Sagaciousness of Owls

Owls come in parliaments. Sometimes congresses. But today's parliaments and congresses don't seem to be as wise as the owls symbolize. (Did I just write a sentence from which I could not extract myself?) Anyway, one of the suggestions I've seen on the internet--so it must be true--is a sagaciousness. Since I attended one of the handful of colleges that have an owl as the mascot (representing Athena), I like the sound of that better. I've also been enamored of the owl trend in decorating because, hello! alma mater.

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what colors to use. After not being able to come up with enough small-patterned paper, I remembered that I had won that Stampin' Up! stuff at the silent auction last fall, including two packs of printed, double sided paper. Then I tried to decide what room would benefit from a sagaciousness of owls and gave up and went with red, white, and blue so it can be used for various summer holidays.

Here's a close-up of one of the owls. They're quite easy to make  but you do have to be bold enough to draw a "u" and a heart freehand. You can do that, right? Instructions here.