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I love all the goodness that comes with harvesting a wild turkey. From the meat to the spurs, it all gets put to use at our home. Lately I’ve been using the feathers from my last tom for a little fall decorating. Here’s what I did to make a festive fall centerpiece, along with some other ideas for turkey feathers, fans, and spurs.
Turkey feather & antler centerpiece
For this particular table centerpiece, I used the following items:
- Turkey feathers (from both the wings and the tail)
- One glass vase
- Silk stems and sprays
- Assortment of small river rocks
- Matching pair of antlers (I just used a pair of sheds we found)
Let’s talk about the floral silks for a moment. There were so many to choose from, I spent the longest time mixing and matching and deliberating over color hues. I finally went with what you see in this photo—orange vinca spray, autumn sunflowers, blooming wild orange daisies, and yellow feather grass. I wanted to keep it fairly simple this time around, but I was very tempted by the wheat grass, orange mums, cattails, blue heather, and dried statice Maybe next time.
The rocks were gifted to me from my lovely toddlers and were sitting in a lonely corner, just begging to be used. (Both kiddos are very pleased to see them showcased as part of the arrangement, and they worked well to support the flower stems. I began with just a small handful at the bottom, arranged my stems and feathers to my liking, then filled the jar in with the rest of the rocks (about ¾ way full).
Turkey feathers are also great for accenting wreaths and swags. This is a pic of one of my mom’s:
Other Ideas:
Here are a few ideas and links of fun things that you do with wild turkey feathers, fan, and spurs:
turkey spur bracelet
quill pen
As for the meat, check out this recipe for wild turkey mushroom risotto!