hello there. i hope your gift giving list is shrinking by the day! but just in case you still have a few people on your list (wink!) i’ve put together 10 adorable handmade gifts for under $10 each. i’ll be posting them all in the next two days! most are made with easy to find supplies that you may already have at home.
Owl iPod/iPhone cozy:
isn’t she a cutie?! here’s how to make her…
1. first you need to crochet or knit a rectangle the size of your phone. it will be stretchy and you want your phone to have a snug fit in the cozy, so don’t make it too large. use your phone/iPod as a template. if you don’t know how to crochet/knit you can also use a piece of thick wool felt as your ‘face’.
2. cut white and dark brown or black felt into circles for the eyes. stitch them on with matching colors of embroidery floss. center the dot in the middle of the eye.
3. stitch over the top part of the eye with yarn (use the same color as your initial rectangle) to give your owl eyelids. use dark brown or black embroidery floss to stitch eyelashes on your owl. NOTE: don’t stress about having threads showing on the back of your owl because they will be hidden inside when you attach the back.
4. add embroidery with white (or a contrasting color) yarn to give the owl a forehead and nose.
5. add embroidery to the bottom portion of the owl in a ‘rainbow’ shape.
6. cut a piece of thick wool felt to match the owl face. hand stitch the two together (the owl’s face should be facing the inside, you will turn in inside out in a bit…)
7. once your pieces are securely stitched together turn your cozy inside out! ta-da… you’ve made something cute. π
8. you can add a little bow, wings, a hat or glasses.
i know who i’m giving mine to, but i’m not telling. π
Hope you have the loveliest day… hot chocolate for everyone. XO. Elsie
ps. if you’d like to use my DIY images on your blog, feel free! just please link back here. π
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Ohh I am loving the bubble gum pink hair! And the cute owl π
That is so cute! And you hair – really cute!
I heart the pink hair. It makes me miss mine a lot. It looks good on you, you pull it off well.
The owl cozy is cute too, but I think the pink hair steals the show π
Cute! I look forward to the next one, too π
this is so cute! I’ve already crocheted my face tonight and will finish her up in the morning! Thanks for the tutorial, LOVING the owls! π
ahhhhhhh–the hair! i absolutely love it. as for the owl–i think i know what my sister is getting for christmas…
thanks, elsie!
Freaking cute! My mama wants your site. She has the itouch and has been trying to figure out where to house her baby. She just about jumped out of her bed to start this. It was so cute to see her excitement. Thanks for this tutorial!
xxx
This is sooooo cute… I’m really going to try to make it myself…
about your hair… I’d liked it better when it was dark…
Keep on going !!!!
Wow!! It’s so cute! Can’t wait to the next DIY projects. Thank you, Elsie!
Love the owl!
this is SOOOO cute. =)
thanks for the inspiration!
p.s. i <3 your pink hair.
You along with each of your friends and the beautiful pics of yarn… have made me want to learn to crochet. I feel this desire to become crafty bubbling at the surface. I’ve spoken to my Momma who crocheted when I was young and asked her to teach me… but unfortunately she said she could not due to the fact she is a lefty and does it backwards.
Could you advise me on the best book to pick up to venture into the world of yarn… lots and lots of yarn… π
Thanks for sharing! Love the hair!!
Adorable! I just love your DIY tutorials. Thanks for being awesome! :{D
And your hair is too cute! I had that color back in high school – so much fun <3
~twiggy h.
Hmmm, something to do with my new crochet skills a la Holly! Thanks Elsie! Your hair looks rad too ;-D
the owl is so lovely but your bubble-gum-pink hair is so much lovelier! seriously a GREAT look for you!
xoxo CaL
OMG!!! Sooooo cute!!! I am going to make this for my bestie for xmas…..today!!! Thank you so much for sharing!! π hearts.
This is so cute. My daughter would love this for her iPod Touch.
too cute. els it’s SO easy to learn to knit. go check out the free tutorials on lion brand’s website. they teacher there are great. also easy using the stich n’ bitch book.
http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&learnToKnit=1&V2=1
these are the cozy cuffs i’m giving to a bunch of people on my list this year. almost done with them all…
http://meredithannetaylor.blogspot.com/2009/12/cozy-and-warm.html
This is ADORABLE!!
SO freaking cute! Thanks for sharing!!!!
I LOVE OWLS!And this cozy is PERFECT!Thank you so much for this tutorial!You are AWSOME!!!!!And the pink hair is…sooo YOU!!!! π
I got an ipod touch for xmas and I made the owl cozy:)
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that’s just marvelous!
first you need to crochet or knit a rectangle the size of your phone. it will be stretchy and you want your phone to have a snug fit in the cozy, so don’t make it too large. use your phone/iPod as a template. if you don’t know how to crochet/knit you can also use a piece of thick wool felt as your ‘face’.
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I wish I could make something like that!
-James
Nice art work.A nice pouch for keeping an i pod in it. This is a nice and durable product for keeping mobiles.A nice thing to have.
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I wish I could make something like that!
Really like this blog Nice art work
This is so cute nice effort
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Thanks for such a great post and the review, I am totally impressed! Keep stuff like this coming.
Very cute creation!
Super cute! What on earth is that “thing” anyway?
wow. it is unbelievable. I love it so much . Thanks for your sharing. cool .great. I sure I’ll come back soon.
It was so cute to see her excitement. Thanks for this tutorial!
She is very talented. She makes so lovely stuff:)
I’d love to make some items myself too!
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This looks so cute, I like it a lot! I think it is an awesome hand-made present for friends and family members. Thanks a lot for this idea!
I love this cute bag wuth a ribbon!:) Such a masterpiece! I’ll try to make one too:)
I’d be interested in hearing. The TOS seems rather clear that it is not unless expressly approved by Amazon. I guess if the library got it in writing then they would be ok.
Wow! Owls are really cute!
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Hi there.
Thank you so much for this tutorial – I’ll make them for my friends as a New Year presents! π
Looks nice and easy.
I think I can handle this hand made thing.
Need one for my camera.
So thanks for the tutorial.
i absolutely love it and your hair is cute too is there a special way you did the bow.
Oh this is soooo adorable!
i have to do it as well and i will link your blog back tomine if that is ok =)
I love your blog! You seem to be such a happy person and a job that you love. that’s awesome!
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I have an iPod touch can i use it with that 2 ?