Did I tell you that I LOVE owls? Well I do 🙂 So when I found a plain brown felt owl at the dollar store, I knew it was screaming to be something more. Thus, in the spirit of the contest, I decided to create a dollar store fall owl for the front door. This craft can be made for under $5 and probably less if you have some of the supplies already on hand.
Supplies
- One large dollar store felt owl
- One 50Â pc. package of dollar store fall leaves
- One package of dollar store glitter glue
- Small angled paint brush
- Twine
- Hot glue
- Hole puncher
Directions
Plug in your glue gun and let it heat up. Gather up your felt owl, leaves, glitter glue, and twine.
Following the shape and curve of the wing, start gluing the first row of leaves onto the felt owl (I used 6 leaves). Glue the second row of leaves down (I used 5 leaves).
Tip: the leaves a fairly thin, so use only a dot of hot glue to glue down the top and bottom of the leaves.
Take three leaves and glue them down for the ears. Glue one leaf on each feet.
For the beak, take one leaf and cut it into three pieces as shown above. Next, cut the middle piece in half for the beak and glue in onto the owl.
Now, you could stop here and make a loop with the twine to hang the owl, but I felt that this owl needed some bling.
Areas to highlight with glitter:
- Trace the head and body with a line of orange glue glitter
- Trace the scalloped openings on the body with both orange glue glitter (top) and gold glue glitter (bottom)
- Fill eyes with either gold or orange glue glitter
- Trace features on the face with gold glue glitter and highlight with lines of orange glue glitter
- Paint orange glitter glue all over the body and the shoulders
- Run a line of gold glitter on the top of the beak to cover the cut end (not shown)
Tip: There is no right or wrong way to do this part. Decorate your owl the way you see fit and make it your own design.
Use the hole puncher and make a single hole near the top middle of the head. String twine through the hole and make a loop for hanging, leaving the twine ends long. Start gluing leaves on both sides of the twine to cover the loop knot and the loose ends.
*The length of the twine will depend on how long you want your owl hanging from your hook.*
Tadaah! Now you have a finished dollar store fall owl for under $5!
Are you up to a dollar store challenge?
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Sarah Russell says
I’m doing a similar idea over on my blog, I’m taking a “Give Thanks” Sparkly sign and adding a little DIY Fall touch to it! Just like you, I saw the sign and knew it needed more! I also added your post to my list of Thanksgiving DIY Ideas blog post I’m doing! 🙂 Hopefully my readers will enjoy it as much as I did!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
That’s great. Dollar store decor is one of my favorite ways to decorate since it’s so affordable.
Cynthia says
Just picked mine up from the store along with a couple of pumpkins . Thank you for the great idea.
Judy says
Super cute project! Thanks for linking up at Monday handmade Linkup party. You are the featured blogger on party #39. Have a great day. 🙂
Jody Cowan says
This owl is adorable! I wish I was crafty! I wanted to say thank you for pinning at Friday PrideDay Pinterest Party! I really appreciate it! If you need a favor in return, please let me know! I hope to see you there again! I’m also following you now, jody53. (I wish I knew how to change the name on my PInterest)
Tanya says
Hey, Congratulations on being featured on Wake-Up Wednesday Linky Party.
-Tanya
Dina @ KitchenDreaming says
Thanks for coming and linking up at #The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on KitchenDreaming ! I hope to see you there!
Michelle @ Hey Love Designs says
Thank you for joining the Hey Love Designs Friday Favorites Link Up! This is such a cute project! I love that the owl is glittery too, haha.
Sarah Ann says
I LOVE the Dollar Store and this adorable owl! I also can’t wait to see what other crafts people come up with. I am a new follower so I don’t miss a minute of your wonderful site! I’m so glad you shared with the Saturday Soiree Blog Party and hope you will continue to share your cuteness with our community!
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Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus says
Adorable and I love that it comes in rather cheap in price! Thanks for linking up with us at The DIY’ers!
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Michelle from Weekend Craft says
I just picked up this owl at Dollar Tree two days ago think I would embellish it! Great minds think alike! Thanks so much for linking up at the Creative Sparks Link Party. Hope you link up again today!
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AmieJo says
I love this! Pinning it so I can come back and make one. Thanks for the great idea.
Susen @ Dabbling Momma says
Stopping by from Craftie Allie! This owl is adorable and I would never guess it came from the Dollar Store! Great job decorating your owl, perfect for fall! Pinned!
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Shirley Wood says
You blinged out that owl beautifully! My daughter would love that on her door. I will have to share this post with her. We are so glad you shared this with us at Home Matters Linky!
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Kelly says
This is adorable! My daughter loves owls – I think we will be making a version of this
Jade @ Jonesin' For Taste says
That owl is so stinking adorable. I’m going to have to hit up the dollar store and snag supplies to make a few with my kids.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Jade this would be a great project for kids to personalize each owl the way they want. I even saw fall leaves and pumpkins too.
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Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says
Me too! I love owls! This is so cute!
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Heather. I’m a bit of an owl freak and for some reason drawn to owls.
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Winnie says
Wowwww
These are extremely CUTE !!
Very creative of you 🙂
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Winnie 🙂
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Bismah says
That is such a cute owl! I love fall especially the colored leaves and nice cool temperatures!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Bismah. The plain owl needed some bling 🙂
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Morgan says
I can’t wait to get back to the mainland so I can actually go to a dollar store again!!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Aww…I think I’d have withdrawals if there wasn’t a dollar store near me…lol. You could always make your own felt owl and cut it out from a large piece of felt
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Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says
Oh I love this!! I am a tad bit obsessed with owls. I think I’ll have to make a trip to the Dollar Store to see if I can find one now!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Amanda I LOVE owls too. My kids thinks I’m crazy, but who can resist a cute owl?
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Neva @ Retire for the Fun of it says
The owl is so cute and colorful. I can’t wait to run over to the store and pick this up for my fall decorations.
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Neva. I’m planning on picking up more and doing more crafts with them too. Have fun with your felt owls.
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Leslie says
I love this! How cute! I found your blog on Bloglovin. I was just searching around. I hope you have a great day!
Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Leslie for taking the time to come over and visit me. Glad you stumbled onto my blog 🙂
Lauren Tamm says
This is so cool! I’m not horribly crafty, but I really think I could do this. Fall is my favorite season, but we are living in Okinawa, Japan now via a military overseas move. So we don’t really get a fall here. I think this would be the perfect thing to hang outside our apartment door.
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Erlene at My Pinterventures says
Thanks Lauren. It’s such an easy craft and fills up so much blank space for so little money!
BTW- Thank you to you & the hubby for your service. I hope you enjoy your stay in Japan. My hubby was stationed there twice (once before we met and once more unaccompanied. )