A second bird, this one with longer legs and a longer bill. She’s quite tall.
Archives for January 2007
bird
I did some sketching of long-legged birds and made this bird. My first time working with wire and I was pretty frustrated Saturday night trying to bend it the way I wanted it to go and make the bird balance, but Sunday morning brought fresh energy and here she is. And with an egg in…
amy doll
I made this Amy doll from the Women’s Day Book of Soft Toys and Dolls by Joan Russell that Mimi lent me. She is for my niece, Emerson, who will turn 1 on Valentine’s Day. I seldom make toys from patterns, but this one was really interesting to do. I like a pattern I can…
lizard #2
I finished the pattern for this lizard and sent off both the owl and lizard patterns to the editor at Penguin Books today. I am sort of happy that both toys that will be photographed for the book are made from the same two green fabrics, the lighter of which I dyed. I think it…
owls and connections
The green one with no feet and folded ears is the final version of the owl. I’m pretty excited that the pattern for this owl will be included in Softies, a book that will be published by Penguin Books and is due out in September of 2007. I am working on a second pattern, one…
owl and a bit about the process
I’m currently working on refining this owl pattern. Still a bit of tweaking to be done, but I’m getting there. I first made this owl over a year ago and though I’ve made a few versions since then, I’m still happiest with the first one. It was wool and had half moon eyes and a…
dog
I finished this dog today. The herringbone on his body is from a thrifted sheet I found this weekend. It looks like wool, but its cotton. Really nice stuff and it is a full-sized sheet so lots more left. I attached his legs with double button joints – actually I had to attach his back…
lizard
I made a lizard. I dyed the lighter green fabric – it used to be pale yellow. He’s a funny little guy. I’m getting ready to start making backdrops for my pieces to sit on. I’m thinking about covering boxes in fabric. I’d like to keep things simple and let the pieces really show. And…
another book to swap
Here is today’s book that I’d like to swap: New Crafts Paper Cutting by Stewart and Sally Walton (Hardcover. Published in 1997). This one is inscribed to me "For Abby- A whole new world of creativity to conquer – love, Mom Jan Dec. 2002 Seems she forgot…
a snail and a swap
There are now three snails in all. I like things in threes. My mom is a bit of a spendthrift and she has a habit of buying me random things and mailing them to me (she lives in Maryland and I live in Massachusetts). Every now and then she totally hits it right and what…