See this little guy?
He's been my inspiration for a project that I've had in my head for the last several weeks. Well, actually this little fella has a twin. I knew I wanted to have some white owls on my mantel, but I couldn't find what I was looking for. I needed bigger, as these are only about 5 inches tall. Several of you (if you read this, please leave a comment, 'cause I can't remember where I saw them) had spray painted their flea market ceramic owl finds.
So these were the ceramic misfits that I finally located.
But I wanted a white "Snow Owl" look.
After a couple of coats of white latex paint...Getting there, but too "modern", and I wanted some definition of their faces.
So I got out the craft paints and gave them a slight gray wash.
A little paint for the eyes and beak,
and a light coat of spray sealer.
But they needed a little sparkle to get them close to my inspiration.
I think they turned out pretty cute.
Their bigger size makes them show up on the mantel,
even though they've been "snowed".
I warned you early on that there would be many evolutions of my
"Fall Mantel".
I think this will work until after Halloween.
then...
the "Late Fall Mantel".
joining in for these parties:
Hope you're having a great Fall weekend,
xoxo,