Spooky "Owl" O'Ween Container to light up your party!

This owl will light up any Fall celebration!  His eyes are made with tea lites and Smoothfoam  mini wreaths.  He is a little spooky and a lot of cute, so let me tell you how to make one!

You will need:

Smoothfoam:   Block:  one 8" x 4";Mini Christmas Wreaths:  two 2-7/16" x 12" wide, x 2-7/16" high;

1/2 Ball:  3"

Tea Lights:  2

Recycled peanut can from Costco

12" cardstock:  2 pieces orange

JOY Embroidered Letters:  Collegiate Black, 3" high; B O O

Deco-Art Americana Paint:  Soft Black; Traditional Burnt Sienna

*Optional:  Deco-Art Americana Gloss Enamel:  Black (for painting the rim on the can)

Paintbrush:  1" flat

Jute String:  3 ply

Adhesives:  Aleene's Tack-It over & over (for the eyes); Tombow XTREME permanent adhesive

Hot wire foam cutting tool

Toothpicks and wooden skewers (for handles and connectors)

Scissors

Water Bucket

Paper Plates and Paper Towels

Instructions:

Gather your supplies.

Cut a piece out along the top of the Smoothfoam block to shape the top of the owl's head. Place the block in the can and push up against the rim of the can.  There will be a little notch on each side.

Wings:  Cut the half ball in two.  Cut 1" off of one end of one "wing".  Repeat for the other wing.

Eyes:  Make sure that your tealights fit in the Smoothfoam Wreaths as shown; then remove and set aside. 

Use a wooden skewer for a handle. Paint the block (owl body) Sienna.  Paint the wings Soft Black.  Paint the Smoothfoam wreaths (eyes) Soft Black.  Allow to dry thoroughly.

Tea Lights:  Paint the sides Sienna.  Paint around the edges of the top with Soft Black.  Leave the top area clear.  Apply adhesive to the inside edge of one Smoothfoam wreath.  Insert the tealite and secure with the adhesive.  Repeat for the other "eye".

*Important Step:  Apply the Tack-It Over and Over glue to the back of each wreath.  Do not get it on the tealight.  Allow it to dry thoroughly before touching again.  You will need to remove the "eyes" to turn them on and off.

Measure and cut the orange cardstock to fit around the can.  Adhere with the Permanent Adhesive.  Wrap and adhere the jute string around the top of the can as shown. 

Remove the paper backing from the Embroidered letters.  Place and adhere to the front of the can.  These can be ironed on; but it is not necessary when applying to paper.

Assemble:  Place the owl body in the can and push to the inside edges of the can.  Poke a toothpick halfway into the flat end of one "wing".  Push the opposite end of the toothpick into the owl body as shown.  Repeat for the other wing.  Adhere to secure.  Stick the eyes to the head! They should adhere enough to keep from falling off; but come off without pulling chunks of foam from the owl. This will allow for turning the tea lights on and off.

Beak:  Cut a triangle from a scrap of orange cardstock and adhere between the bottom edges of the 

eyes as shown.

Now dress up your owl decor with pumpkins and other Fall decorations. The owl is a companion piece for another peanut can rescue project that I made to celebrate the season.  (Yes, we eat a lot of peanuts around here!)  Lol.  I will include a picture at the bottom of this post.  Crafty Me has instructions on the Smoothfoam Blog this month.

Hope you are having a Fall filled with fun, laughter and blessings!  Make sure to take time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

For instructions to make "Crafty me; go to this link:

http://creatingwithjoy.blogspot.com/2015/10/halloween-witch-decoration.html

Hop with Little B and the Designer Crafts Connection Team!

                       

Fun, fun, fun!  Little B has challenged the Designer Crafts Connection team to come up with some designs featuring their awesome products.  Of course we are up to the challenge and if you click on the blue button that says "Designer Crafts Connection" you can go forward or backward to check out what each designer has come up with. Check out details below this photo for our Give-a-way!

It's almost Halloween, but Designer Crafts Connection members have been busy creating projects for year round inspiration with product from Little B LLC.  We know you'll love these products too so there's also a giveaway!  Take a look at this fantastic collection of product valued at $150 - what a great gift for yourself, or a friend! To enter to win comment below and/or on the designers' blogs and "like" the Little B LLCFacebook page... that's all there is to it.  The more you comment the better your chances are to win!  Open to residents of US and Canada only.

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My focus was on using the Decorative Tapes and a lot of the embellishments.  The products shown below were some of my choices for the projects I am showing on the blog today.

There are a variety of wooden cut-outs and shapes you can find at your local craft store.  Choose shapes and sizes that will work for your project.  The tape can be applied to larger surfaces such as a wooden frame.  You can make up a theme and decorate everything to match, i.e Birthdays, Weddings, Holidays, etc.

You will need:

Wooden shapes (up to 4" to 5" high)

Jute string

Sharp (small) scissors

Drill (For drilling holes in the wood)

Adhesives * optional

The tags shown in the photos are tied together into sets.  Each one has its own hanger.

For the Tags:

Instructions:

1.  Drill a hole in the wood, approximately 1/4".

2.  Cover the front and back of the wood with the Decorative Tape, overlapping the edges and smoothing out any wrinkles.  Make sure that the tape is smooth on both sides.  Rub down with your fingers, making sure there is a good bond to the wood.

3.  Trim all of the edges using the scissors.

4.  Hanger:  Fold a 12" piece of jute string in half.  Push the folded end through the drilled hole in the wood, making a loop.  Pull the tails through the loop and tighten.  Tie a knot in the end of the tails.

5. Embellish the tag with the Little B embellishments of your choice!

Now to decorate a frame or two!  There is one frame shown in the collage above.  Both frames are decorated with Tape and Embellishments.

I went looking for a birthday photo and all I could find was one of myself!  It is OK though, because it was a milestone birthday and besides, there were cupcakes!

I decorated the clear, 5" x 7" acrylic frame with two kinds of metallic Decorative Tape and a package of birthday embellishments shown below.  

This is a very quick and easy way to decorate a frame.  Works for wedding signage, birthday signage, table markers, etc.  The sky is the limit!

That is all from me today.  Hope you got a little bit inspired and enjoy  seeing the rest of the projects.

Take time to enjoy the small blessings along the way and

Live Life with a Flourish!

Marilyn

Deflecto magnetic frame used in project shown above

http://www.deflecto.com/craft/