Owls are one of my favorites, because I find them really cute for one, but also because of a more personal attachment to them, as the owl is one of the symbols of the sorority I was in during my college days.
Here's a montage of the owls & birds I have scattered around my house:
This trio is perched on top of a shelf in my room. The orange & yellow ceramic owls are actually trivets that once belonged to my grandmother. The middle brass owl is also a trivet, which I scored from a trip to Goodwill.
This ceramic bird is another inheritance from my grandmother, which I loved because I thought it had a retro vibe. I was told it was used to hold scouring cleanser, but instead of Comet, it was "Bab-O". Now wouldn't that make cleaning such a cheery experience? I just have it on display in my living room. No cleanser in there!
This is a bookend I found at Goodwill as well, but it was alone without a twin, so I just use it as a filler on a bookshelf in my living room.
This bird sits on a decorative shelf in my daughter's room (could you tell?) It is a ceramic jewelry or trinket box, & was handmade by my great-grandmother. It was mine, but I handed it down to her, however right now, I have it up high so there is no chance she can break it! (Those ballet slippers in the background were also mine).
This cute little ceramic container (or mug, but I don't know how you would drink out of it), came full of candy. I think it is adorable, & the colors go well in my kitchen. It usually just hangs out on my counter to make me happy.
These "hooties" were also found on a trip to Goodwill, & you can see them also in one of my previous posts here & here. They've moved around my living room quite a bit, but right now they sit atop a mirrored tray I also found at Goodwill to use in my Christmas decor. (You can see the reflection of the fleur-de-lis on the urn right behind it. Fleur-de-lis are also very popular around my house, for the same reason owls are).
Here's a vignette sitting by my fireplace. Everything came from Goodwill except for the picture in the frame - the tray, birds (actually tealight holders, which have also moved around my living room a lot, see here), & the frame, which was covered with stuck on paper from an old picture. After some Windex & lots of elbow grease, it looks good as new!) The owl picture is actually from a card that my grandmother sent me. I guess she likes owls also!
This is a necklace given to me by one of my friends. Sorry, I couldn't get a good picture of it without holding it in my hand. Isn't it adorable? She remembered I liked owls also. How thoughtful!
Finally, since it is getting close to Valentine's Day, I thought this was an appropriate shot to finish off this posting. This is a plate I found at Target a few years back that I gave to my kids. (We used to have 2 of them, but the other one mysteriously vanished). Very cute, don't you think?
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