How To Make A Junk Art Owl Using Bling And Rust

Make teeny tiny owl decor using costume jewelry and a vintage hardware pull.

I love putting bits and pieces of stuff together. I just pull out my junk stash and go through it until an idea hits me.

Last week when I made a Mermaid and my granddaughter thought it was an Owl. I don’t know how she came up with that. I did think it was interesting because I had these pieces laid out just waiting for me to put them together.

The flower broach has been in my bling stash for a while. Every time I looked at the broach all I could see were owl eyes. I guess it’s the shape of the two blooms? Anyway, I would think about how to create the owl and always thought I would cut the broach in half …separate the eyes.

Luckily I spotted the drawer pull one day and ta-dah….an idea was born. I thought the shape of the white wood piece might work nicely but then decided it didn't.

I went searching through the wood bin again and came up with the rectangular piece that had been painted sometime ni the past.

Before I attached the bling and pull I finished the back by adding a hanger and then wall protectors on each corner.

I drilled a screw hole for the furniture pull and attached it to the board. The pull has a screw attachment that has to be recessed into the wood….that’s important for this project. I was able to attach the pull and it holds the “eyes” in place.

This is how it looks in the back with the pull attached. Just one screw.

I bent the broach slightly and slid it under the pull. Then I tightened the screw until it held the “eyes” in place. And that was it. How about those turquoise eyes….pretty.

See my mixed media Mermaid here.

Leave a note if you have time and have a great day! Kathy