Visiting Dad in Pennsylvania presents an opportunity for shopping–or, more accurately, window shopping–every day. I think there may be more stores per square mile in his town than in the entire state of Maine.

I spied a snowy owl on a floral pick in the Christmas decoration section on one of these outings. It was entirely covered with white feathers. It was cute, and I thought about how to create something similar but handcrafted.

sleepy snowy felt owl

I came up with my Sleepy Snowy Owl. She’s quick and easy to create with the wing fashioned from faux fur trim.

snowy owl wing

I traced the wing pattern onto the back of the 2″ wide faux fur.

faux fur owl wing

Using an exacto blade, I cut through the backing so as not to cut the fir.

faux fur owl wing

I may experiment with other colors of faux fur. I think she’ll appear on some wreaths this winter. I hope you have fun with this little Sleepy Snowy Owl!

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Sleepy Snowy Owl
Sleepy Snowy Owl