In this months magazine:
I found this article:
And I thought to myself; "WHAT A CUTE IDEA! HEY, I need to go on a walk."
But before I did I went to the website there to see the other "critters" they had made for inspiration and found this:
Aren't they the cutest little things ever! OKAY, so now I am totally inspired and take my walk. Here is what I came back with:
And of course you are sitter there wondering what in the world is she going to do with that mess of nature. AND I SAY (yes, I am yelling because this is going to knock the leaves off your trees)
THIS:
I made this little owl! Isn't it beautiful?
And I know you are dying to know how, aren't you. Well, lucky for you...here is the toot!
Go outside and gather your supplies.
Lucky for me the top of one of my pine cones was already smashed so I went a ahead and snipped off the top. Then I added a little hot glue and glued them together stacking one on top of the other.
Now you have to figure out how you want the leaves to go on but I chose to use these two as a base.
Then I glued these leaves on top of my base leaves. Now I have no clue what kind of leaves these are because I swiped them down the street. If I had to guess, I would say Sugar Maple. Who knows if I am right?
Then I glued on the gum ball eyes.
Added the mini mums, a little felt beak and feet and then I did something CRAZY!
I sprayed it with some red glitter spray paint to try to seal it up a
bit and glam it up a lot.
Isn't it FROGulicious? I love it!!
Do you know how much this Fall project cost me??
ZERO DOLLARS...
and that is just PRICELESS!!
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ADORABLE or WHAT?
I also would just like to add that my dear friend Andie Jaye over at Crayon Freckles
is ALWAYS playing with her little bear and
creating the most awesome projects.
She has inspired me to do more of that with my kids so I will be posting their creations later.
HUGS~
Jenni
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This is sooo stinkin adorable.. love all of the awesome fall colors.. what a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo party.. can't wait to see what you share next!
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so much fun love enjoying nature and bringing it inside thanks for sharing a new way to do this come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHa! I love your owl - such beautiful coloured leaves!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
It is adorable! I love these kinds of crafts...so much waiting and beckoning us to be creative right outside our door.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I love using natural finds! Great job! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Girl!
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me! This owl is adorable and SO unique. I LOVE IT!
What a lovely job you did. Such pretty Fall colours. I found and am following you through Debbie's Newbie Party and hope to visit more often. Please stop by and visit my blog also. I would love that. Hugs, Chris
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable owl! I love bringing the outdoors in! I've done some projects with acorn caps this fall. Welcome over to my site. I would love for you to share this at my weekly link party called What's In The Gunny Sack!
ReplyDeleteThat has to be the cutest owl ever! Great job!
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I remember when my son was little they did a simmilar thing. he found a small dead snake on his walk and he's teacher let him glue it on the picture. I like yours much better.
ReplyDeleteCute! I made a turkey with a pinecone once. Thanks for linking to Wicked Awesome Wednesday!
ReplyDeletei love you girl! sorry we're so silent here in "sicky-ville"... this is such a hoot!! (haha, you knew i had to do it)! you just made my day :) would love to see what your kiddos create!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Please post this, and anything else you may have,in my link party at
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Thanks,
Peggy
How adorable is that! These would be great classroom projects. Love how the kids can get creative with them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm hosting my monthly Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays party and would love it if you'd come and share something you made/did/bought sometime before blogging. Can't wait to see what you share at the party.
Yeppers, that's adorable! But I live in Arizona. Any ideas for cactus?!
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love doing this, what a fun idea! Thanks for showing off!
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Oh my goodness, your owl is the cutest EVER! I bet the author of that article would be really impressed to see how you took their simple idea to the next level of awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteJenn
This is great!! I love free crafts!
ReplyDeleteHope you are doing well and had a nice weekend.
As always, thanks so much for linking up to Strictly Homemade Tuesday.
A fabulous hoot at that! Thanks for linking to Potpourri Friday!
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