Owl Embroidery

One of my new favorite crafts lately has been embroidery. My sister is expecting her first in a little under a month, and I've been enjoying making her some handmade gifts! She's going for an orange/owl theme so I made her owl lanterns for her baby shower, an owl mobile for the nursery (tutorial and pictures coming soon!), and recently finished this cute owl embroidery for the nursery! 


I used this great image from Trillustrations to sketch out the basic deign for the embroidery:

I started with the leaves using the fish bone stitch

My first time doing that stitch! It was fun. Although, it took me half hour to do two leaves haha. Embroidery is certainly not the quickest craft ever. Here's a close up:

And then I just used a basic back stitch for the tree and outlining the owls. Here's the little one shhh he's sleeping :)

And here's the big guy! My favorite part is the speckled belly. No clue if owls actually have speckled bellies in real life....but I thought it would be cute haha. 

All done embroidering....time for a frame. 

I bought a $1 wood frame from Michaels and painted it orange. 

And then just wrapped the embroidery around the paper insert that came in the frame with some tape. Super professional, I know. Hey, it will be on the back. No one will even see!

Plopped it in the frame....(good thing no one will see the back. Maybe I should have painted back there too...haha)

Stuck in the little wood peg....

And then tada! Cute owl embroidery :) Hopefully it will look good in the nursery!!


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22 comments

  1. So cute! I've tried embroidery to make pendants for jewelry, but it's never turned out well. You've got a lot of skill and patience!

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  2. so cute!!!! You did a great job!

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  3. i just started embroidering... this is super cute!

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  4. This is so cute!! Love the owls!!

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  5. You did a beautiful job! What a lucky baby! My daughter is obsessed with owls, she would love this :)

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  6. Adorable. I'm with you, embroidery takes way too long. Thank you for linking up to More the Merrier Mondays.
    Jamie
    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com

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  7. So sweet! I love the idea of an owl themed nursery.

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  8. That turned out really cute! Good job!

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  9. Hi! Stopping by its fun to craft! This came out great. I love owls :) I would love for you to share this at my friday link party!

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  10. I love embroidery and owls! Great combo. Would you like to post  a photo link to your blog on my Sew & Tell Saturday linky party at my blog this Saturday? Its geared specifically for sewing projects !
    Justine @ Sew Country Chick

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  11. Hi Rebecca, what a lovely job you did with the owl embroidery. So cute. Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris

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  12. So sweet... maybe I can tackle this one too. I am crazy for owls lately!
    Meredith From A Mother Seeking Come find me on my blog, A Mother Seeking...

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  13. awww they're SO CUTE!! I bet your sister will LOVE them!! :)

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  14. Super cute! Thanks for linking up with us and hope you join us again this Wednesday! Have a happy Thanksgiving!

    Marie
    mylilpinkpocket.blogspot.com

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  15. I love this design, it's so cute! You're right about how long embroidery takes haha, I've started to use sewing machines and embroidery machines recently which I got from www.sewingmakesmehappy.com it's much quicker and just as fun!

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  16. Such a great and unique idea! You're a genius! Thank you for sharing this

    Embroidery Machine

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