Owl Wall Hanging

When I first heard that my brother and his wife were having a little girl, my mind went into overload of all the cute and fun stuff I could make her.  The minute that my sister in law gave us the go ahead with decor and the themes she liked, I felt like I was on Pinterest and Etsy constantly looking for cute ideas to send her.

But then something weird happened.  Out of nowhere (it seemed) she was born and I got nothing done!  I had started things but never finished them!  I had two onesies made and that was it!  No headband flowers, no wall hangings - nothing!

I had a week to get everything finished up so it could be sent along with my Mom when she flew out to meet her.  So I spent every single night last week finishing up headbands I started and whipping up this little accent piece:

The plan was to make 3 of them, using different patterns and colors, but my Mom only had so much room in her suitcase.

I don't have a picture of what you'll need so I'll just list it:

1.  Canvas frame.  Size - your choice

2.  Paint colors of your choice

3.  Talent to freehand a cute owl or do like me: find one on the internet!

My sister in law told me of my niece's nursery colors so I picked those up and then scoured the internet for an owl stencil or template that would be cute and not frightening for my niece to look at.

 After I settled on one I traced and used that template to trace onto the canvas:

Always try to use pencil.  Always.  Since I have zero pencils in my house I used pen.  And just trust me, use pencil. 

Once you have your basic shape traced on, start painting: 

Because I chose to have little feathers, they were by far the most tedious, but that's ok!  It's all worth it!

After all the color was on, I outlined and let it dry:

Obviously this will be up in her cute nursery, but I hung it on a wall just to show it.  

It's a simple little owl but from what I've seen from her quilt fabric, the colors should go well together!

So there you have it: a fun little wall hanging for a baby nursery:

It went a lot faster than I anticipated.  Who knows, by the time they come into town in November, I might send them home with more stuff like this!


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