Owl's Nest

This sweet little couple needed a nest to lay their eggs in,   so I set in and made them a very special one.

I have made several different nests in past seasons,  but I think this one is my favorite.   I know...I know....I say that every fall...lol!

I almost forgot to get a 'before" photo,    You can see in the first photo that I had already started my project before I remembered.    Pretend my nest was plain.....no yarn tied on yet.   My nest was a $1 yard sale find and was about 6-7 inches across.

  I found the yarn I used in the clearance isle at Tuesday Morning....40% off.  

It is what I would call "icicle"  yarn as it has strings.   I don't crochet,  so I'm not sure what type of yarn this is.   Feel free to jump in if you know ....lol!   I used about half of the bundle.

The first thing I did was tie 8" strips of yarn all the way around the top of my nest.     It is kind of hard to get the yarn thru the tight weave of the nest,  so I used a small crochet hook to drag my strips thru.

After I had went all the way around my nest,   I  tied pretties randomly around the nest using the existing yarn to tie them on with.

  

I also tied on some lighter pink yarn in a few places......some keys (HL miniature ornament isle)  vintage watch faces,   thin lace ribbon,     You are only limited by you imagination as to what you can tie onto your nest.

Of course I had to add a few vintage silk roses.

I made a couple of nests last year.    This one was made with a faux fur boot cuff.   Click here to see how I made it     lets-make-some-owl-nests

This nest was made with a huge sunflower as the base.....here is the link to that post.     making-owls-nest 

Have fun making a nest for your owl!




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