Project #1

Taylee wanted to MAKE something, with the girls at her birthday party.

I found a stuffed owl pattern on the Internet, dug up some fabric scraps and started cutting. Taylee LOVES the eclectic, homemade look, so we put lots of different combos of fabric together to make each owl unique. Taylee had invited 12 girls, but I ended up cutting out about 16...for options. I felt crazy at the time, but soon discovered that cutting would be the least of my problems. Sewing the owls proved to be a little challenging. Taking something flat and sewing it into something curved or 3-D is not all that easy.

The hardest part was tail in back, not pictured.

Once cut out and sewn, we carefully folded them and put them into eggs.

Our plan was to give one to each girl and let her "hatch" the owlet.

When "hatched" each girl stuffed their owlet, added buttons for eyes and felt shapes (stars, flowers, guitar, sunglasses, etc.) to further personalize and decorate. Some also added ribbon bows for the CUTE factor.

They also filled out Birth Certificates for each of their owlets. They got to choose a name, date of birth, place of birth and put their own name down as "mother".

I wasn't sure if everyone would be into making something, like Taylee, but they all seemed excited to create their own owl. I heard girls say, "This is SO much fun.", "I can't believe we get to MAKE these!", "Your family seems crafty...and that's a good thing." :)

Each one was very unique and personalized. I think the funniest accessories were the sunglasses/guitar and the "nerd glasses". One of my favorite names was "Lemon Drop".

So cute!