My Owl Barn

Giveaway: Organic Owl Love T-Shirt

2012-02-07T08:15:00.001-07:00

An Li Liu is a traveller, yoga instructor, designer and the owner of An Li Studio. Her online store offers high-quality selection of giclee prints of original collages and paintings, digital illustrations, and eco-friendly hand-printed t-shirts.

I am very excited to share that she has generously offered the owl t-shirt for a Valentine's Day giveaway.This heart-felt, flower-eyed, silvery fellow is printed on a mellow-blue 100% organic cotton scoop neck t-shirt. One lucky winner will win this adorable t-shirt in the size of their choice (available sizes - small, medium, large, or XL).The owl t-shirt is made with hand-cut stencils and then printed with silkscreens using high-quality, non-toxic, solvent-free, water-based inks.

To enter the giveaway:

1. You must be a follower of My Owl Barn (click here to follow My Owl Barn)

2. Sign up for newsletter to get "Owlsome Deal" delivered in your inbox.

Make sure you leave a comment here letting me know that you are a follower and have signed up for the newsletter.

I'll announce the winner sometime on February 14th!

Owlsome Deal - Snowy Owl and Lighthouse Print

2012-02-07T06:15:00.020-07:00

~~Regular price: $20.00~~

Owlsome deal price: $15.00

Our today's Owlsome Deal is by David Scheirer of Studio Tuesday. He is an artist and a painter living in Washington DC. The primary subjects of his watercolor paintings are nature, animals and birds inspired by his time spent in the outdoors, bird-watching and exploring. Lately he started a project called 100 Owls. As the name implies, it's a series of stunning and breath-taking owl illustrations in watercolors.

"The goal of the series is to create 100 unique images of owls, with the hope of creating a book that will capture the viewers interest through the entire series."

David has offered an Owlsome Deal on "Snowy Owl and Lighthouse" print from the 100 Owls series. It sells for $20 but for My Owl Barn readers it's for only $15! The offer is valid for a limited time only exclusively through My Owl Barn blog. To purchase the print at the discounted price click the "Add to Cart" below.

Buy now and save$5!

This deal is only available till 02/12/2012 6:00AM MST

The deal can end earlier, if the product gets sold out.

Additional details:

• Snowy Owl and Lighthouse by David Scheirer

• Matted Archival Print based on original watercolor illustration

• 5x7” print comes with a 8x10” white mat board

• Initialed and dated by the artist

Not so fine print:

- Once you click on the checkout button in cart, you will be directed to the PayPal payment page to make the payment to the seller. You can pay with your PayPal account, or with your credit/debit card.

- You will also be asked to provide your shipping address on the PayPal payment page.

- If you are seeing "This product is out of stock" message after clicking the "Add to Cart" button, that means that the deal has ended due to deadline being reached or the item being sold out.

- This Owlsome Deal is available to all the international readers.

- If you have any pre-purchase enquiries or questions about your purchase. Please email at 100owls@studiotuesday.com.

-You can read more on shipping info and return policy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/100owls/policy.

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Vintage Auto Parts Sculptures

2012-02-06T09:38:00.000-07:00

If the last post got your creative juices flowing then this post will knock your snocks off! James Corbett was the owner of auto recycling business before turning into a full time artits. He makes amazing life like sculptures with old gears, spark plugs, exhausts, radiators and so on. Some of these parts are more that 80 years old that are not changed or bent to modify the into shape. Artist shares: "Often the longest part of the process is finding old parts suitable for sculpture."

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Peach Pit Carving

2012-02-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

Peach pit carving. Did you guys know about this? I didn't. I first learnt about the fruit pit carving on the blog called Spike is Best of Paul Stilwell. I searched on Google and found out that the pit carving has been around for centuries originally introduced in China. It is the traditional handicraft and popular art form of China which needs some fruit pits and lots of carving skills. The pits from of the juicy fruits like peach, apricot, olive or walnuts are used to carve with intricate and detail art.

