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inside the frame. Clamp together until dry.

Attach a sawtooth hanger to the backside of the frame. Locate it centered side to side, 1-1/2" down from the top edge.

To further strengthen the frame, predrill eight holes, two at each corner, with a No. 61 mini drill bit (refer back to Fig. 1) and install 3/4" x No. 18 brads from the rear of the back assembly. Note: make sure tips of brads will not protrude through the front of frame. Trim off tips, if needed.

Next, drive the wood pegs carefully into the corner holes in the front section. Trim pegs as needed, so they are not too tight, which could split the wood while they are being driven in.

Apply finish as desired. Experiment on scrap material before applying to project.

Install your favorite photo inside the frame. Cut backer material from cardboard and install behind the picture. Hold all in place with small brads, clips, or cleats.

Adorn with feathers, beads and leather lace, or other materials of your choice (a decorating kit is available). Here's how we did ours:

Make two small decorations to hang from the top pegs (see Fig. 4). String a 4" length of leather lace through a green/turquoise pony bead and an ivory wood bead. Fashion a loop at the end, and push the lace back into the turquoise bead. Insert ends of two white fluffy plumes, one red fluffy plume, and one yellow fluffy plume into the ivory wood bead.

Make two hanger laces for lower pegs (see Fig. 5). Loop a 12" length of leather lace through a concho as shown. Thread the loop end through an ivory wood bead. Slide green/turquoise pony beads, red pony beads, and ivory wood beads onto the lower ends of the lace. Insert two white fluffy plumes into the end of the ivory wood bead at the top. The two bottom ends of the lace can be looped and tucked up into the bottom pony beads AFTER hanging the eagle feathers on them.

Decorate four eagle feathers (see Fig. 6). Fashion a loop of leather lace from a 4"-long piece, and fasten it to the end of the feather by wrapping it tightly with masking tape. Wrap red felt around the masking tape area, then wind a length of artificial sinew around the top of the felt to hold it in place. Next, insert two white fluffy plumes, one red fluffy plume, and one yellow fluffy plume inside the open bottom end of the fabric. Complete by wrapping another length of sinew around the bottom of the felt to hold all in place.

Hang the decorations from the wooden pegs on the corners of your frame and remember to look daily at your completed project... I hope that it will provide you with many happy thoughts and good memories!

For questions concerning this project, send an SASE to: Dirk Boelman, PO Box 701, Plattevilie Wl 53818. Email: dirkdraws@CenturyTel.net

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Fig. 4. Small decorations for top pegs-make two

White fluffy plume

gj-— After stringing beads onto leather lace, form a loop at the top by inserting the end back into the top bead.

Green/tur^uoise pony bead Ivory wood bead

Red fluffy plume

Yellow fluffy plume White fluffy plume

Fig. 5

Hanger laces for lower pegs-make two

White fluffy

plume

Green/turquoise pony bead

Green/

turquoise pony bead

Ivory wood bead

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White fluffy plume

Red pony bead

Ivory wood bead Red pony bead

Form loops on ends by tucking ends back into the lower beads AFTER hanging the eagle feathers on.

Fig. 6.

Eagle feathers-make four Note: eagle feathers attach to hanger laces for lower

Sinew

Leather lace

Red felt

White fluffy plume

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Step 1. Form a loop from a 4" length of leather lace. Position ends along each side of feather shaft, and wrap tightly with masking tape to hoi A in place.

Step 2. Wrap a 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" strip of red felt around the masking tape. Tightly wrap a 4-1/2" length of artificial sinew around the top of the felt.

Step 3. Tuck the tips of four fluffy plumes under the bottom edge of the felt.

Step 4. Wrap another 4-1/2" length of artificial sinew around the lower edge of the felt to hold all in place.

White fluffy plume Yellow fluffy plume Red fluffy plume