This craft is part of the 13 Days of Halloween project. Download number templates for the project, as well as the bug template for Day 3, in the tips and supplies post. Links to all of the crafts from this project can be found in the main 13 Days of Halloween post.
This is it, Day 13! This little owl may look menacing, but he’ll be holding Halloween treats for you when you get to the big day. Happy Halloween!
Quick Tip: If you’re pressed for time and want to speed up the process, you can cut 2″ wide x 3/4″ tall pieces of black cardstock and use decorative edging scissors (Fiskars Clouds and Scallop work very well for this) to make the feather ruffles, instead of cutting out the feather ruffle templates.
Supplies Needed
mini owl treat box template (277Kb PDF)
black and orange cardstock
a stylus, ruler, and small cutting mat for scoring the box template (optional)
craft scissors
glue dots and double-sided tape
school glue
a small paintbrush
a paper plate or piece of paper
glitter (I used Martha Stewart Fire Opal)
Instructions
1. Print the templates onto cardstock. Page one of the template contains everything that will need to be printed on black; page two contains the beak and eye center pieces, which are printed on orange. Cut out all of the template pieces and, as shown in the picture, assemble the eyes and attach the beak to the horns using glue dots. Assemble the box according to the instructions found in the template file.
2. As shown in the picture, attach the feather ruffles to the box using glue dots or double-sided tape.
3. Using a small paintbrush and school glue, cover the beak in glue. Immediately sprinkle the glitter over the beak until it’s completely covered, and allow excess glitter to fall onto a paper plate or piece of paper below. Tap off any remaining excess glitter, and set aside to allow the glue to dry completely.
4. Paint the eye center with glue, and use the technique in step 3 to complete the glittering process. Repeat for the second eye.
5. After the glue on the beak and eyes has dried completely, attach the eyes to the beak/horn piece using glue dots or double-sided-tape.
6. Attach the completed face piece to the front flap of the box using glue dots or double-sided tape. Fill with treats, and seal the box shut using glue dots, double-sided tape, or even a small piece of velcro.
Posted in Downloads, Tutorials | 13 Comments »
ooo! ooo! I love these – so gorgeous!
posted: October 17th, 2010 at 8:54 pmThese are adorable. Thanks for the template! Can’t wait to make them.
posted: October 18th, 2010 at 6:39 pmThanks for this tutorial it’s nice and symphatic. I like very much. Many blessings!!!
posted: October 19th, 2010 at 8:12 amThese are soooo cute I love owls! Can’t wait to make them! I hope you don’t mind, I copied your link and shared it on my website.
posted: October 19th, 2010 at 1:10 pmThanks, everyone!
Amy – I don’t mind at all! Thanks for linking.
posted: October 20th, 2010 at 10:10 pmOh my goodness!! This is so cute! I saw this on One Pretty Thing and just had to come check it out. I will definitely be bookmarking this to make in the future, Love it!
posted: October 25th, 2010 at 9:51 amWhat a great collection of projects, thanks so much. Very clever, you are!
posted: October 31st, 2010 at 11:46 amMe encanta tu web!!
El diseño, la temática, lo útil de cada una de las entradas…
Buen trabajo y excelente gusto!!
Maururu
posted: November 2nd, 2010 at 6:01 pmThis is so stinkin cute!
posted: May 3rd, 2011 at 11:31 amMerci pour le PDF
posted: September 28th, 2011 at 9:44 amLa petite boite est très chouette !!!
Simply adorable!
posted: October 17th, 2011 at 10:29 amThank you indeed for sharing
Regards from Italy
Cat
Thank you for sharing this template and craft! It’s a combination of some of the worlds greatest things: owls, little boxes, an unique ideas (all wrapped up in wonderfulness of being makable by hand). I love this!
Hoot.
posted: October 18th, 2011 at 9:06 pmAdorable! Thanks so much for sharing all your fun projects! Found you through Pintrest
posted: October 17th, 2012 at 12:48 pm