Paul carved these two owls and tree on peach pits using xacto knife and sand paper! You can read more on the process on his blog.

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Little Beehive

2012-02-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

Bee an illustrator from Melbourne, Australia recently released these adorable mini prints of owl and fox pair in her online store Little Beehive. Each print is 4" x 6" and available in two lovely colors - aqua-blue and golden yellow. These are great to add charm and color to a newborns room. At $10 each these will make a sweet Valentine's gift for your friends!

iPhone Cases + New York

2012-02-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

Hoot iPhone Case

Fancy Owl and Cute Owl case

Smart Owl

Owl Give You a Call and Cute Black Owl

Thaneeya and Owl

Happy Friday all! I'm taking a small trip to New York City with my hubby to celebrate his birthday. We'll be staying with a friend who has an apartment in a high rise building which is only few blocks from Times Square! I'm looking forward to enjoying the view from the apartment, endless strolls around the city and visiting museums. Do you guys have any recommendations for thrift stores, used book shops, restaurant that serves belgian waffles and best (in your opinion) coffee shop?

Have a great weekend! See you back on Monday.

Valentine Owl Pops

2012-02-03T12:24:00.000-07:00

If you are too obsessed with fondant like Jenna then today's post if for you. She made these sweet owl pops using fondant and dum-dum suckers. These look like an easy to make treat that you could send to your kid's school or make for a Valentine's day party.

You'll need only the following few things to make these pops.

Fondant

Dum-Dum Suckers

toothpicks

water

food coloring

For more information and instructions go to Jenna's blog.

Printable Valentine's Day Cards

2012-02-03T10:19:00.001-07:00

Jennifer Bell is a freelance illustrator and designer based in Minneapolis. She created these cute Valentine's Day cards featuring illustrations of woodland animals - owl and beaver. These can be used as is to give to your friend, as gift tags or punch a hole in the card to stick a sucker. These cards can be downloaded from here for free!

Hazel Village: Discount Code

2012-02-02T10:13:00.000-07:00

Do you remember this post on adorable animals by Hazel Village? Most of them were limited edition and sold out before many of you had the chance to purchase them. Jane the creator of these cuties have made some new creatures, and here is the chance for you to grab one for yourself or for a friend before they are gone!

She has generously offered 10% off on anything on her website and her Etsy store. To avail the discount use the coupon code OWLBARN2012 (works on both the sites) that's valid from now until February 14th. Check these out Lucy the owl, Kit the skunk, doll knitting kit and bird rattle.

Macrame Owl with a Heart

2012-02-02T09:32:00.001-07:00

I love macrame owls! I keep seeing the vintage ones in the second hand stores and craft fairs but I have never bought one for myself. May be it's time that I should. I find this little guy just adorable! It's made with white cotton thread, has wooden beads for eyes and a hand felted heart.Cute! I am thinking, a perfect gift for my valentine so I can have it later ;) Available here.

Do you know how to macrame or own anything macrame?

Nathalie Lété

2012-02-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful owl entitled "La Chouette" by Nathalie Lété. Want more? You can find her artwork on plates, cards, pillows, tins, scarf here.

Happy February!

2012-02-01T09:26:00.000-07:00

Happy February, everyone! To the most of us it's a fun month with love in the air. This year it's an extra special month beacuse we get an extra day added at the end of the month. Yes, it's a leap year. With our busy schedule we can most certainly use a bonus day. Do you agree?

Getting back to Love and Valentine's Day. If you are looking for a gift for someone special in your life then allow me to remind you that our Owl Lover 2012 calendar will make a great gift for anyone. You can pick the images you like from the gallery of 45 images of fabulous artworks and create your own calendar. Simply tie a ribbon across it and throw in some chocolates with it ;) If you already have bought a gift then you why not print the February month and use it as a tag! I like the shown image of the love-birds owls by Oana.

I am sure you want to take a peek. Visit this link to see all the artwork and download one month or the entire calendar.

