My skills have always been with building and crafting, but I used to struggle with decorating.

The Nester’s motto is “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.” I can’t even begin to tell you how freeing that statement is and has been for me. This is bound to change the way you think about your home and decorating! I promise. Now go raid your bin and make some owl bookends!įYI, you only have a few hours left to enroll in the Nester’s Cozy Minimalist course. I recommend painting the owl prior to attaching it to the bookend.Ĭheers to another great scrap wood project. Step 5: Center owl onto base and attach using wood glue and 1 1/4″ countersunk screws.īe sure to sand any rough edges. Step 4: Attach eyes and beak to head using wood glue and 3/4″ finish nails. Step 3: Attach the face piece to head using wood glue and 1 1/4″ finish nails. Step 2: Cut out owl head shape as per sketch. Attach side piece to base using wood glue and countersunk 1 1/4″ wood screws. Always follow all safety precautions when using power tools. This is a great gift idea for adults and kids alike! I sent this pair off to my sister who happened to have an owl get down her chimney (someone left the flue open!) and was flying around in her house.īelow are the step-by-step instructions including materials and a cut list.

These wood pieces happen to be different colors (some stained, some cedar, some painted) but you could easily use new lumber and paint the owls in fun colors. I used scrap wood pieces straight from my cut off bin to quickly put together these bookends. They are adorable and will help straighten up your bookshelf, too. While you’re cleaning out the scrap wood bin, save a few scraps to make these cute owl bookends. It’s January and everyone is in cleaning, purging, and organizational mode. Pretty Handy readers Happy New Year! Jaime here today from That’s My Letter to share how to make scrap wood DIY Owl Bookends.

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