Thursday, December 9, 2010

Snowy Owl Ornaments




This little Snowy Owl is one of the crafts for Christmas Craft Day 2010 which is taking place on Friday Dec 17th.


I couldn't resist making an Owl themed ornament so here is the How To:




MATERIALS REQUIRED:
- white felt
- yogurt container for tracing
- tacky glue
- old book pages
- gold colored felt
- tan colored felt
- large googly eyes
- gold and silver sequins and gems
- feathers
- gold thread for hanging




Using the yogurt container or some other round object trace out a circle on your white felt and cut out.





Find some old book pages.  I usually pick up some old books for crafting at garage sales or the library discard sale.

I especially like old kid's books like this Bobbsey Twins.







You need to cut a small triangle for the Owl's forehead and flower pot shape for the belly.  For Christmas Craft Day I will have templates.







Glue your flower pot shape onto the white felt slightly down from the middle.

Put some glue on the felt on either side of the shape.


Fold the felt over and hold for a few seconds while the glue sets up.  You can use some clothespins to help you out.



Put a dab of glue at the top of your flower pot shape and fold the felt down.  You want to keep the ends open.







Place a little bit of glue into the open corner and add a feather.

Repeat on other side.





Glue the little triangle onto the forehead.



Cut 2 circles from the tan felt that are larger than your googly eyes.






Glue into place on the owl.






Cut a little beak triangle from the gold felt and glue into place.





Add some bling!






Using a needle thread some gold thread thru the top of your Owl and make a loop for hanging.






If you want you can gently fold it in a bit to add a little shape so it isn't so flat.








That's it!

Why not make a pair of Snowy Owls for your Christmas tree.

I'll see you soon with more Christmas Crafts for Craft Day we just got a bit sidetracked this week by the stomach flu(the kids).
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25 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    This is really cute and looks like fun!

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  2. jenDecember 9, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    these are so adorable! the technique reminds me of a model magic owl we made in fall of last year (09) -- (check out the post called "abradacabra" on paint cut paste.) i so love owls! we'll have to try this!

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  3. MarilynDecember 9, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    Very cute! My daughter loves owls so I should make her some for her tree. It might actually happen since they look so easy! ♥♫

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  4. maggy, red ted artDecember 10, 2010 at 4:27 AM

    Oh I do LOVE this Owl. So sweet and pretty! Your crafts never cease to wow me! Thank you!

    Maggy
    Red Ted Art

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  5. Monica CrumleyDecember 10, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Super cute. My girls are into owls -- what a fun craft.

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  6. Paula CohenDecember 11, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    This is great and I LOVE that you work with old books. What a brilliant idea!
    We were downed by the stomach bug at my house--short and painful! Must do art to recover!

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  7. lisbonlionessDecember 11, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    This is officially awesome!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 14, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    This is a really brilliant idea and the owls are so cute! Thank you for the great tutorial! Would you mind if I borrow the image of the owls and link this post to my blog?

    Thank you!

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  9. Gail BartelDecember 15, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    Hey Trish,
    You are welcome to borrow the image if you link back. Thanks for asking!
    Thanks erveyone for the terrific comments and I hope you feel better at your house Paula.

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  10. UnknownDecember 16, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    You are such a gift on this chilly December day...tomorrow, our final day of first grade is our Fa la la la la day....doing things that make us feel happy. We will have stations of crafts, stories, and this ornament couldn't be more perfect because we have just finished a study of owls! It couldn't be more perfect! Thank you and happy holidays.

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  11. KathyDecember 16, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    This is so very cute. May I make a link to your post on my blog, so that I can remember to make these with my ornament club?

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  12. Gail BartelDecember 19, 2010 at 4:04 PM

    Hey Kathy feel free to post as long as there is a link back, thanks for asking and Good Luck with the Snowy owls, Merry Christmas!

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  13. KathyDecember 23, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    Thank you so much Gail. I have created a post today and I am gathering my supplies for this cute creation.

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  14. aprilDecember 26, 2010 at 5:26 AM

    Beautiful! I just love these and can't wait to try some. I know some owl-admirers! Of course, who isn't!

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  15. Joanna DavisJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    i snatched this idea from you...with a different twist for my second graders! they are fabulous and here is the link! thanks for the inspiration :)
    -joanna
    http://ourartlately.blogspot.com/2011/01/cutest-owls-youve-ever-seen.html

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  16. bibliobethicaMarch 1, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    I love owls and I have 4 boys. Luckily, owls aren't too girls ;) We made them in December and I kept meaning to come back and thank you for the idea. I received a bunch of old music sheets in the used piano bench I got at an estate sale. We pulled out Christmas songs and used it for the paper sections of the owl. They really are so adorable, I hated packing them away.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    We made these last year while we read the first Harry Potter book. The kids were so proud of thier "Hedwigs." Now they are with the Christmas ornaments waiting for the holidays. Thanks for such a cute and functional craft!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    Does anyone know if this is something that we can pin on pintrest? Or do we need permission from Gail to pin? I'm new to the pintrest world...

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  19. Gail BartelOctober 1, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    Hey anonymous,

    You can pin as long as you retain the link back to the site and not just the picture.

    Thanks for asking.

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  20. Vicki CDecember 10, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    These are adorable! Just made my first one and got templates together. Thanks to your creativity these will definately be a hit at our annual Girl Scout "Breakfast with Santa" and ornament sale. Thank you!

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  21. AnonymousNovember 17, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    I'm so going to do these with my children at school this winter. Beautiful and adaptable! Thanks

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  22. AnonymousDecember 7, 2014 at 8:34 PM

    I did this in class today and I love it soooo much! I did different colours and they look really good on our class christmas tree until we had to take them home!

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  23. michellemahlerNovember 29, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    What size is the circle for the body and eyes? So cute. Going to use this for a Girl Scout project.

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    1. Gail BartelNovember 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM

      The circles are 11.5 cm or 4.5 inches in diameter. (just a standard yogurt or source cream container diameter) The google eye is 1.8cm or .75 inches so the tan felt circle they sit upon is about 2.5 cm or 1-1.25 inches in diameter.
      Hope that helps and good luck .

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  24. jocondineDecember 6, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    Hi, thank you for the tuto. I made some "musical owls" and two Christmas red jacket owls for my tree, I'll post them tomorrow on my blog (jocondine.blogspot.fr). Merci encore et bonne fêtes de fin d'année. Amicalement

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