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Valentine's Day Owls at Kohl's

2012-01-31T10:45:00.000-07:00

Valentine's Day Owls Kitchen Towel

Valentine's Day "Owl Be Yours" Kitchen Towel and Valentine's Day "I'm Falling For You" Kitchen Towel

Valentine's Day "Owl Be Yours" Hand Towel and Valentine's Day "Love" Hand Towel

"Love" Wall Decor and "Home Is Where The Heart Is" Wall Decor

Valentine's Day Owl Be Yours Table Runner and Valentines Day Owl Be Yours Vinyl Placemat

Vintage Owl Valentine’s Day Printable

2012-01-31T09:05:00.000-07:00

Keren Dukes is a talented designer and the owner of a blog called Free Pretty Things for You where she shares free printables, DIY projects and vintage-inspired images. Just in time for valentine's Day she has offered this vintage owl Valentine's Day image that can be used for making a banner, a card or as a gift tag.

Aren't these adorable animal valentines just adorable? You can download these too and many more from her blog after the jump.

She was so sweet to feature our Owl Lover 2012 Calender on her blog. Thanks, Keren.

Owl Valentine's Day Party

2012-01-30T09:12:00.000-07:00

Check out this Owl Valentine's Day party thrown by Kate for her little girl and her friends filled with cuteness and tons of wonderful ideas. I love those paper owls on the wall, the mail boxes and the owl shaped cake!

Owlsome Deal - Night Owl Paper Goods

2012-01-30T05:00:00.005-07:00

~~Regular price: $6.50~~

Owlsome deal price: $4.50

As promised, I give our very first "Owlsome Deal" by very owlsome Night Owl Paper Goods. They have offered their recently launched owl shaped card that is perfect to give on the Valentine's Day or any other occasion to tell someone how much you love them.

Night Owl Paper Goods' specialty-shape birch wood V-owl-entine’s Day Cards are offered in 3 designs:

a. you're owl kinds of sweet

b. i've got the hoots for you

c. i'm owl yours

Choose the card type from the drop down:
(quantities can be adjusted in the cart)

This deal is only available till 02/05/2012 12:00AM MST

The deal can end earlier, if the product gets sold out.

Additional details:

• Flat wood card with corresponding color envelope

• Made in the USA from sustainably-harvested birch wood

• Blank back. Write with ease using color pencils, ballpoint or gel pen!

• 100% biodegradable and recyclable with paper goods

• Packaged in a clear sleeve

• A2 specialty shape - approx. A2 - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Not so fine print:

- You will also be asked to provide your shipping address on the PayPal payment page.

- If you are seeing "This product is out of stock" message after clicking the "Add to Cart" button, that means that the deal has ended due to deadline being reached or the item being sold out.

- This Owlsome Deal is available in the US.

- If you have any pre-purchase enquiries or questions about your purchase. Please email at info@nightowlpapergoods.com.

- All items ship via USPS Priority Mail but Night Owl Paper Goods will ship up to 10 cards for a flat rate of $4.95.

-You can read more on shipping info and return policy at http://nightowlpapergoods.com/help/policies.php

Carl Kleiner

2012-01-27T14:22:00.003-07:00

I would like to wrap up this week with the creative vegetable art and photography from Swedish photographer Carl Kleiner.

This talented artist has worked with IKEA on the baking book - “Hembakat är Bäst” (Homemade is Best). You can see some images from the project on his website.

Have a great weekend!

P.S. Don't forget to enter the giveaway to win the 2012 calendar. Enter here.

Valentine's Day Card Round-Up

2012-01-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

Suzy JaneB

CaroleVillainArt

Notes

Papyrus

Lisa

Banquet

Freebie: Valentine's Day Party Printable

2012-01-27T09:15:00.000-07:00

Are you planning a party this Valentine's Day? Deanna of Mirabelle Creations has created these printables that will work perfectly for kids and grown ups parties, and they are free to download! The set includes - invitations, party circles, drink flags, cards, candy bar wrapper labels, Valentine’s Day cards, a 4×6 sign, and an “Owl Always Love You” banner. Download the printables for your next owl Valentine's Day party from here.

