Friday Give-A-Way

If you'll bear with me as I tell the tale of how these little owls came to be....then, there's a give-a-way at the end....but don't rush down there now....just be patient.....after all....it's a virtue!!!

 Once upon a time there was an old flannel shirt that belonged to Ms. Deb's Daddy (that would be my Dad).  Her daughter, Jess, wore it as a teenager, sorta as a jacket....but since Ms. Deb's Daddy passed away in 1994, the shirt has just hung in the very back of her closet....
.....until.....
....one day while blog hopping....
Ms. Deb came across something and had a brainstorm
(which gave her a headache and she had to take a nap).....
.....but once her nap was over....
....she knew exactly what she was gonna do with her Daddy's old shirt!!! 

You see....what Ms. Deb had seen....was a teddy bear made out of an old shirt!!!!
LIGHT BULB MOMENT.....
.....she knew this was exactly what her Daddy's shirt had been hanging around waiting on....to be turned into....not a teddy bear....but....what else?!?!?
Come on....take a wild guess!!!!
.....AN OWL....of course!!!
What would be more fitting to honor her Daddy ....than a whimsical little stuffed owlie?!?!

So....Ms. Deb searched the Internet....and found a free tutorial that Emily Ashby @ Toad's Treasures  was so very kind to share with her readers!!!  
Ms. Deb tweaked the pattern just a bit so that she could make her little owlies special for each person who would receive one!!!

So...without further adieu....here's the outcome!!!

May I present to you Owliver!!!!

He belongs to our GRAND-son who will turn FOUR (I so can't believe that)....in a few weeks.  

He 's guitars and boots and the color blue!!!

 

Ollie the Owl belongs to our baby GRAND-son....but DO NOT call him a baby boy....he will inform you in no uncertain terms that he is a BIG BOY....but he will ALWAYS be our baby!!!  

He 's the color orange....and stars!!!

 Owlivia was made especially for my daughter, Jess....because she loves teals and browns....and, especially polka dots.....

And....Owlbrey (Pappy named her)....is mine.



I made her in colors that match my craft room!!!!

I used my Dad's shirt for the back of each of the owls.  Their beaks and feet are cut from scraps of the leather left over from Pappy's coat that I made this purse from.  And...on their little bottoms....I sewed one of my "Made With Tender Loving Care" labels.  


So....each of the little owlies have a special meaning to all of us....in more ways than one!!!

 Now....here's where y'all come in if you've stuck with me this far!!!

I have an extra owl....because I changed my mind about one of them.  I woke up with how I would change one of the owls to make it more special (with the stars)....and thought that if I reached 125 followers.....then, the "extra" owl will be given away to a special follower.  

And...guess what?!?!?  

I crawled out of bed at 2:30 in the morning because I couldn't wait (that's how old people are when they get something on their minds).....to prowl thru my stash of scraps to see if I had the piece I needed to make the change (which I did).....and.....when I checked my blog....

....I had exactly ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE followers!!!

So....if you would like this little owl as your very own....

......here's how!!!!

1.  Leave me a comment and let me know who you would give your owl to if you're the winner.....or, if you would keep him for yourself....and what name you would choose for him/her!!!  If you prefer not to leave a comment....but would like to be in on the give-a-way....then, send me an e-mail....just click on  "contact me".

2.  Leave another comment that you're a follower of Jeremiah 29:11 (sign up to follow if you haven't already and let me know!!!)

And...that's how you'll get 2 chances to win!!!  And...for a third chance....if you want to blog about the give-a-way on your own blog....then, that'll give you one more entry....just leave me another comment with the link!!!

I'll take comments until Monday evening, July 12th....and announce the winner on Tuesday morning!!!

Friday Blessings to each of 'ya!!!

In His Most Precious Love....and with mine!!!