I had grand visions of finding glass beads that looked just like those haunting eyes and pairing those with a multitude of feathers. While I found some glass beads in my stash, but none of them seemed quite right.
So then I set about to create some components of my own. I had this idea to make an owl head tablet bead. I succeeded in making eight of them. But then I couldn't quite decide how to finish them and everything I did seemed to make it look worse.
Then I decided to switch gears away from the obvious owl face and focus on the feathers. I came up with a new feather design, one that required sculpting each so they would be unique.
Still, none of this was quite right, or at least not how I envisioned it in my head.
But it is my party, and I figure that I should share with you what I made, even if it feels a bit more like cocktail weenies than prime rib. Plus there is always a lesson to be learned in the process....like using different colors of clay, or coloring it before baking, or simply don't wait until the very last minute to gather your materials (!).
"Perfection is the enemy of done." So here is what I made. Now I know that I have the spark of some ideas that I can revisit and refine another time.
Whoooo else made something to share? Add your link to the blog hop below and have fun flying around to see what everyone else created!
