Reclaimed Wood Owl

by LZ @The Summery Umbrella

Happy Fall Ya'll! :) Today's project comes brought to you by pieces of random scrap wood, and two itty-bitty mason jar lid "innards". Isn't it amazing how many crazy and creative projects you can make with just stuff you find around the house, or from leftover projects?
For instance, these two circles are the "innards" that are taken out when Mike and I make our reclaimed wood mason jar shelves.

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Do you remember the Mason Jar Pendant Light that we made last week? These are the "innards" of the mason jar lids.

This project took quite a few tries to get it right, and unfortunately I do not have any exact measurements for anything.

I had to sketch out the ears and wings freehand so they would look a little more "owl-like" since my triangle pieces were just too sharp for my own taste. I also rounded off the top a little bit, and added a notch in the middle.

Once these pieces were cut out (I used a bandsaw) I used wood glue and a staple gun to attach to the body of my owl.

Tip: It would have been sooooo much easier to use the wood burning tool PRIOR to putting my owl together. Since I'm a novice with this tool I had a lot of trouble maneuvering it around the different layers that I had already constructed. I will definitely need to remember this for next time!

After all of the details had been burned into the owl…. WA-LA! Oxford the Owl was ready for the outdoors. :) Eek! So psyched how cute he is!!

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SJ Apple on Oct 07, 2014
Thanks, I just looked you up on etsy! Good luck... 😃

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- LZ @The Summery Umbrella on Oct 07, 2014
  @SJ Apple Thank you!
  
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Diana Lupie Mercado on Oct 09, 2014
Thank You for sharing so cute.

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