking at a Kingfisher sitting atop the mast on my
> : sailfish. He is here every morning, so if he drops any feathers I will pick
> : them up and save them for you.
> : Carol
> Be careful with that, Carol...You may want to check (seriously) with the
> Fish and Game dept....It's entirely possible to be arrested for dealing in
> 'parts' of endangered species, even if it's feathers the bird has no use
> for anymore. It's all in the way the laws are worded.
> Neuro