These light and colourful earrings are fun to wear and easy enough to make in one evening. Only Mother Nature could make such a delightful creature as the peacock and as such, the colours listed below are only an emulation and suggestion . Since there are so many diverse colours to be found in these feathers, feel free to experiment with colour combinations of your own.  
 

Supplies: 
- beading needle 
- thread 
- beeswax 
- scissors 
- size 11  (or smaller) seed beads, 1 - 2 oz each  
- clear lacquer or nailpolish (optional) 
- french earring wires - 2 
  
If you are a beginner when it comes to brick stitch or would like a refresher course, excellent basic brick stitch instructions can be found at Emily Hackbarth's "The Beadworker" site at http://exo.com/~emily/brick.html  
An  alternative method of brick stitch can be found at Emily's About.com site http://beadwork.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa051198.htm 
The red dots on the graph indicate areas where extra fringe can be added. Don't be afraid to let them drape over the main body of the design, the edges of a peacock feather are made up of long thin feathers which often cover over the "eye". The pink dots at the very top mark where a loop of five beads should be added to hang the french wire from.  
 

Materials Needed: 
- 1 square or rectangle of corrugated carboard (size depends on picture) 
- 1 piece of thinner, bristol board, same size as corrugated. 
- 1 smaller piece of corrugated cardboard to make a stand. 
- markers, dried flowers, and anything you can think of to decorate the frame 
- white glue 
- a picture! 

Note: You are not restricted to squares and rectangles, but it is easier to begin with these shapes. This can be done with circles, ovals and even odd shapes, as long as the top is left unglued so that the picture can slide in and out easily. 
 

Directions: 

1. Cut a hole in the corrugated cardboard a little smaller than the size of the picture you want to put in. Its easier to make a hole in the center and start cutting from there so that there are no rough edges when you are finished your cutting. 

2. Very carefully peel off one layer of the cardboard to expose the corrugated part underneath. This is the front of your frame. 

3. Add glue to the sides and bottom of the piece of bristol board and glue to the back of the frame. Don't make the glued strip very wide, or you might have trouble getting the picture in. The top is left open in case you ever want to change the picture. You can cut out a small divet in the middle of the opening to make pulling the picture out easier. 

4. If you want to hang the picture, glue string to each side of the frame, if not, cut a piece of corrugated cardboard into a right angle triangle.  Glue the smallest edge to the picture so that the long, flat edge will hold the picture up...you may need to bend it out a little once it is dry. 

5. This is the fun part...decorate the frame any way you want to: markers, glitter, paper flowers that you color in bright colors. You can add glue to the little holes made by the cardboard and stick the stems of little dried flowers into them. Use your imagination. 

6. Once everything is dry, slide your photo or drawing into the top and your done!