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October 3, 2013

Feathered Owl Pumpkin ~ It’s a Hoot!

Pessimists, Debbie Downers, Naysayers, Glass half-empty-ists, Party Poopers….

We’ve all been there right? Working away on a project that you are absolutely POSITIVE will turn out so adorable and then someone comes along and just rains on your parade.

They see a feathered covered pumpkin sitting on the kitchen table and tell you it kinda freaks them out.

It might even remind them of “Thing” from The Adams Family. The nerve!

feathered owl pumpkin craft from atthepicketfence.com

But, you decide to persevere…to be an optimist…a glass half-full-ist!

Because you are POSITIVE you’re owl pumpkin will be super cute.

owl pumpkin supplies from atthepicketfence.com

 And because you have a little miss who LOVES owls and is so excited to help with this craft!

So, you put her to work gluing feathers all over a foam pumpkin ($4 at WalMart) and you laugh hysterically together as you begin to realize that the feathers would rather stick on your fingers than on the pumpkin.

putting feathers on pumpkin

And, of course, she can’t resist blowing a few around the house!

And you make a wing for the owl using black felt and larger feathers glued on top.

making a feathered wing for owl pumpkin

feathered-owl-pumpkin-craft from atthepicketfence.com

 You add a pair of googly eyes over round felt cut-outs and purposely stick the “eyeballs” in the middle because you and your little miss both agree that if they are closer together it makes the owl look angry. 😉

Then you dig through your fall stash until you find the perfect “beak”.

owl pumpkin eyes and beak from atthepicketfence.com

 Take that Pessimists, Debbie Downers, Naysayers, Glass half-empty-ists and Party Poopers!

feathered owl pumpkin craft from atthepicketfence.com

You take a step back and feel smug with satisfaction that your vision became such an adorable reality!

Although, you have to admit that maybe, just in ever the slightest of ways, it does look a tad bit like “Thing” from Adams Family. 😉

We’ve been having so much fun kicking off October with 5 Pumpkins 5 Ways!

Five Pumpkins Five Ways

 Did you get a chance to see Heather’s White and Gold Decoupaged Pumpkins from yesterday?

white and gold decoupage pumpkins

Or my working Pumpkin Clock?

clock-face-on-fake-pumpkin from atthepicketfence.com

We still have 2 more days of Pumpkins coming your way.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another fun pumpkin project!

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10 Comments Filed Under: Autumn, Crafts, Good Ideas, Kids Tagged With: Autumn, crafting with kids, easy, fall, fall crafts, kids crafts, pumpkin crafts, pumpkins

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  1. Kim says

    October 3, 2013 at 5:11 AM

    I love owls in decor and your owl pumpkin is so darn cute!

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    • Vanessa says

      October 3, 2013 at 2:18 PM

      Thanks Kim!

      Reply
  2. Martina says

    October 3, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Owls are all the rage right now and yours is too cute Vanessa!

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    • Vanessa says

      October 3, 2013 at 2:19 PM

      They have been all over lately huh Martina?! Thanks for coming by! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Robin @ The DesigNest says

    October 3, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    He is adorable! I <3 your pumpkin owl!!

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  4. Debra@CommonGround says

    October 3, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    ADORABLE, but yes, just a smidge like Thing. But that’s a good “thing” this time of the year!! te he.

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    October 5, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    […] Owl pumpkin and being a vision she had no idea how it would come out.   Well it was her “Feathered Owl Pumpkin ~ It’s a Hoot” and super cute.  She is sharing her tutorial with us.   The girls have been having so much fun […]

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    October 10, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    […] Owls have been trending for a couple years now – and for good reason. They are stinking adorable! So what do you do when you have a little girl as crazy for owls as she is for Halloween? You make an owl pumpkin, of course! Vanessa from At the Picket Fence teaches you how to make your own feathered friend from a fake pumpkin. [how to make a feathered owl pumpkin] […]

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    […] White and Gold Decoupage Pumpkins and yesterday Vanessa and her daughter made a child friendly Feathered Owl Pumpkin! Stay tuned on Saturday where we’ll be having a “guest post pumpkin” and on […]

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