Pine Cone Owls

Remember my spring wreath?  Well, I never found time felt it was good enough to use through summer but now that fall is here, I definitely need to change it!

Every so often there is a table of junk at work that anyone is allowed to take.  I saw this ugly fall wreath and immediately knew it had potential!  This picture even makes it look half decent but trust me, the leaves are very fake looking and totally overpower the pretty wreath underneath.

I stripped the wreath of the leaves and it actually was very nice underneath!

When we were in Vegas, Jaden went pine cone hunting with her Gramma Karen.  She came home with a whole bag and while Mike wasn't too thrilled, I couldn't have been happier!  We could make pine cone owls! 

Supply List:

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  pine cones
  The long skinny ones work best for this project.
  
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  black or brown fuzzy balls
  I found these in the kids area at JoAnn.
  
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  acorn "hats" - 2 per owl
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  leaves - 2 per owl
  Again, long skinny leaves work best.  These are the wings of the owl.
  
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  yellow construction paper
  Cut into small diamonds for beaks by cutting a thin strip, folding it in half (lengthwise) and cutting triangles.  When opened, it makes a diamond!
  
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  scissors
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  hot glue gun
  For parent use only!  Caution: I burnt the crap out of at least three fingers!
  

Step 1: Gather your supplies! 

Step 2: Glue leaves to the side of the pine cone for wings.

Step 3: Glue puff ball on top of the pine cone for the head.

Step 4: Glue the face on, using the acorn hats as eyes and the yellow diamonds for the beak.

Now you have a pine cone owl! 

Then, I put little bows on the heads of the Jaden and Taylor owls :o)

Then, I glued my owl family to the wreath and added a little fall cluster of pine cones and acorns to make a much improved fall wreath!! 

Such a welcoming sight :o)

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