Fun with Pinecones, Poms, and Pipe Cleaners

I made this little owl ornament for Robyn (don’t look, Robyn! haha) from stuff you might have laying around your house and yard, if you are like me: An acorn cap, large and small poms, chenille stems, wool felt, a small pinecone, touches of white acrylic paint, some metallic thread, and a stick. All held together with blobs of hot glue.

I have a love/hate relationship with hot glue, and after an evening of burning my fingers, taking a chunk out of my work surface from a hot glue leak, and getting hair-thin snarly hot glue strings all over my clothes and in my hair, I asked folks on my Facebook page to recommend a good mini hot glue gun that won’t be out to get me. I am 100% sure hot glue is not supposed to be this hard to use.

I’m going to check this one out, as Surebonder was the brand recommended by several different commenters! Thanks, guys.

Welp, it’s the last week before Christmas. Y’all ready? I’m not! I’m fine this is fine

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