I love experimenting with various leftover materials in my craft stash and today’s Clothespin Owl tutorial is sure to be a HOOT-TASTIC craft to recreate with your child today!!!

As I was digging through my fall materials getting ready to share some AMAZING tutorials for you guys on Glued To My Crafts, I came across a HUGE bag of leftover plastic leaves from last year {I always stock up at Dollar Tree this time of year!}

After playing around with various ideas and realizing I have WAYYYY too many wooden clothespins to my name as well – I came up with this Fall Themed Clothespin Owl idea. The decorative plastic leaves give a nice “wing” look and it really pulled everything together, just as I envisioned.

You can recreate these “owl-tastic” pieces as well by checking out the full tutorial below. Then use them as festive decor, pretend play pieces for the kids or even use them as gift tags for your upcoming fall celebrations. Whatever you decide to do with your masterpieces, I hope you have fun doing it!

Happy crafting, my friends!!!

Clothespin Owl Supplies:

• Wooden Clothespins
• Colored Markers
• Colored Cardstock
• Scissors
• School Glue
• Small Wiggle Eyes
• Decorative Plastic Leaves

Directions:

• First decorate one clothespin per owl {the owl’s body} however you like. I went with a subtle brown body but you can of course change this up. Repeat for each owl you are making. Set aside.
• Next grab your cardstock. Cut out a small head with two pointy ears out {one per owl.} Go ahead and decorate it however you like, along with gluing on the wiggle eyes to it.
• Now grab your decorative leaf and clothespin. “Pinch” the leaf in between the clothespin to create “wings” for the owl.
• To finish off the Fall Themed Clothespin Owl, glue your cardstock head piece to the clothespin. Then set aside to let it dry completely, before displaying proudly!

Love our Clothespin Owl idea? Be sure to also check out our Pinecone Owls kid craft post. It’s another festive idea to make this time of year!