Craftiness

I decided I needed a gift for one of my nieces. I came across this pattern and just had to make it. I think it might be a little big for her yet but I had fun making it. The straps are lopsided in the picture but they're just tied that way.

I learned a couple new techniques while doing this one, such as using the zig zag stitch to encase the elastic, and putting on snaps. Snaps are not fun when the tines don't line up. I did not enjoy using pliers to realign them.

A bit of a late post on this one. Rob and I decided to make toy boxes for our niece and nephew. He constructed them from his own design and I painted them and sewed a cushion for the top. I also made the niece a crocheted koala. They and their families really liked the toy boxes! I don't think we'll do it again though unless we have children of our own. It was a lot of work and took up way too much space in our little basement suite.

A while back I sculpted a dragon. This was a lot of work. I spent easily 24 hours on it, and it still isn't the greatest. Apparently it could use a good sanding.

I first constructed a very simple wire frame upon which I stuck wadded-up tinfoil. Then I added the polymer clay and sculpted from there. The head I had already sculpted entirely from polymer clay. I got a bit tired of it once I got to the feet so they have very little detail. I think next time I'd make them entirely from clay and not try to sculpt them into clay-wrapped foil.