*NUO* Fuzzy Christmas Owls

It’s not Christmas around our house unless there’s an owl on the tree! Love these ones by Emily. –Erin

I  was so excited when Erin from over at My Very Educated Mother contacted me to be involved with her " No Ugly ornament " Series over on her blog.  That started me thinking about what I wanted to make.  Maybe my idea of not ugly is someone else's idea of very ugly! Hmm.... what to do?

I was surfing around the net one day when I came across this image from Lilian Vernon.

It was so cute and so simple I knew I could redo it myself and make it more cuddly and warm for the holidays. I have a new interest in felt over the past year, so I went off in search of a felt ball or something round I could cover with felt.  But then I went to Target and found these sweater ball ornaments for $3 apiece. Perfect!  Done and done.  It wasn't felt, but it was sweater material, so that worked for me.

I started to sketch out what colors should go where since I knew I wanted to be all Christmas colors.  I bought my felt and was ready to go.

I tried to freehand some circles, but that ended in disaster. If you can do that, more power to ya.  I found a pill bottle ( for the eye circles),  a nickel ( for the smaller eye circle), and a princess cup ( for the wings), which I then switched out for a Ziploc container when I realized it would be too small:) I set them up on the felt and cut my circles.

 

Cut out your circles and make sure they look ok when they are lying on top of each other.  I did freehand the little beaks and feet.  The feet on the other version were just too hard for me to pull off.

Slowly start hot gluing them ( or whatever way sounds good to you)  onto your circle.  I did this very slowly, so I was sure where everything was going.

When I got to the wings, I wasn't sure how to approach them.  I decided to take my large circle, cut it in half, and then overlap them together like a wing or feathers might look. It gave me a smooth look I was going for.

I decided to make two owls, one for each girl.  They are so cute and fuzzy. I love them.

The tree here at our house is nothing but homemade or store-bought but with a purpose.  I try to buy/make things that the girls are into every year around this time. It's like a time capsule to look back on.  My mom did the same thing for me, and I love passing on the tradition. The girls get at least one new ornament a year that  I will pass on to them when they get their own place someday.

By the way..... I'm Emily, and I have a little blog called Entirely Emily where I talk about anything and everything. I get my craft on, take some pics, and show you around my hometown, Saint Louis.  I hope you'll stop by.