Upcycled Sweater Birds
I love birds, especially at this time of year. They are starting to appear in my yard, and I can hear them chirping when I open my windows to air out the stale air in the house.
It has been a long winter here in Utah, and the gray days are about to put me in the loony bin.
Seeing them flit around on the blossoming trees makes me so happy that SPRING is finally here.
HOORAY! It has been a while since I posted about these fun little upcycled sweater birds, so I thought I would share them again.
Upcycled Sweater Birds
If you haven’t noticed, I enjoy making things from recycled and felted wool sweaters.
I thought it would be fun to see if I could use up some scraps and make a robin. After all, I had the perfect orange sweater for the belly.
It was so much fun making the robin that I drew up a few other birds.
After a few prototypes and some funny-looking birds, this is what I finally came up with.
I just love my feathery (well, felty) friends.
Bluebird
Do you have any blue sweaters kicking around that you aren’t wearing? These birds are quite easy to make.
Cardinal
Sparrow
What To Do With These Sweater Birds?
You can
- Stick a piece of paddle wire to their bellies, then attach them to a basket, plant, or wreath.
- They make an excellent PIN CUSHION,
- and kids love to play with them.
- I don’t have any cats, but I am sure they would go crazy, especially if you added a little catnip while stuffing them.
You can make them with fleece or even just cotton woven fabric.
