Wood Burned Owl Pendant

I've been using my wood burning tool again, this time to make an owl pendant.

I roughly drew out the design on a piece of wood before going over it with the wood burner. I have to be careful about doing too much as you can't undo any marks.

When the design was finished I cut around it and sanded down the edges.

I touched up the edges with the burning tool. For this design I used the small point nib which worked well for all the little feathery detail.

I drilled a hole in the top and attached a few jump rings, a random metal ring, and a chain to make a cute necklace.

Owl

As you saw on Sunday's post I've been using Sculpey again and this time...

...I made an owl!

I love his eyes the best.

I used a needle to put all the feather markings on the model.

Then I painted him up with acrylic paint.

Now he joins the other animal photo holders.

I'm gearing up for the Christmas craft fair season so I've been busy making to build up my inventory.

I hope these photo holders sell well!

Sleepy Owl Hat

I was shocked the other day when my sister told me she really doesn't like hats with faces. Please tell me I'm not alone in thinking they are the darned cutest things ever!

In addition to my panda hat I now have a sleepy owl hat, and here's how I made it... 

I started with a Grandad cardigan, which was kindly donated to me by my Grandad as it had a hole in it.

I cut a section from the back of the cardigan, mine measured approximately 40x25cm to fit my head, and folded it in half and folded over the edges

The cardigan I used had suede pockets and strips down the front so I unpicked them and cut them into smaller strips. I tied these into two bundles for the fringey ears on the hat. These could also be made with felt or another kind of fabric.

Because I was sewing the hat inside out, I put the suede strips through the corners of the hat, with most of them on the inside. I then machine sewed the two sides, but had to hand sew through the suede as it is too thick for the sewing machine.

For the facial features I cut the eyes out of felt and the nose and eyelids from more of the suede. I glued these on with UHU glue and stitched around the edges to make sure they were definitely attached.

I then stitched around the eyes with white wool to create that signature owl look.

C'est fini

Now I'm ready for the impending winter.

What a hoot

My friend was raving about this card from M&S so I decided to make my own version for her birthday. Which is today; Happy Birthday Robyn!

Owls + buttons + googly eyes = Awesome

I've discovered that owls are very big at the moment (big as in popular, not giant owls- that would be weird)

Check out these owl cushions at RJB Stone

These cute owl pom poms are super simple to make. Find out how at maedchenmitherz

Owl cupcakes! Nom nom nom. From Catching Fireflies

And speaking of fireflies...

:)