Wooden Spool Turkeys

Wooden Spool Turkeys

Display your wooden spool turkeys for a fun seasonal decoration, or slip in small place cards and use on your Thanksgiving table.  This project is also featured this week as my Cindi's Creative Solutions project for When Creativity Knocks.

Materials: 

Wooden spools - assorted sizes 

DecoArt® Americana Decor® - Creme Wax - Deep Brown

Beacon Adhesives™ 3-in-1 Adhesive

CreateAlong.com Blowing in the Wind Feather Silicone Mold

Makin’s Clay® - Earth Tones, Merlot  

White acrylic paint

Toothpick 

Burlap - original, light brown, dark brown 

Paper Towels 

Instructions: 

Color woodens spools using deep brown creme wax.  

Wrap each spool in a strip of burlap, using 3-in-1 adhesive to attach. 

Using feather silicone mold and assorted shades from the Earth Tones pack of clay, make assorted 

feathers.

Arrange feathers as desired for tail of each turkey. 

Mount feathers together to form tails.  Glue tails to top edge of each spool. 

Make heads of turkey with brown clay.  Mount to front top edge of each spool.

Use clay to make beaks & wattles.  Attach to heads. 

Use toothpick to make eyes with white paint.  

Let clay dry 24 hours. 

If desired, make place cards and insert into feathers.