Valentine's Day Treat

2012-01-26T11:42:00.000-07:00

The web is filled with valentine's day special treats and sweets. And, while I was looking for an owl themed valentine recipe, I came across these cute little guys by Sugar Swings. Aren't these super adorable!

These are really easy to create and will make a great gift to give to someone special. All you'll need are some heart shaped peppermint patties for the body, valentine's day m&m's for eyes, tootsie rolls for making the wings and royal icing to glue everything together. Serious. Take a look here.

What's your favorite Valentine's day recipe?

Cup O' Art

2012-01-26T11:14:00.000-07:00

Cheeming Boey AKA “Boy Obsolete” is a Malaysian born artist currently living in Newport Beach who makes amazing art combining two very simple things - disposable cups and Sharpie. It all started when he was sitting in a coffee shop and began to draw on trashed styrofoam cup because he had no paper. Gradually, he started to draw more and more and getting noticed by people around him for his artful cups.

His cups with the intricate designs and detailed works of art make anywhere from $200 to $1500 a piece. He became "the man behind the cups in Sharpie’s 2011 magazine ad for Sharpie Pen as part of the Start with Sharpie campaign" - Sharpie blog.

The second best green thing that you could do, after using recyclable products, is to transform the un-recycleable into art.

Watercolor Painting Pendants

2012-01-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

Emma Atkinson is the designer and owner of the brand Milame Handmade Design started in 2010 in Cape Town out of her love for jewelry making. The shown one-of-a kind pendants are from her watercolor pendant series which come with beautiful handmade painting. Apart from unique handmade jewelry pieces she creates wool wrapped lamp shades. So lovely! You can learn more about her work and contact her if you have any questions about her products through her website.

New: Owlsome Deal

2012-01-25T10:30:00.001-07:00

Hi, friends! I am starting a new section on My Owl Barn called "Owlsome Deal". In this section, I'll post about one product at a time that is made available on a special discount to My Owl Barn readers only for a specific time in a limited quantity. The product can be purchased at the discounted price only while the stocks last and while the deal is on. This means, if you see something you like, you should buy it. "Too late, too late will be the cry when the (wo)man with the bargains has passed you by".

Once the deal expires or the item is sold out. The items listed under "Owlsome Deal" will be archived forever and can be found under the "Owlsome Deal" category, but won't be available as an "Owlsome Deal".

How are the deals selected?

I am working with various merchants to bring you these deals. If you also make an owl themed product like art, pottery, clothing, paper goods, bags, toys etc. you can submit it for the "Owlsome Deal". Read the Merchant FAQ page for details. If you have a question that is not answered there then please feel free to send me an email at shivani AT myowlbarn DOT com with "OwlSome Deal" in the subject line.

Who is responsible for payments, shipping, customer support, refunds etc.?

My Owl Barn is working with merchants to bring specific products at a special discount to you. You are still buying the product directly from the merchant and you'll be directly dealing with the merchant for payment and any questions about your order. Merchant's contact information will be made available on the deal page.

Our very first "Owlsome Deal" is coming soon! Stay tuned.

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Owl Accent Lamp

2012-01-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

This eye-catching owl accent lamp will add character and whimsy to almost any corner of your home. Available here and here.

Love Note Cards

2012-01-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

It feels like one moment we were talking about Christmas parties, crazy shopping trips, family dinners and the next Valentine's Day. I can't believe how fast time flies. In a week it'll be February! With Valentine's day just around the corner I have bunch of fun posts lined up to share here. There will be recipes, DIYs, gift ideas and more with hearts, flowers, pinks, reds and owls! :)

Today's Valentine item is these little peek-a-boo note cards with a glittery heart, an owl peeking from the inside with the text "Guess whoo loves you?". Isn't it sweet! The card measure 2" x 3" which is perfect size to slip in a lunch bag, pocket or gift. It comes in a pack of four and includes envelopes with a scalloped edge.