There's nothing to get your feather's ruffled about!

Especially not with these entries for the MSOE February challenge theme - feathers!

This month's theme was inspired by the identification of colour of some feathers on dinosaurs and early birds for the first time. The researchers found melanosomes in fossilized feathers, which are "color-bearing organelles buried within the structure of feathers and hair in modern birds and mammals, giving black, grey, and rufous tones such as orange and brown". They also found phaeomelanosomes, which result in rufous and brown colours. By finding these, for the first time we know what some of the colors of dinosaurs were!
Read more about it on Science Daily!

This inspired some wonderful and creative items by our team!


Sweettweelab - Otus the Screech Owl 1950s Ephemera Book Page
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40987433


Minouette - Block Printed Feather Brooch
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41204667


CreturFetur - Playful Kea
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41384838


iWunder - Luxury art yarn moebius cowl
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27132410


Ulixis - Feathers CARD SET
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41693565


Jackbear - Penguin Hand Carved Rubber Stamp
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31541788


AliciaMae - Decorative or small masquerade black feather mask
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6922225


Scientificculture - Felt Feather Brooch
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41568743


Tyarkoni - Heart No. 7, Hand Drawn Feathers, Frameable Art Card
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37919541


Don't forget to vote for your favorite entry on our poll!
Check back next month for our March challenge theme - entomology!