Happy Sunday , lovelies!
Today, I have a tutorial waiting for you…



You will need:



Felt

fabric scraps

thread and needle

scissors

keychain

First, download, print and cut out the owl pattern ;D



Then, cut out two pieces of the body.



Then, use fabric to cut out the wings.



Now, you can cut out a half circle of a different colour of felt.



See?



Sew it to the body.





Then, add the wings.



And two buttons for the eyes.



Already looks cute, right?



Now, cut a triangle to make the beak.



Now, cut a strap from the felt to use it as the hanger…. Also take the second body piece….



and start sewing both pieces together.



Don’t forget to add the hanger!!!!



If you have been sewing halfway round the body, stuff the owl.



Keep sewing around it and now… you are done! HAHA!

HOOT HOOT!

Loves,

Katja

DIY -crafting (with) leafs-

Autumn is arriving and the leafs are already falling down, so for today i have two easy fall DIY's for you. You can make these with your kid(s) on a rainy day, but make sure to collect the leafs before, so that they are dry and not to curly. You can click on the image to make it bigger, so all you have to do is copy it and fix it at your own size.

DIY 1 -making a leaf owl-

You will need:

- to print out this owl

-leafs

- glue

-scissors

- yarn

1. cut out the owl
2. use glue on your owl
3. take your leaf and rub on it, so that little pieces will fall off
4. if you need more leafs to fill the paper do so and make sure they are sticking to your paper
5. use two pretty leafs that can be used as the wings of the owl
6. you can also decorate the back of the owl with little pieces of leafs
7. make a little opening in the head of the owl
8. pull yarn through and tigh it together

DIY 2 -fold your own leafs-

You will need:

-folding paper

-scissors

-glue

I have a few pretty folding books for kids,

that i've been using over the years at school.

This idea is from the book 'Het grote

vouwboek deel 2' (it's a Dutch book).

This one is very easy, i made those leafs

last year with 4/5/6 year old kids. The smaller

kids need some more assistence with folding and

cutting ;) Have fun!

step 1

You can use different sizes of folding paper and

any color that you prefer. If your kid likes purple

leafs, go with it ;)

fold it through half, open and half again and open

step 2

fold until the middle

step 3

fold the other side to the middle

and open your paper

step 4

turn your paper and repeat step 2 and 3

step 5

fold open and if you have done it right,

you will have 16 squares

step 6

fold the right downside to the middle, like this

step 7

use your sciccors to make two little cuts

stop at the verticale line

step 8

fold your paper like this

step 9

and fold the one above the same way

step 10

take your scissors again and cut 2 lines

again and stop at the horizontale line

step 11

fold them just like you did at step 8 and 9

step 12

turn your leaf ;)

to finish you can glue a little brown

piece on the bottem.

You can glue them on paper, hang them

on your window or make a garland

from several folded leafs!

Happy crafting!

XO. Vera

For Your Inspiration File....

Check out these adorable owl pillows!!

We have all seen mini-plushie type animals, but what about these over-sized owl body pillows? Totally cute right?

If you are looking for a fun kid-craft to do together, or to make for a gift, consider making something like this using remnants or fabric scraps for all the details. I am absolutely in love with these!!

They would be great in a dorm room too!!

I didn't make these, but they are certainly in my inspiration file. A family member created these as a birthday gift and I am so jealous! ;-)

Coloring inside the lines

Right now at Kohl's you can buy these great graphic owl tees to color. They come with a set of 4 markers and are super fun for anyone!!

Normally I don't advertise a specific brand or product, but these are pretty cool. I spent a couple of hours this week coloring most of mine so that I could wear it to a birthday party for an-almost-teen-girl in my family. She is super easy to shop for since she loves owls. I actually bought myself the shirt first and then went back for another one for her.

I used the 4 colors that came with it and I also used the crayola fabric markers to give me some more color choices. If you end up trying this out, be sure to put a piece of cardboard between the two layers of the t-shirt when you are coloring it so the colors don't bleed through to the back. This would be super fun to get for a whole group of girls...a youth group or girl scout troop, they could all have matching shirts that would reflect their personality. They had additional styles besides the owl, it was just my favorite!

Happy birthday, kiddo!! Glad you like your shirt! I can't wait to see what you do with it!

Thrifted Owl Goodness

Happy Monday!!

On my blog, I like to feature a weekly post on Wednesdays with inspirational images based on a theme....So each week I have a different parade of lovely images: flowers, hedgehogs, hearts, whatever happens to be inspiring me at the moment.

I usually feature images from We Heart It. Today, I have decided to share with you a collection of owl images taken while on a thrifting adventure in Cape Girardeau, MO a couple of summers ago. I couldn't really afford to bring home all the sweet little owls that I saw, so I took pictures of them. I hope you like!!

I hope these pictures brighten your day! Have a great week!!