(H)owling!

with joy since I finished stitching the clip-on owl ornie yesterday. The canvas by Labors of Love Needlepoint is so well painted and fun to stitch it "flew" by. Also, Toni Minieri has done stitch guides for many of  the different birds available. I decided to stitch the back side with 2 threads throughout where the front side body and wing were stitched with a single strand of Burmilana. I think the front looks a little more feathe-rlike than the heavier back. It's really not that noticeable in either case. My next thought is "Do I want to attempt to finish this myself?" Will keep you posted.

The feathers included are to be placed on the tail only, but I am tempted to place them elsewhere on the bird. Maybe over the wings? on the back? Again time will tell. A clip is also included making it very easy to clip onto the Christmas tree or elsewhere.  The finished size is 4"x 5" not including tail feathers; a nice size to clip on a larger house plant or any where really.

Many thanks to my dear friend Melanie for gifting me this delightful owl with all the trimmings!