Make Your Own Owl Treat Bags

These bags will be great to hand out Halloween candy to the little trick-or-treaters. This simple project can be followed with easy to follow steps given with each kind of owl including Barn Owl, and Great Horned Owl. Just grab a few brown paper bags and a Sharpie. Kids can help draw and color the bags which will also work as luminaria, look at the geometric owl above. Get the complete directions from here. Happy crafting!

Kitschy Stuff from Little Odd Forest

Little Odd Forest is a brand based out of Singapore founded by designer Lynda Lye. Lynda earned her Bachelors in Fine Arts degree (BFA) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and started Little Odd Forest in 2004. It's a label that designs and produces a huge range of bags, pouches, face masks, wristlets inspired by charming forest, fairy tales and wanderlust. The kitschy animal inspired bags and quirky forest creatures are hoped to bring more smiles in the world.

The products have been featured in many international magazines such as Lucky, Bazaar and Seventeen. Another reason to support the home studio business is that it's run by jobless, homeless and underprivileged women. You know where to shop if you are looking for unique handmade gifts this year. For more fun products check out their online store.

ZooModern: Adorable Animal Wooden Toys

A few days ago, I received an email from Glen Hay who is a designer and an illustrator from Northern New Jersey. He has worked in the toy industry for 12 years and has an experience as a toy designer for Toys R Us. He started his brand ZooModern when he wanted a fun and an interesting toy for his daughter which was also safe as well as environmentally friendly.

Inspired by Japanese Kokeshi dolls, he creates animal dolls mainly made from wood for ZooModern. The handmade dolls have large heads, simple features and clothes to give them life. These dolls will inspire kids with imaginative stories and explore their creativity.

ZooModern current collection has Lars Owl, Abe Fox, Evan Rabbit and Leo Bear. They are made  with sustainable rubber wood and meticulously sewn in wool with a metal snap for easy removal.

New Products by Coral & Tusk

Stephanie Housley's beautiful hand-drawn illustrations take form as embroidery adorning pillows, tea towels, napkins and cards. Her brand Coral & Tusk founded in 2007 offers wide range of home products that you can cherish for years. "Drawing is my passion. Embroidering these drawings makes them come to life."

The new collection features the woodland creatures and other characters that will bring a little bit of whimsy to your home. Coral and Tusk has been featured in number of publications such as Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Martha Stewart, Vogue and The World of Interiors.

You can find more of her work blogged previously here.

Delightful Groups of Characters in Lihie Jacob's Illustrations

Lihie Jacob is an illustrator from Berlin who studied Visual Communications at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with specialization in Illustration. She makes paintings of animals and birds in bold colors, lovely patterns and beautiful textures. 

From her website: "I work "oldschool", meaning that all of my illustrations are hand painted and digitalized by scanning."

She often depicts the charming characters - sleepy owls, acrobatic mice and singing birds - as a group. The viewer will discover more and more details on looking at these illustrations closely. The above shown illustrations are from the previous years' calendars. For her new work go to her website.