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Make an Owl Keychain with Jennifer from Finding My Way In Texas

Howdy Ya’ll :)

I’m Jennifer and I am super excited to be visiting from Finding My Way In Texas. Its my little corner of the internet where I blog about my new life in Texas and all the fun things I come up with to make it home.

I’ve gathered quite a Stash of crafty things since I got here and some Stash busting was definitely needed. Lately I’ve been obsessed with Owls, I’ve made a handful of different things with owls as the theme, and today I want to share with you how to make these oh so cute Owl key chains

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These little guys are perfect for busting some of your fabric scraps!
Here’s what you need…

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Glue Gun
Scissors
2 coordinating fabrics
Yellow fabric
A split ring
Black and white felt
2 inches of ribbon
Paper for the template
Sewing Machine or needle and thread
To start you need to cut out a template that looks like this. You want it to be about 3.5 inches wide and 3 inches tall (at the ears).

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Trace and cut out 2 shapes from your main fabric

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Using the coordinating fabric, cut an oval and sew on to the owl to make the belly.

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Cut 2 small black , and 2 larger white circle out of the felt for the eyes. Glue the black circle to the white using the glue gun. Next cut a triangle for the beak out of the yellow fabric.

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Sew the eyes and beak onto your owl.

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Fold the ribbon in half and pin to the back piece of the owl. It is very important that the ribbon faces in. 

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Place the right sides together and sew together with a 1/4 inch seem. Make sure to reinforce the ribbon. Leave a 2 inch opening at the bottom.

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Flip your owl right side out, and gently push the ears out with your scissors.

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Fold the bottom opening closed and top stich all the way around. Add the split ring to the ribbon.

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And there you have it! An adorable owl key chain :)

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I plan on whipping up a bunch of these cute little guys. They’ll be prefect for Christmas stocking stuffers.
Thanks for having me Robin and for hosting Stash Busting September :)

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Comments

Jennifer these are super cute ~ thanks for tute! Robin I'm your newest follower!!

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