Christmas present

Everytime I go away from something, I come back loving it even more...

I saw this in Austria when I was there a few weeks back, in a shop window that seemed to specialize in cats and owls...my two favorite things...

The moment I saw the shop I nearly feel off the pavement...then when I saw this little guy...I was just gob smacked...
I know mam never looks at my blog, so this is safe here...and I'd like to share...so
My project for today...while my folks are gone, is to make my own version of this for mother. She is as obsessed with owls as I am, and she has been saying she's wanted a tea cozy for ages...I've just never seen one that would 'fit' with the kitchen...or is nice enough...
I'm taking inspiration from this little guy, not making a direct copy...how cheeky would that be.
I've seen loads of owl tea cozies, but some of them are knitted...and as much as I love the idea of knitting something...I am useless at it...
I think she will love this...
And so will I :)

I'll update later on my progress :)