Tutorial: Pink Owl Treat Pail

waHOO! I was thrilled and flattered when Jen featured my pink owl costume on her incredibly popular crafting blog, Tatertots and Jello. I can't think of a better time to share the tutorial for the coordinating treat pail.


For this project, you'll need a plastic pumpkin pail (purchased at Target years ago for about $1), pink and cream fleece (felt will work too although more of the pail color may show through), white glue, package of black and orange foam masks (purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts), and one sheet of white cardstock.

1. Download the owl costume templates.
Templates are for personal use only. Original design by Pure Joy Events © 2011. All rights reserved.

2. Print out Owl Template 1 on regular copier paper and cut out the pieces. cut approximately sixty individual feathers and the mask out of the pink fleece. Then cut about five individual feathers out of the cream fleece. The wing template will not be used for this project.

3. Cut the beak out of the orange foam mask. For pictures on how to create the mask, see the pink owl costume tutorial.

4. Glue the pink mask on top of white mask, the black circles for the eyes, and then the lashes.

5. Turn over the mask and glue on the black foam mask and orange beak.

6. Starting at the bottom of the orange pail, glue a row of pink feathers. Create overlapping layers of feathers as you work your way up the pail.


7. Glue the mask just above the cream chest. Lastly, glue down the first two rows of feathers to the bottom of the pail, so they don't flare out.


If you have made the pink owl costume and/or the matching treat pail, I would love to post your pictures!


As Seen On: Child Made / Cute Hoots / Elle and Kate *first prize in Halloween DIY Contest* / One Pretty Thing / Sweet Craft Cakes

14 comments:

  1. Wow. Your owl costume is just amazing and the treat pail is the icing on the cake!

    Visiting from Tatertots and Jello.

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  2. This is so cute. My daughter-in-law loves owls. I may have to make her a pail.

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  3. This is so stinking cute! What a great idea!

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  4. love this!!! i dont even have kids and i'm obsessed with these owl costumes :)

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  5. This is the cutest Halloween pail I've ever seen! Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

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  6. That is so adorable! What a fabulous way to make over a treat pail and customize it! Target has jack o'lantern buckets for only a dollar and even has pink ones. Those would be perfect! I love it and even though it doesn't match my daughter's costume, a pink owl would be a really cute accessory for her bedroom:) Thanks for the idea and tips!

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  7. ah that is so so so cute!! if you have time come link up to Handmade Tuesdays @ www.ladybug-blessings.com

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  8. So Clever...We are working on a Owl Party and we would love to feature your costume and treat pail soon. Noelle

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  9. so flipping adorable! love it... thanks for linking up to a crafty soiree. i'm your newest follower (-:

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  10. This is super cute! A friend is having a 1st birthday party on the weekend, I will let her know about your website.

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  11. Actually would it be okay to share this on my blog with a link back to you? I know lots of people with an owl love at the moment and I think it is going to be quite big in Australia at the moment with new season stock coming out and owls are everywhere!

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  12. Adorable! What a crafty idea! I had to share it on my CraftBliss Facebook page and link back to you. ~Dee

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  13. I think I may make this as my daughter's costume this year. She bought a Ty Beanie Boo Haunt the Owl Stuffed animal, and she wants to dress like him for halloween. Cute! I just have to modify the colors slightly. Thank you for the awesome template!

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