This weekend, I brought my beloved joyful owl pattern to life in a new way!

A Downeast Thunder Farm Christmas pattern book has an ornament-size full-bodied Joyful Owl sporting a Santa hat. I made some of the felt owls this weekend with a bit of a twist. Instead of a hat, I gave her a scarf like I did my Joyful Owl tree topper.

I used wire for the legs and wrapped the wire around a bit of twig for a simpler, natural look.

The back is finished, so she looks stylish in whichever direction you see her. The scarf is a length of crocheted chain stitches using skinny red and white cotton yarn.

Then, I decided to explore my creative side with paper crafting. These might make fun paper for gift tags that could also be used for ornaments.

I used some fun handcrafted scrapbook paper Mom gave me years ago that’s been sitting on a shelf. I used my Cricket Maker 3 to cut out the pieces (I made a bunch!), glued the pieces together, and then tucked the owls under a book to dry flat. I drew the lines with a permanent marker where I would have stitched the felt version.

I repeated the wing on the back and then glued the two bodies together. In hindsight, I could have glued the sides together at the top only to leave room for a gift message inside. It’s a work in progress!

I wish you all the joy that comes from embracing creativity and finding new ways to bring these patterns to life!

Here’s the basic pattern for the ornament-sized Joyful Owl I used.

Joyful Owl Ornament

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