DIY Owl Bookends

31 Days of DIY Projects. Project Twelve: DIY Owl Bookends.

Make your own DIY Owl Bookends with just a few simple materials. I’m all about affordable, simple and easy projects. This project is no exception. Hurray for budget friendly DIY’s! The second I spotted these owls at the dollar store I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them. With a few other simple supplies they made the perfect bookends.

Materials Needed to make DIY Owl Bookends: 2 blocks of wood (I found mine at Michael’s), two decorative owls (99 Cent Store), a paint brush, wood stain and E6000.

Step One: Start by staining your wood. I chose a color called Grapevine. It was the only brown tone stain I could find at Michael’s. I was very happy with the red tone the wood had once stained. Apply as many layers of stain as needed to reach your desired depth of color.

Step Two: Once your stain has fully dried, glue your owls onto each wooden block using E6000. I use E6000 for almost all of my projects because it’s workable, but dries permanent and holds well! Keeping a tube of this glue on hand is a DIY must for me.

Have you ever made bookends? Hope you have fun making your own DIY Owl Bookends!

Happy DIYing!

xoxo Naomi