Hi! I’m Kelly, the crafty housewife over at Live Laugh Rowe.
I’m tickled silly that Erin and I are doing blog swaps today.
She meets my readers, I meet hers. How fun is that?

Well, today I thought I would share with you a project that I’m super familiar with because I make them and sell them in my store, House 129. They’re super sweet and versatile. Hang them on your tree at Christmas or add a little color to a gift. They can also be made in all shapes, sizes and colors. The sky is the limit!

Let’s get this tutorial started, shall we?

First we’ll need our supplies:

Felt, Fabric, Embroidery Floss, Needle, Thread, Scissors, Glue Gun, Hemp Twine and Poly Fill (a few items are not pictured). You’ll want to grab a piece of paper and pen/pencil as well. Let’s start with tracing out the bird and wing in the size of your choice. Once you’ve done that, cut your patterns out. Go ahead and trace the birds outline on your felt and the wings outline on your fabric, then cut!

Okay, now that we’ve cut out our pieces, first go ahead and hand stich the wing on one side of the bird. Side note: You could also sew the wing on with your sewing machine. That’s what I typically do, but I didn’t want to assume everyone has a sewing machine. Alright, at this point, you’ll also want to decide if you want your bird to face left or right. For me, the bird facing left seemed most natural. Whatever floats your boat {smile}. Once you’ve stitched on the wing, you’ll also want to sew on an eye. Use your creativity here as well — you can do a stich, an X, a knot or whatever your most comfortable. I like to stich mine so that they look like they have eyelashes…. sassy little birds {wink}.

We’ll then want to cut our hemp twine. Cut a piece about 7-1/2″ in length, fold in half and knot at the one end (reference picture 1 below). Hot glue that knotted piece onto the inside of what would be the back of the birdie (reference picture 2 below).