What and Who

WHAT is my new literary challenge? First, a little background. When my Mom was a young girl, one of her favorite Christmas gifts was the pile of books Santa would leave under the tree. When I was a young girl, I read all of her Honey Bunch, Bobbsey Twins, Mary Jane, and Six Little Bunkers series, plus many others I cannot remember. I knew she had many more, but somewhere along the line I lost interest in her books. They lived in her attic for years (books are our friends- we never throw them away.) After she died, they lived in boxes in my living room. I saved one or two books from each series and sold the rest at a yard sale. Books are our friends, so they have happy new homes. However, there was an extra box that was unpacked recently. My new challenge is to read the books, then donate them to the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Books are our friends, so I have been sharing them with unknown friends.

WHO am I talking about?
These guys:

These guys are, as the punsters say, a hoot! Not only am I using up acrylic and finishing more hats, I am also using up bits and pieces of old craft projects!

I found the buttons first- this guy looks so wise. It was a pain, though, to sew on 20 eyes.

Further digging revealed these small beads- the holes were barely large enough to fit over my smallest crochet hook.

Finally, I found a pack of larger beads that seem to be just right.

I have more beads in that pack, so there may be more owls in my future. Hedwig?