Valentine treat.

I was trying to decide what to make for the children at school for Valentine's Day. I saw some interesting owls to craft on Pinterest, which gave me an idea.

I have been saving my empty toilet rolls to take in for the kids to make stuff with, but I wanted to ensure there was enough for one each, so I was on my way to 30.

I realised that I could use them as a container for the kiddies, so I came up with this idea.

First I had to clean off the remaining paper on the rolls. Some brands make that easy, others do not. I used a knife to scrape the tough glue off the roll.

Next I chose the papers that I would use and cut them at 4"X 6".

I glued them onto the roll, it was a little bit tricky.

I punched a circle to fit the bottom of the roll, and glued it in place. This was very frustrating as the rolls don't always stay round, sometimes they get a bit squashed.

While the glue was drying, I punched out black and white circles for the eye, and adhered them to each other.

I cut out a large brown circle then folded it in half, and ran it through my die cut machine again to give me 2 oval shapes.

I also cut out a heart and a beak by hand.

Then I pinched the tube together at either end of the top.

I pushed down the front and back to make points of both sides, and squeezed the corners between my thumb and finger.

Next I adhered the wings, eyes, beak and heart.

I had already sorted out a few candies to give the children, so I got them ready.

I opened the top, rolled up the baggie, and popped them in and pushed the top back down again.

This is what I will be giving the children. I figure they can keep it as a keepsake after they have eaten the candies.

I already had the toilet rolls, patterned paper and cardstock on hand, so the only expense was the candies.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

OWL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!!

Owl Miss You

I got word that the OA at school was leaving, and decided I needed to make her a little gift.  For some strange reason I felt that Veronica and I had a connection some how. Anyway I set to work making this pack of cards using an owl, because it just seemed right.
However, shortly after making the cards, I discovered that I had wrong information, and that she isn't leaving.  Then over the winter break our connection made itself known. Veronica knew George, my partner who died 15 years ago. She used to babysit his kids!
I held on to the cards to give her at a later date, but in the end I wanted her to have them, and explained my mistake. Turns out she loves owls, because she is a Brownie leader!

Here they are:

I added a mini pen, pencil and eraser, and stamped all the envelopes too.