Whew...it seems that the holidays got the best of me. I made all kinds of things, some at the very last minute, and didn't have the time or foresight to post any of them! But now that it's January, and things are starting to settle down, I'm back to moving just a little more slowly.
For some reason I have been thinking about owls a lot lately...seeing them in advertisements, on TV, and most importantly at a birthday party my daughter went to at the kids Science museum. I love how slowly they move and how majestic they look. Their eyes are very telling though, almost like they know something you don't.
With that in mind, and our neighbor Anna's first birthday in mind, I made this for her. It's made of two formerly cashmere sweaters, a pink one and a cream one. The eyes are sewn on circles with smaller felted circles in the center and some yarn stitches (meant to look like eyelashes, but didn't really come out that way. Same for the beak, some felted wool, a piece of yarn around the outside and a tiny piece of maroon wool in the center. There are diamonds of the maroon wool on the ears, too. I was trying to get that great feathery-owl-ear look...
My favorite part though are the wings. They are pieces of the cream cashmere blanket stitched to the sides. The result was a great contrast of color, but still soft looking. I had initially wanted buttons for eyes, but was afraid they might get eaten off..
The whole thing took around 2 1/2 hours to make...I'm sure once I had a design I knew better and had made a few times I could cut that significantly.
Maybe next time I'll try a blue and green? Or should I go for a straight up owl browns? I'd love ideas or comments on what colors would look the best.
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