Free Fox Sewing Pattern My gosh, where have I been lately? What month is it? June? We moved from Minnesota to Maryland last summer? Yes. I had to start the kids in one school in September, and then a few weeks later when we finally closed on a house, had to move them to another school. Then just before Thanksgiving, I lost a friend to cancer. All of this is not to say that I stopped making stuff. So I have a lot of stuff in the works, but here's what I've been dabbling with for the past few weeks: Gold dimensional paint. First, there was a jellyfish. We visited the National Aquarium here in Baltimore, and I fell in love with the moon jellies. And then there was a golden longhorn. Again with the blobby paint to highlight the strange characteristics of this animal. I hear they raise ostriches out in West Texas. With semi-grotesquely realistic birdy legs. I also got on a preppy kick and made this striped whale. And an elephant with gold tusks. Are there any other animals with strange features to highlight in gold?
Blue Buddha Boutique -- Chainmaille Jewelry Electrified Fox Lamp Tutorial and Giveaway! My gosh, where have I been lately? What month is it? June? We moved from Minnesota to Maryland last summer? Yes. I had to start the kids in one school in September, and then a few weeks later when we finally closed on a house, had to move them to another school. Then just before Thanksgiving, I lost a friend to cancer. All of this is not to say that I stopped making stuff. So I have a lot of stuff in the works, but here's what I've been dabbling with for the past few weeks: Gold dimensional paint. First, there was a jellyfish. We visited the National Aquarium here in Baltimore, and I fell in love with the moon jellies. And then there was a golden longhorn. Again with the blobby paint to highlight the strange characteristics of this animal. I hear they raise ostriches out in West Texas. With semi-grotesquely realistic birdy legs. I also got on a preppy kick and made this striped whale. And an elephant with gold tusks. Are there any other animals with strange features to highlight in gold?
LibriVox Hamster Stuffed hamster standing on hind legs. 8.5 centimetre tall.Whiskers are transparent threads. The following is a process of making. I used white cloth and red thread to show its seams.Even if you use the same pattern, different materials make different ones. Sew a-b of left and right. Unseam i-h. It's opening. Stuff polyester fiberfill in it.If you put a wire in the forelegs, it can grab a sunflower seed. Stitch nails. Glue inside ear on outside, and cut it. Sew the ears to the head.You may omit the nose and mouth.If you rouge the nose, it may be cute. Its eyes are circles of felt. Pattern. Write Your Name in Elvish in Ten Minutes Write Your Name in Elvish in Ten Minutes You want to write your name in Elvish, but every place you go seems to make it harder than it ought to be. Elvish writing looks beautiful and mysterious, but does it really have to be impossible to understand? Why doesn't somebody just spell out the alphabet so you can simply substitute the letters and get straight to the result? That's exactly what I've done here. Here's the alphabet. That's it. Generally the vowels go above the consonants, but sometimes, in the case of Y and silent E, they go below. The straight line underneath is just one way to make one character do the work of two. The line above a consonant means that a nasal N or M precedes the consonant in question. Here's one last example with two different letter combinations. I am often asked how to handle double vowel situations. That's all you need to get started. Please be aware that there are many ways to write English words in Elvish. Good luck! Ned Gulley Want an Elvish tattoo?
Soft Woolen Bunny There is something almost miraculous about sewing a stuffed animal. You start with a bunch of odd shapes that don’t seem to have much to do with one another. Then as you sew them together, they gradually begin to take form, and suddenly, as you turn it right side out and begin stuffing, it comes to life! Those mismatched pieces are somehow transformed into a cuddly friend! In my opinion, there is no stuffed animal more inviting than a bunny. And with Easter fast approaching, now is the perfect time to create one. This Soft Woolen Bunny is a totally approachable project, even for your first stuffed animal. Materials To make one 16-inch tall bunny: A One Yard Piece of Mary Flanagan Undyed Felted WoolA 13 X 15-inch piece of Mary Flanagan Felted Wool in PinkOne package of Cotton or Bamboo stuffingDMC Pearl Cotton in color 938 (dark brown) and 605 (pink)100% cotton thread in color 1140A pencilA Soft Woolen Bunny Template, available for free download here, printed and cut out. Pattern Cutting
So You've Decided to be Evil A Step-by-Step Guide to joining the Forces of Darkness Congratulations on your decision to join the forces of darkness! Evil always needs more tools... I mean... agents... for its unholy army of the night, and by joining now you can rest assured that your remaining years will be spent pursuing the 'good' things of life: lust, greed, debauchery, the slaughter of hapless innocents... Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook Graphics used with permission from Deb's Computer Graphics Old Guestbook Entries, Old Guestbook Entries #2 , Old Guestbook Entries #3, Old Guestbook Entries #4 Copyright 2001 Neil Zawacki.
Once Upon A Blog...: When You Wish Upon A Character... (How Design in Disney Movies Affects the Way Fairy Tales Are Perceived & Why We Should Care) Note: This post is very image heavy and I've had a devil of a time trying to get the images to stick where I put them. As I'm now out of time, I want to apologize in advance if there are any weird formatting issues through the post! For me, I know I just have to catch a glimpse of certain H.J. Ford drawings and I'm in love with that tale all over again. The same goes for Rackham and many other illustrator's fairy tale work. Disney images, however, aren't as subtle as sitting in a book waiting for us to open it again. What is the pop culture impression and what's missing? It's one of the reasons I think it's important for concept art to get out there - to show people what could have been and, if the information is available, why these alternate/early designs were created in the first place and why they were ultimately replaced with something else. What about you? You can see more "what could have beens" of these characters and others at the Buzzfeed post (meme?)
Japanese IQ Test How to Color Fabric With Crayons Crayons aren’t just for kids anymore and Karri Schaper of Big Fork Quilts, Etc. in Big Fork, Montana, is proving that. She has by far the most artistic technique of all when it comes to fabric painting with crayons. Instead of simply “coloring” with crayons, she uses them like paint. Much like stenciling, melted crayon colors blend on fabrics to produce some of the most beautiful results I have ever seen and Karri has graciously allowed me to share her crayon tutorial she developed using the book Creative Quilts From Your Crayon Box by Terri Linn Kygar. Photos via Karri Schaper, Quilt Whimsy, of Big Fork Quilts, Etc. Step 1: Draw the appliqué design on the paper side of fusible web. Step 2: Create a makeshift paintbrush with a high-quality paper napkin or paper towel. Step 3: Set the iron to cotton/wool temperature with no steam. Step 4: Dab the first crayon on the heated appliqué pressing sheet. Step 5: Step 6: Continue to add colors until you are happy with the overall combination.