Add a Little DIY Whimsy to Thanksgiving with This Brillo Pad Craft

Tess Panzer

Want to add a fun, whimsical touch to your home this Thanksgiving? Why not add a wise owl, or two, to your mantelpiece or tablescape.

These charming, winged creatures are made from little more than vinyl, a styrofoam ball and a copper Brillo pad. They can be used simply as decor, or how about turning them into place cards, by writing the name of your guests on them. Now that would be a wise thing to do, indeed!

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Materials:

  • 3″ Styrofoam Balls

  • White Alligator Vinyl

  • Copper Brillo Pad

  • Grey Felt

  • Googley Eyes

Tools:

  • Hot Glue Gun

  • Scissor

  • Sharpie

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Instructions:

1. Flatten out your copper Brillo pad and glue it to your styrofoam ball.

2. Cut several teardrop shapes out of the alligator vinyl - these will serve as feathers.

3. Glue the “feathers” around the rest of the ball, leaving the Brillo pad un-feathered, so it acts as the breast of the owl.

4. Cut one larger, slightly more rounded teardrop from the vinyl and glue it to the top of the ball, to that the point comes down onto the Brillo, and the tops of the “feathers” are covered.

5. Cut a figure eight or “B” from the grey felt and glue it to the top of the Brillo pad, so that the tip of the top teardrop drops down over it slightly.

6. Add a googley eye to each side of the “B”.

7. Cut a small triangle from the vinyl and glue below the eyes to serve as a beak.

8. Cut two small triangles from the grey felt and pinch them in half, with a dab of glue, then glue them to the owl to serve as ears.

9. Write the name of your guest on the top of the owl.

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