I am one of those people who just LOVE autumn. Honestly, I can't get enough. The moment winter hits I am already dreaming about the next fall... the leaves turning, the smell of cool rain and burning wood in the air... I could go on and on, but I will spare you. :) Since its *almost* autumn, I am already planning and making my decorations. I have a small hoarde of tiny wreaths and I thought making one of them into an owl would be fun. So without further ado, here she is...
I started with a little 8" grape vine wreath and layered up some Cream colored Satin Scalloped Edged Blooms, some Vintage Burlap Roses in Sunset and Barn, some Felt Pearl Blossoms, some Fabric Leaves, and a Vintage Edge Mum. For her eyes, I started with some Flower Bottle Caps, I inked them up with a black ink pad, punched some Kraft doilies to fit inside, and I added some Wood buttons, and some Velvet Resin Blossoms to the centers. For her beak I painted a large heart from the Shot Through The Heart chipboard set. To top it all off, I added a sweet little Vintage Pearl Butterfly pin to the flowers and a bow made from the Canary Paper Twine Cording.
And now, I'm one step closer to autumn. Would it be crazy to start decorating now? :)
Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road DT blog! Have a great weekend!
OMG! THis is seriously owldorable!!!
Posted by: Juliana | July 19, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Mandy this is just awesome!
Posted by: Kathy Skou | July 19, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Oh this is darling!
I love owls and it
made me smile as
soon as I saw it!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | July 19, 2013 at 05:35 PM
I'm the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your owl! You can see it here:
http://funfamilycrafts.com/owl-wreath/
Thanks for a wonderful project idea!
Posted by: Cindy deRosier | July 25, 2013 at 11:37 AM
Hi there. This post inspired me to make my own owl wreath. I thought I would share it with you. Thanks for the inspiration and the idea. It's awesome and Maya Road is awesome!!! Blog post coming soon about this to my website owlbecreative.com :)
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/317222367477226936/
Posted by: Sandra | October 21, 2014 at 05:38 PM
I love this cute owl wreath. As for decorating for fall now, I've been thinking about it. I have some ideas percolating. If you have any ideas for decorating a small dried manzanita bush as a table centerpiece, I'd love to hear them. Thanks.
Posted by: Ethnae | August 29, 2015 at 05:08 PM