The basic form for any of the Mini-Wheat. Tan and white felt, striped with sharpie to simulate the grainy texture. I want him to be snuggly when all is said and done. (Michael's has felt for $0.29/each)
His pipe cleaner expression. I need to get some large black buttons for his eyes. That will make all the difference.
The basic sketches for his little outfit. I haven't decided if he will end up as Magellan or Columbus. I think Columbus' hat will be easier. I need to collect some gold trim for his hat and coat. I'm going to make his coat and hat out of felt too. He's going to be a bed throw pillow, I think. Or maybe a couch pillow, so I want him to be soft and touchable. Nothing hard or pokey or stiff.
Getting ready to stitch up his outside. I think I'm going to stuff it with quilting batting, making him pretty soft and durable. I don't want him too thick, probably just about 3" or so. The thread is a champagne color (it's just what I already had on hand).
First attempt will be this little Magellan guy. I collected felt today. I am going to use pipe cleaner for the eyebrows and mouth. I have red felt for his little jacket. I need some gold trim. I have no idea how I'm going to make his little hat. He will be the size of a notebook paper, 8.5x11.
Also pictured, Lewis/Clark-style expolorer (I'm calling him Davy Crockett)
This guy is Christopher Columbus, but you can see he's basically the same as Magellan (save the hat)!
I love the astronaut one, Davy Crockett-mini-wheat...all of them. I don't know how I'd do it. I think I could use cotton for the frosting and maybe felt? I think I'd make them big enough to double as little pillows. I am going to look at Michael's today for some supplies. At least they're not too incredibly detailed. The eyes are just black dots.
It *might* be enough to get me to drag out my sewing machine (which hasn't happened in years).
I don't want to post all the pics again. Just follow the link.
Video of Aesop (my kitten-cat) playing with her Mariner's Revenge cat toy. She has destroyed him, by the way. She's so flipping precious when she plays.
It's my blog and I'm in charge. So you have to listen to everything I say!
1. I am ready for another tattoo. I just gotta get the specifics. I have a word, a font and a place. I need a size, a color and a price/artist/shop.
2. I think I am going to get a completely unrelated tattoo when my sister and I travel to CT at the end of March to visit relatives. I want a little kawaii apple. Green, with a smile. But I don't know if we'll get matching ones or just matching themes. The idea was an apple to commemorate NYC(!) and a trip together.
Next weekend, I think I am going to be learning the timeless craft of soapmaking. I'm not sure of how I feel about it. Kinda excited, kinda meh.
I've been watching season 1 all day brainstorming. No pics yet.
I am thinking:
a little fork guitar
something with an orca
a funky funky eyepatch
a mirror with "you're so beautiful"-phrases all over it ("you could be a part time model", "you could be an air hostess from the 60s", "you could be a waitress"...)
"the tape of love"--something creative there. paper dolls, retractable pencils, tape, brown paper, white paper. . .
That's all I got so far. I am pretty jazzed about this swap. I should probably look at the requirements again; I'm not sure I'm prepared to make a bunch of "large" items. I would like to design some stationary. That would be fun!
So I saw the movie last night. It was pretty scary!
Generally, my partner and I hate seeing movies at the theatre. The seats are really uncomfy, people are distracting and noisy... generally not a fun time. I haven't had any restlessness in my legs since I quit drinking caffeine but last night I had an attack.
I think I want to try using clay. I want to make a praying mantis photo holder like she had in the film. The photo sat in a simple frame on the forearms of the mantis. It was really neat!
It appears it would only be one color. She had it on her nightstand at her real parents' house. I think it might have had yellow eyes and/or black accents.
I have signed up for the Flight of the Conchords swap (round 2)! I am going to sign up for the Favorite Quotes swap...but I need to solidify my quotes. My favorite one so far is "))<>((" from Me and You and Everyone We Know. Such a good movie!! I don't think I'm signing up for the Arrested Development swap because I'm trying not to overdo it right now.
I also signed up for a "I want to learn _____" swap. You put together a kit to make something and send it to a curious partner.
Bookmarks (an added bonus), the cosmetic case, the sweatshirt.
The sweatshirt (back), nothing on the front. Just white.
Another shot.
Another shot.
The Olde English script (took SO. LONG. At least an hour.)
The whale stencil also took forever because it involved some layering and I'd never done anything like that before. The blue whale spout didn't come out quite right/crisp enough for my standards because the turquoise paint was a little watery. If I could re-do it, that would be my priority for fixing.
I got the stencil by googling "cute whale graphic", I think. The powerlines on the cosmetic zipper pouch came from googling "powerlines". I think I talked about them in a previous post.
