I should be in bed but...

I've had this idea in my head for three weeks now and I thought I'd missed the deadline for the Hero Arts monthly challenge but being 8 hours ahead really helps lol. So I'm up late, blogging but happy.  I just love Hero Arts' owls.  This is the first time I've ever entered one of their challenges so I hope I linked it all correctly over on Flickr!

The challenge was to be inspired by the new 2011 catalogue which has the most beautiful stuffed and sewn flowers on the front.  I immediately went on the hunt for an owl image I could use in a similar way!  I purchased 'A few more owls' from Two Peas in a Bucket and successfully printed this gorgeously cute creature onto a piece of felt. (I glued a piece of paper to the back of the felt and just ran it through my printer :) )  I put a second piece of felt behind the one with the image on and free machined the owl, using a thick blue thread.  I added lace, felt, rusty-ish washers and beads and am really pleased with the result :)

She will be gracing the cover of a fabric journal I intend to make very soon!