Owling

My first attempt at owling, in a cocktail dress, and heels. In case you are wondering why it's blurry, I am flapping my "wings". After further research, I don't think you are supposed to flap when owling :)

Cute video & fun facts

I love the video on this post on the History of Owls from GeekSugar! They are so cute!



And some fun owl facts:

• Owls are a symbol of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, and gained respect for their ability to see at night, despite the darkness. Homer's poetic reference to Athena as "bright-eyed" may also be the most obvious link to the wide-eyed owl often depicted perched on her shoulder.
• The respect for owls in ancient Greece was taken so seriously that their likeness was used on early monetary coins called "Owls."
• Ancient Romans believed an owl's hoot warned of an imminent death, and was said to have been heard before Julius Caesar's death.
• It is said that owls also became associated with witchcraft because like owls, witches can see that which is hidden to others.

Pinterest-ing

Here are some of my favorite pins from the past couple weeks! As always, please let me know if you need an invite to Pinterest!

Source: etsy.com via Susan on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Susan on Pinterest

Source: trustworth.com via Susan on Pinterest

Source: flickr.com via Susan on Pinterest

Source: google.com via Susan on Pinterest

Randoms

Kathy found these adorable owl folders at Target.



And I found this sleeping mask at Old Navy.

Vroman's Bookstore

Nikki found these cute owls at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, CA. The one on the left is a passport cover ($18.95) and the one on the right is a mirrored compact.

Old Navy PJ Pants & T-shirt

The Old Navy website is veeeerrrryyy slow right now, but I still managed to find these cute owl PJ pants. They are having a 30% of sale now through 7/22, use code ONBIG30 (for men's and women's items only.)



I might have to get the new owl t-shirt with this order too!

Giveaway Winner!

Yay, we have a giveaway winner! But before we reveal the winner, we thought you'd like to see the very official selection process. We used someone completely unbiased to pick the winner...Nina's 2 year old daughter :) Here's how it went down:

Hmmm, who should I pick to win the West Elm owl?


This looks like a good one!


Yay! MelissaWVCO is the winner!!!


Double Yay!


Melissa - please email us at cute_hoots {at} yahoo {dot} com so we can send you your owl!

Thanks everyone for supporting our little blog :) We will Owl-ways be grateful for your support. Hoot hoot!

Nina and Susan

Owl Treat Pail

And yet another owl project found in my inbox! You too can make this adorable treat pail, just follow the instructions from Pure Joy Events found here! And if you are feeling very adventurous you can make this matching owl costume too!

Owl Garland

I'm cleaning out my inbox and I came across this tutorial for owl bunting that I sent myself way back in November. Clearly I have lots of cleaning to do! Anyhooo, you can find the complete instructions for the garland on Spunky Junky!

Giveaway update & mini Boden

Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for all the sweet comments on our Blogiversary & Giveaway post. Nina and I will be drawing the winner for the West Elm owl tonight and will make the big announcement tomorrow, sorry for the delay!

In the meantime, here's some adorable new items from mini Boden! (thanks to Kathy for finding these!)

Owl Embroidered Skirt



Owl Pinafore



Owl Band Shirt (yay something for boys!)



Owl Shirt

Another great sale on Zulily!

Another great sale on Zulily from Little Korboose!

Owl Organic Bodysuit - Infant $14.99

Owl Pillow $14.99

Adorable Girls Old Navy Leggings

Love these girls owl leggings from Old Navy! Thanks Theresa for sharing these with us!

Pier 1 Owl Art

Some new owls at Pier 1!

Owl Wall Art

$29.95 each

A word to the wise: It’s easy to transform a colorless wall with our vibrant Owl Wall Art. Choose your favorite canvas or display all three as a set. Each sold separately.

* Assorted

* 18"W x 1"D x 24"H

* Canvas, pinewood

* Indoor use only

Recent Target Finds

OMG, I felt like I hit the jackpot the other day when I found these adorable owl school supplies at Target and they are on sale (through July 16)! I can't wait to give these to my favorite soon to be kindergartner for her upcoming birthday :) Update - the owl school supplies were in the special Back to School area, not the regular office supply section.



Found this shirt in the clearance section, see the owls?



Cute notebooks

More from Macy's

In addition to the cute owl ceramics from Macy's that we recently posted about (which are on sale now!), Macy's has lots of other owl stuff. Here's some of my favorites!

Fossil Wooden Owl Charm, $22


Monet Gold Tone Owl Pendant, $58


Prima Donna Owl Platter, Sale $14.99



Oopsy Daisy Night Light, Mod Owl on Orange, Sale $20.99

Blogiversary & Giveaway!

Dear Cute Hooters,

We can hardly believe it! Today we celebrate the second anniversary of our Cute Hoots blog!

Last week our Facebook page stats showed 865 monthly active users and as of this morning we have 225 Likes. We've had 101,506 page views on the blog in our 2 years. 10,942 last month alone. 418 this past Wednesday. How did THAT happen?

Our owl obsession started way back in the Fall of 1995 when we pledged the Gamma Beta chapter of the Chi Omega sorority and back then owls were hard to find, so we were always on the lookout. A few years ago we found that owls were becoming very popular and suddenly there were owl things everywhere, so this blog started out as a way to keep us from buying every single owl item we came across! (Nina's husband has approved of this outlet as their house was beginning to look a bit like a bird sanctuary - hee hee.) Somehow by having our favorite owls cataloged on the web, we could feel that we still had them with us. Fortunately for many of our readers, it seems we have created a bit of a shopping list!

We wanted to thank you for sharing in our little obsession and we hope that you will continue to contribute your favorite finds.

Now for the best part of our blogiversary - the giveaway! One of our favorite owls is by far the West Elm Ceramic Owl (see the profile pic on our Facebook page of us holding the little guys), so starting today through midnight PST on Monday, July 18 anyone hoooo leaves a comment on this post will be entered into a drawing to win one large West Elm Ceramic Owl!!! Yup, that's him right there in the photo below on the left :)

We will Owl-ways be grateful for your support. Hoot hoot!

Nina and Susan

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The fine print (i.e. the rules):

One entry per person, please.

No entries after midnight PST Monday, July 18.

Winners will be selected at random and announced Wednesday, July 20.

Owling

Seen on Good Morning America this morning, the latest trend to hit Internet has users uploading videos of them posing as owls. Too funny :)

Esty for your puppy

ADJUSTABLE CUSTOM DOG COLLAR- What a Hoot

This collar features a blue background with adorable owls going across it! It is shown with a brown buckle but would look great with a black if you prefer!

****THIS COLLAR HAS A MATCHING LEASH OPTION!!!****
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColeysCollars?section_id=6995131

Standard sizes:
X-small- fits necks 7"-10"
Small- fits necks 9"-14"
Medium- fits necks 13"-21"
Large- fits necks 15"-25"

Adjustable Custom Dog Collar- The Cute Hoot

This collar features a dark chocolate brown background covered in adorable little blue and green owls! It is shown with a brown buckle but would look great with a black if you prefer!

****THIS COLLAR HAS A MATCHING LEASH OPTION!!!****
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColeysCollars?section_id=6995131

Standard sizes:
X-small- fits necks 7"-10"
Small- fits necks 9"-14"
Medium- fits necks 13"-21"
Large- fits necks 15"-25"

Collars are available in 1/2, 5/8,3/4,or 1 in.widths.