DIY: Paper Owl Lanterns

How cute is this idea! You can make these adorable owl lanterns for any room in the house as well as to use them as decorations for an outdoor party. The things that you'll need to make your own family of owl lanterns are assorted lanterns, scrapbook paper, circle punch, black buttons, scissors, stampin up crystal effects and glue dots. 

They are simple to make and look so cute! Perfect for a birthday party, baby shower or even to decorate a nursery. Those tiny feet are killing me! 

Beautiful Hand-Embroidery: Follow the White Bunny

"Follow the White Bunny" is a brain child of Nicole Vos van Avezathe an illustrator and an embroider from Rotterdam, Netherlands. She specializes in designing original hand-embroidery patterns and craft designs. Her work is cheerful, and full of intricate stitches and shading that you probably haven't seen anywhere else. Her work often depicts birds and animals dressed up as human beings wearing scarf and jacket as if they are playing a role in a story. Her embroidery has a very delicate feel, done on a carefully selected fabric either plain or printed which compliments the entire nature of the piece. Her work has been featured in Mollie Makes and Homespun magazine.  

She also conducts online workshops and embroidery classes suitable for beginners as well as advance students, you can find out more details about her upcoming class here. She has shared some free patterns and tutorials on her blog. 

Printable Paper Owl Toy

This owl template is a part of the Krokotak’s book  “Paper animals cut and fold”. The book contains 12 colored paper animals and 12 black and white animals on perforated sheets that can easily be torn by the kids to decorate. The templates come with a set of instructions following which you can easily make animal shapes without the use of glue.

Krokotak have made the owl templates both in color, and black & white, available for free download. The kids will have fun folding the owls who can later perch on their book shelf or study table.

White Ceramic Owl Lamp by Matteo Ugolini

“Ti.Vedo” (means “I see you”, in Italian) is a ceramic lamp shaped to look like an owl. The lamp is a creation of the team of designers Matteo Ugolini, Luca De Bona and Dario De Meo for an Italian brand Karman which specializes in interior lighting. The lamp is made in white ceramic and the two big eyes of the bird are made to closely replicate owl’s eyes staring at you every time you pass by. 

The lamp comes in two styles - as a table lamp and  as a wall lamp. Hanging on a wall the lamp will look like a great piece of art which on being switched on will spread a glow of soft light in the whole room. I absolutely adore the lamp! It's a great piece of functional art that one can enjoy for ever!

Paper Cut Installation by Stephanie Garmey

Owl

Sculpture Installation on tree Branch Cut Paper/ wax/ trace monoprint 24"H x 20"D x 12"W

Porcupine / Black Pine Cone

Sculpture Installation: Cut Paper/ wax/ trace monoprint 18" x 24" base

Skunk / Pod

Sculpture Installation: Cut Paper/ Wax/ Trace monoprint 18" x 24" base

Wood Chuck/Magnolia Leaves and Pod

Sculpture Installation: Cut Paper, wax, trace monoprint 18"x24"

Sunflower

Sculpture Installation Cut Paper, trace monoprint 78"Hx18"Wx12"D

Large Wasp Nest

Sculpture Installation: Cut Paper, trace monoprint, twig 18"Wx14"Dx10"H

Stephanie Garmey is a paper artist who grew up in Rockville, Maryland and continued with her career in the Mid-Atlantic region. She received her MFA in 1995 from the Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art and has a MA in Painting from Purdue University. 

She creates visually pleasing installations inspired by her collection of natural objects and materials and taxidermy animals using a variety of materials including cut paper combining it with painting, book arts, drawing and light.

Her solo exhibition entitled “Forest Floor” featuring paper wax animals was mounted at Stevenson University. The animal sculptures were made combining trace monoprints on mulberry paper with the cut paper and wax, and light boxes were installed to create a nocturnal feel. Garmey is presently teaching at The Maryland Institute College of Art since 1999 in the General Fine Arts and Drawing Departments. 

Visit her website to view more of her work in the past.