Tutorial Tuesday: Tissue Pom Owls!

Since we are halfway through October and our time for scares & spooks is almost up, I thought I might as well just share this fantastic tissue pom idea; the sweetest little Autumn decoration that can last with you right on in to Thanksgiving!

If you are looking to add a little panache to your porch for the trick-or-treaters or just wanting to spice up your pad a little in these last couple of weeks, I think these Owl Tissue Poms are just adorable!  And best yet, they are so very easy too:


OWL TISSUE POMS


Supplies You Will Need:


~6-8 sheets of (approximately) 20″x 30″ tissue paper (for the owl’s body)
~ 1 additional sheet of tissue paper, same color (for the owl’s head, ears, and wings.)  If your pack comes with 8 sheets like mine did, use 7 for the body and 1 for the head.
~ Floral wire
~ Styrofoam ball, approximately 5″ in diameter.
~ Felt in black, white, and orange.
~ Pink/orange pipe cleaners for legs

Directions:


1.  Accordion fold 6-8 sheets of tissue paper.  Tie with floral wire.  Snip ends, either as a rounded edge, or pointed edge.

2.  Fluff your pom, pulling each layer of tissue up, one at a time.

3.  You’ll end up with a flat sided, flower-like pom.

4.  Squish it together to make it more oblong, and less round.  You’re aiming for an owl-like body shape.

5.  Cut your spare piece of tissue so that it will cover the styrofoam ball.  Twist the remaining tissue and glue down with a glue gun.  This is your owl’s head.  Use a glue gun to glue the head to the flat side of the body.  Pull up the top layer of tissue and glue to hide the area between the head and body.

6.   Cut wing shapes from tissue paper and glue in place.

7.  Cut eyes and beak shapes.  For eyes, cut 2 large white circles and 2 smaller black circles.  For beak, fold piece of orange felt in half and cut into triangle.   Glue eyes together, and glue beak together on the outer edge to help the beak stay together, but appear open.

8.  Glue eyes and beak to head.

9. Cut ear shapes and glue to head.

10.  Cut pipe cleaners and twist to make legs.  Glue into the base of the body.

11. Display by either mounting on a small wooden rod, or by hanging with monofilament.

Get ghostly with it . . .

Owl/Ghost Tutorial Courtesy of Little Sprout Creations

So fantastic, and easy too, right?  A pom just makes everything perfect!!

Halloween Banners & Buntings and a FREE Owl Printable!

You know me, I am a complete sucker for any type of paper garland or bunting of any sort; so very festive and full of fun!  And best of all, a DIY gem that will not completely blow your budget!  Give them a look . . .

And as promised, a free, that's right, FREE 'Owl Edition' Halloween Banner Printable, just perfect for a doorway or fireplace mantel and the perfect decoration to pair with our Printable Party Pack; available now in the Juneberry Lane Etsy Shop . . .

All you need is a printer & a pair of scissors or a paper cutter and you will have your first decoration up in no time; so very simple!  Here are the links to your FREE Banner Printable:

Owl Halloween Bunting 1


Halloween Bunting File 2

A digital preview of what your bunting will look like:)

Each banner flag is sized to be 4 inches by 4 inches at its widest point, so plan your decorating accordingly:)  And don't forget your raffia, baker's twine, or ribbon to string your bunting with.  I like using an exacto knife to make a small slit on both upper corners and stringing each banner flag along your twine (you can use a hole punch if you are using a thicker twine or ribbon to string your banner with:).  If you happen to overdo it with the exacto, just use a bit of tape on the back of your flags and you will be good to go!

I just love giving away free stuff!!  Enjoy!

Marvelous Mantels: Lighting Up the Fireplace for Halloween!

Always meaning to spiff up your pad with a fun & chic collage of Halloween decorations but never manage to have the time or make the effort?  Almost as the decked out dessert table is taking over the party world as the focal point that stops the show, a fabulously adorned fireplace mantel can be the perfect way to spook up your space without too much stress.

Whether you'd prefer to go the traditional route with the classic orange & black or you're a glamour girl who prefers white on white, spending your energy sprucing up the mantelpiece adds all of the flair of a festive holiday with none of the fuss . . .

Love how these black bugs & spiders on white pumpkins really jump out at you . . .

The perfect place for a paper pinwheel . . .

Going green . . .

For the birds . . .

Love these 'fire pumpkins'!

Spooky mod pumpkins?  I'll take them!

 As most fireplaces are the center points of the room, decorating these small spaces really packs a punch, right?  And stay tuned for our FREE printable Halloween 'Owl Editon' banner, perfect for your mantel and coming your way very soon . . .

'Owl Edition' Halloween Printables!

Welcome October, which is most certainly my favorite month of the year!  The best part about this month is that Halloween doesn't arrive until the very end, so you have 30 whole days to look forward to this haunting holiday and really overdo it on corn mazes, hayrides, and costume parties!  And if you know me I am absolutely one to go overboard:)

And it just so happens, I recently completed this darling little set of Halloween party goods in our 'Owl Edition' for one of my favorite clients and she liked her custom order so much that she insisted I put them in my shop!  Take a look (and remember, the outer turquoise border is not part of the design, just an element of my page:):

The Invitations:

The Cupcake Circles/Labels:

The Straw Flags:

The best part: you can find the entire printable collection for the low, LOW price of $9.99 in the Juneberry Etsy Shop.

And stay tuned for a FREE printable 'Halloween Owl' Banner later this week, just in time for you to break out your scariest of spider web & ghost decorations and get the house all spooked up for the holiday!!  What fun!