Recently I saw some owls on Xue's blog which I really admired - her work is really beautiful - it has that understated Japanese refinement and everything about her blog has a really lovely feeling - anyway, I began thinking that perhaps I could use her owls as the inspiration for a project that would work as an afternoon activity for my girls.
This is what I came up with:
Templates are always a bit fiddly. It took me several attempts to get the template below just right so that the owls didn't look a little "odd". The size given, 10 cm X 10.5 cm, is the size of the Papa Owl. The curves give you good ears and a nice round body, but if you want a different look or character, just play around with a few versions. My owls are filled with rice which gives them stability and a nice weight to hold. Actually, it sort of gives them their realness.
Remember: (1) Leave a 2 cm turning gap at the bottom of your owl and (2) fold and glue the beak of your owl down before filling with rice.
To give the owls a flat base I fold the ends under as in the photo below: (so glad there are photos to explain this sort of thing!)
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