One fat cat
I've been putting off blogging because I haven't finished anything to show off on here - and then I realised recently that some of my favourite posts on other crafters' blogs are ones where they show what they're working on! I love sharing in their creativity and inspiration and I love the little personal insights we glean when people open up and share on their blogs. I really should try and do that more often.
In the meantime, I have actually managed to finally finish something from my massive pile of terribly overdue commissions and swaps.
A (long) while back, Mr. C commissioned me to make him a tubby cuddly little cat plush based off this picture:
(Yes that's the actual size! I'm not sure who the original artist is - sorry)
I am the first to admit I hate drafting patterns from scratch but it was actually really fun to design a pattern from this 2D picture, and play around with darts to get the perfect tubby pot-belly I'd envisioned in my head.
I was so pleased when he turned out just how I wanted -- and on the first try too!
There were a few challenges and firsts with this commission.
It was my first time using teddy bear pellets and I really love the weighted "hefty" feel it gave him. I got a big bag so I'll definitely be using them in future plushies!
The fatcat in the picture also had white eyes, but down here in Australia we can only get black safety eyes - so to solve this I painted the black eyes with a white enamel paint and sealed them thoroughly with a clear gloss. I love how they turned out and now I can't wait to try this technique on other things as well!
He's sitting on a trunk full of fabrics we found in my nana's garage. There's three of these trunks and I can't wait to go through them with my mother and listen to all the stories the fabrics hold! The light pink one on top there is left over from those little elastic-legged undies that go over babies' nappies!
(I just liked how his cute pot looked in this photo, hehe!)
In the meantime, I have actually managed to finally finish something from my massive pile of terribly overdue commissions and swaps.
A (long) while back, Mr. C commissioned me to make him a tubby cuddly little cat plush based off this picture:
(Yes that's the actual size! I'm not sure who the original artist is - sorry)
I am the first to admit I hate drafting patterns from scratch but it was actually really fun to design a pattern from this 2D picture, and play around with darts to get the perfect tubby pot-belly I'd envisioned in my head.
I was so pleased when he turned out just how I wanted -- and on the first try too!
There were a few challenges and firsts with this commission.
It was my first time using teddy bear pellets and I really love the weighted "hefty" feel it gave him. I got a big bag so I'll definitely be using them in future plushies!
The fatcat in the picture also had white eyes, but down here in Australia we can only get black safety eyes - so to solve this I painted the black eyes with a white enamel paint and sealed them thoroughly with a clear gloss. I love how they turned out and now I can't wait to try this technique on other things as well!
He's sitting on a trunk full of fabrics we found in my nana's garage. There's three of these trunks and I can't wait to go through them with my mother and listen to all the stories the fabrics hold! The light pink one on top there is left over from those little elastic-legged undies that go over babies' nappies!
(I just liked how his cute pot looked in this photo, hehe!)