Life After Manatees
I'm done with toy #2. Like the manatee, I can't tell if the little guy (girl?) is hideously beautiful or just hideous. He's got a split pea stuffed rear end and has jingle bells inside his stuffing. I wonder how long before my nine month old tears that pacifier out of his hand...
Maybe my New Years resolution will be to learn how to do all these crafty things that I've always wanted to learn. I was seriously inspired over Christmas when I got together with all my crafty sisters and my ultra crafty mom and they could make anything they set their mind to. I want to be them. Here's my humble offering on the alter of greatness. I hope he doesn't get poop on it.
Maybe my New Years resolution will be to learn how to do all these crafty things that I've always wanted to learn. I was seriously inspired over Christmas when I got together with all my crafty sisters and my ultra crafty mom and they could make anything they set their mind to. I want to be them. Here's my humble offering on the alter of greatness. I hope he doesn't get poop on it.
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But he is cute in a kind of a scary deformed baby kind of way.
"Mommy, I don't like him. He's ugly. I want to throw him out."
Ah, honesty. Priceless - it just makes me like him better!
An idea: a baby girl holding a bottle, with a pink bow and two front teeth (a big gag between them). And don't forget the eyelashes... The suggestions came from my girls so I guess it would be a big hit in my house.
I bet you could sell it on ebay, though. Really!
Good:hair, face, belly button, hands and pacifier, and yes the bum shot. Genius at putting jingle bells in the tummy, LOVE that; and I think a child would also.
Needs improvement: thread choices, and filling. I would prefer the sculpting thread match the fabric so they were less visible, and your embroidery will need to be smaller stitching so that little fingers don't pull through them. On the filling, I like the texture of a split pea, however you could never wash it, perhaps those plastic pellets instead? Both easily fixed and perhaps just demo'd on the prototype.
I can see these selling.
You are so talented! I love it and can't wait to see what is next! :D
The one sided mouth is a little disturbing...is he related to popeye?
Still, he is strangely cute at the same time...
Maybe you could start a museum of plush creations, kind of like that bunny museum you blogged about once...
I've made another creation today for my friend who had a baby. No name picked out yet. This isn't for the baby; it's for the mother to hang somewhere. Yes, it's another 'useless' glass pendant, but I think it's quite lovely, and maybe, just maybe, it has magical powers?