Winter Baby Snow Owl DIY

  
Have I got a fun project!  Inspired by the extreme cold and blistery snow we've had, I'm making a baby snow owl.  I love making owls - as you can see here, here, here and here!  Whew!  The snow owls are born with soft white feathers called down.   I have a marabou feather boa that literally moves with the slightest touch - so perfect to make a little snow owl with!  And I have all the other materials I need to make this cutie:

Paper mache egg

Acrylic white paint
Paint brush

Marabou feather boa

Faux plastic animal eyes
Stiff felt

Stiff bristles (from a brush)

Hot glue

Pen cap
Candle  

Begin with a paper mache egg .  .  .

and paint it white with acrylic paint and let dry.

Starting at the top of the egg, glue on the feather boa with a little hot glue and wrap around the egg.

Add glue sparingly as you wrap until the egg is completely covered with feathers.

For the eyes, cut out two one inch circles from stiff felt.
I had a clean replacement bristle brush that I never used so I removed some of the bristles from it and glue them on around the circles.

I inserted the plastic eyes into the center and glued them onto the paper mache egg areas by parting the feather where the eyes should go.

Next, I cut off the end piece of a pen cap for the beak - warmed it over a candle flame to bend and glued it on. 

*Fun fact - Baby owls will shed their white down feathers and grow spotted grey down feathers as they get older.

So, for the ear tufts, I glued on grey feathers just to see  .  .  .

*But most adult snow owls during the winter are pure white!
So adorable!

Snowy Owl
The owl gazed upon the forest As though the whole world was his fortress.

Stella H.

Take a little time to enjoy -

especially with this cold and wintry weather.

Happy Crafting!