Toilet Paper Roll Owl

Hey all!

I've decided I am way too good at crafts to not share my awesomeness with the world.  Of course I make this decision after one intense craft weekend, but better late than never!

A few months ago I was making toilet paper roll flowers to hang up in my apartment.  I used a bunch, and my roommates got into the habit of giving me all of their rolls when they're done.  So now I have a backlog of rolls, and the hoarder in me will not allow me to recycle them.  This is just a warning that there will probably be a lot of toilet paper crafts for a while now.  Plus the fact that I'm a poor college student means that recycled materials are my main medium.

Anyways, I guess I should get started!

"Whooo will make me?"

Tonight I made the most adorable owl out of just a toilet paper roll and some paint!  Price?  Nadda.  Zilch.  Nothing.

First I folded down the top of the toilet paper roll.  The top overlaps a little, but I didn't get a picture of that.  Give me a beak.  This is my first time doing one of these things!







Then I painted it blue.  I'll be honest- a big reason this owl is blue is because I have very few paint colors.  This blue is my absolute favorite color I have- craft smart Turquoise that I got from Michaels for about $1 when I was making my flowers.

I did two layers of this so that I could be sure none of the cardboard showed.








After letting my gorgeous blue dry I added details.  I painted green feathers on his chest, and when they were dry I did a brushed layer of yellow.  After letting it dry I added another line of green on top so that the feathers were more distinguished.  I mixed blue and green together and did light brushes all over him to get more of a feathery look.  I don't think you can really see it in the picture, but trust me- it added something to him.






After I was done I showed it off to Nicole, one of my roommates, who said he would look great in my plant in the living room.  I grabbed a straw and shoved it into the dirt in the pot. Voila!  Instant garden stake! I stuck my owl on top of the straw, then took five or six pictures until I managed to get one that wasn't blurry.

 Our living room has become a minor jungle.  One of my friends got me a meditation fountain for Christmas, and we moved two of them to an end table.  We have our own little shrine corner that we're all pretty proud of.

Anyways, thanks for sticking with me through my first post!  I promise to try to do some more useful crafts as I gather more supplies.  Have a great weekend!