Bird ornaments

When I was younger, I thought that only old and boring people are interested in birds.

 Guess what, I am there now :-).


I love watching birds, and one obliging little weaver bird is busy building a nest right outside my window.  My favorite couch is the perfect spot to observe him:

To have some birds (other than the chickens and the pigeon that loves to hang out on my rope light ...) indoors too, I made little bird ornaments:

If you would also like to make some, start by finding a drawing of a bird on the internet, and re-size it in Photoshop.
Then import it several times into a word document:

Print it out on T-shirt transfer paper. My printer automatically mirrors the images when I use the transfer paper setting:

 

Iron it onto some white fabric, following the instructions on the paper:

 

Roughly cut it out, also cut out some fabric as backing. Pin together with the right sides facing each other and insert a string:

 

Sew the two pieces plus string together, leaving an opening at the bottom:

 
Cut the fabric you do not need off:

 

Turn over, stuff, and sew the opening closed by hand:

 

Then hang it up and enjoy the little fellows:

 Have a wonderful day!



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