Back-to-School Owl Hair Clips
Please tell me you are loving owls these days as much as I am. Call me crazy, but I predict that owls are going to be the official bird icon of the fall season. That’s just my keen sense for cutting edge design talking. And the fact that I’ve been seeing them everywhere.
So, it was only fitting to make a few little owl hair clips for back-to-school week. This wasn’t an original idea with me. These were inspired by some owl hair clips the girls saw recently when we were shopping, so we tried some for ourselves & had a little fun, too.
If you know some little girls who’d like these, here’s what to do:
Start by cutting a little owl body approximately 2 1/2″ high out of some stiff felt (or cut 2 of these out of softer felt & glue them together with hot glue).
Then, cut some circles for eyes out of black & white felt, a small triangle for a beak, & two leaf shapes for wings. Stitch around the wings with a couple of strands of embroidery floss in a contrasting color for some added detail.
Then carefully hot glue the pieces in place & use some brown embroidery thread to stitch around the ears.
Cut a piece of coordinating ribbon & hot glue it around the top half of a pinch hair clip.
Then, just glue it onto the back of the owl!
These are so quick & easy, you can make a bunch of them…
Then share them with your cousins for a Back-to-School surprise…
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August 17, 2011 @ 7:05 pm
Super cute…love the stitched detail. 😉
August 17, 2011 @ 9:26 pm
adorable! 🙂
http://thebredewegs.blogspot.com
August 17, 2011 @ 11:21 pm
too cute, julie! you know i love those!
August 18, 2011 @ 2:25 pm
Ahh, too cute! We are all about owls this season 🙂 This was perfect! Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration 🙂 Awesome!
Britney
http://www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com
August 18, 2011 @ 5:41 pm
How great! What a neat idea. You are very crafty.
I'd love for you to stop by and link this to our Crafts for Under Twenty Somethings link party. It's a blog party dedicated to all things kids and teens, so you post would be perfect! It runs through Saturday- hope to see you there!
Melanie
http://bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com/2011/08/crafts-for-under-twenty-somethings_17.html
August 18, 2011 @ 7:03 pm
I too am a fellow owl lover. I don't know what got into me but, all of a sudden, I'm all about owls. The cutesy kind. 🙂 I even bought a pencil bag at Target cuz I loved the owls on it. I had NO need for a pencil bag but was inspired to have my son cut out wood blocks in the shape of those owls and then I painted them. So cute! 🙂
August 18, 2011 @ 7:38 pm
We are loving owls at my house too. Can't wait to try this with my daughter.
August 19, 2011 @ 2:35 am
I just bought these from a friend… and now you are telling me I could have made them myself ?!?! 🙂 Adorable, I love that your girls helped!
August 19, 2011 @ 3:00 pm
Those owls are so stinking cute! I am all about the owls right now!
I would love if you would come share with my week long link party at The Crafty Blog Stalker! http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-stalking-thursday-4.html
August 20, 2011 @ 6:56 pm
These are too cute! Thanks for sharing– over from Tatertots and Jello's Linky, glad I found you there!
http://little-miss-aok-bowtique.blogspot.com/
August 25, 2011 @ 1:22 pm
LOVE these and the picture of the cousins! So cute!
June 7, 2012 @ 5:41 pm
I made these for my little cousin and I am sure she will love them as much as I do! Thanks a lot for sharing!!
August 23, 2015 @ 1:30 pm
Adorable! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures