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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Feathered Black Owl





Feather Owl hanger for Halloween



I found this felt Owl table mat  in the Dollar Spot area at Target for only $1. I am a little confused as to why it already had a ribbon hanger, if it was designed for the table.  I am glad that it had the ribbon though, because I planned on hanging it up. 




While the felt owl was cute, I felt it needed some embellishing. I already had google eyes, and felt in my craft stash.  I also picked up a bag of black feathers at the craft store.   I then pulled out my glue gun, and attached some of the longer feather to the wings.  




I also added feathers to the tail area, and the ears.  Once the glue had cooled, I trimmed all of the extra glue strands. The last step was to add a  dark grey felt beak, and google eyes.. I tried the beak with yellow felt, but I felt it was much to bright on the black. 






Once he was done,  I was not sure where to hang my feathered friend.  I tried it on a white inside door, and on the dark red front door.   I think it stands out much better against the white.  I was also a little concerned with the owl being out in the elements. The wind was blowing quite a bit today, and even though we have a covered porch, I would not want the owl's feathers to get wet. 

Which door background do you like do you like best? 

  


4 comments:

  1. super cute! Very nice how you used stuff you already had and something you found in the $1 section even better! I would never have thought to add feathers.

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  2. Love this owl! How creative to add the feathers and cheap, right? :)

    Pinned it!

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  3. Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!

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  4. What a really great idea - thanks so much for sharing your cleverness. I think he looks awesome on the white door!

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