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Start with dyeing your cotton fabric, use tea bags and salt, or cheap instant coffee and salt for a slightly deeper colour. For the crinkled ribbon, use polyester seam binding dyed in tea, left squished up to dry.
These images show a quick easy way, using pinking sheers to trim, and a machine or hand sewing to finish after filling with polyester stuffing.

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Sew outline and design
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FOR PILLOW OWL:...
Tape hanging ribbon (upside down)to the front.
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place matching fabric over the top.
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Sew the outline,back looks like this.
Pop from hoop and trim.
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Turn inside out,and stuff.and sew the bottom closed! |

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PINKED RAW EDGE OWL:
After sewing owl details, tape hanging ribbon to the back of the hoop,and design.
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Tape maching fabric to the back of the owl and hoop.
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Sew the owl outine and pop from the hoop.
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Trim with pinking sheers and stuff.Sew up the edges. I added a few crystals for twinkle!
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