Twilight Sparkle Practice Plushie

This week I finally finished a felt plush I have been working on all while working on other little things here and there.    I was so happy to finally be done with it because now I can finally move on to other projects and of course the feeling of accomplishing something to the end and feeling excited about the final outcome is well... exciting.

I decided to go with Twilight Sparkle from my little pony as a great practice plush. I saw a couple of tutorials online and went with 2 (one for the body and the other for the eyes) that helped me along the way while making small adjustments here and there.

The final result...

She is 100% Handmade and stands 14 inches tall 11 inches wide. 

I didn't have a tutorial for the horn, hair and tail.  Her bangs was what I was having trouble executing.  I was so determined to have her look the way I pictured her in my head that I refused to give up on her until I got it just right.  Believe me there were times I had to stop, take a step back and think about how I was going to make it work.  Other times I took a needed break and moved on to other things in hoping when I came back to work on Twilight  I would have a clearer head on what to do next with her hair.

Marceline The Vampire Queen

   Recently I was working on a couple of Adventure Time polymer clay figures.  One of them was Marceline but picky me wasn't too happy with the way she turned out.  This was my first attempt below.

For my second attempt I felt a little bold and decided to make a full blown 3D sculpture.  (What was I thinking?!) If ever there was a figure sculpture of some sort that I would like to have it would be of one of my favorite characters,  Marceline. 

I gave it a shot and this was the result....

She may not be 100% perfect but I loved how she turned out.  I have her displayed right next to my keyboard.  For me, she is a reminder to always think outside the box and never be afraid to try new things.  You may not always get the results you want but that's ok. The important thing is to never give up and keep trying. If you give up you will never know what you are capable of.

More pics plus a Marceline figure that's more like the 1st one I made.

My Lalaloopsy Harley Quinn

 A few years ago I purchased a Lalaloopsy doll for my oldest daughter. Her name was Peanut.

Peanut Big Top™ was made from bits of a brightly-colored clown costume. She is a silly prankster who's a little bit clumsy and loves to make her friends laugh. She has a pet elephant.

Sewn on Date: April 1st (April Fool's day)

 

My oldest daughter didn't care for dolls to begin with so when she expressed some interest in a Lalaloopsy doll I was a bit shocked.  With that being said, I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised with how quickly she was over Peanut.  I'm not a big fan of dolls myself but I have to say I do have a soft spot for these cute plastic rag like dolls.

I decided, after putting much thought into this idea I had brewing inside my head, Peanut needed a makeover.  Perhaps a bit more towards my geeky/nerdy side. I thought "Hmmm Harley Quinn would make a great Lalaloopsy doll given Peanuts history and all" and well, I came up with this....

Trying something new: Polymer Clay

         It's been awhile since I posted anything but I've been working on a couple of sewing projects. One I finished and gave away as a gift and 2 that are unfinished because I started to play around with polymer clay.  I'm all over the place with projects I've given myself to do but I honestly do enjoy it (I wish I could just stick to ONE thing...pfff... who am I kidding!) 
         Ok so I'm a big newb to polymer clay so I've been practicing and watching a couple of video tutorials on youtube.  During and at the end of this post I will include links to some of the tutorials I watched that I found helpful and gave me tons of inspiration and motivation. :)

     My first experiment was a Batman charm totally inspired by the wonderful, funny and very talented Pau Negrete Marín.

Be sure to check out Pau'sYoutube page where she has tons of tutorials. 

You can find the tutorial for this particular charm here.

Space Bear - Honey Hug is Nigh

This post is based on another Battleblock Theater character.
   

Has anyone noticed the bear just randomly placed at the end of Battleblock Theater? I guess that's a silly question because he's not hard to miss.

 He is so out of place it's quite humorous.

 I don't know what the good people over at the Behemoth call this randomly placed bear but in our house he's been given the name Majestic Space Bear.

Extreme closeup

I wasn't too sure how to make his body since you only see half of it in the ending. I just went with what I thought he would look like and Ta-Daa! this is what I came up with.

 Front and Back

Front view from a different angle

Of course I forgot to take pictures of my progress. I was so caught up into sewing this little guy it completely slipped my mind. (Note to self: Take-More-Pics!)

Hatty Hattington Feltie Plush

Well after working on and off for the past week on this little guy he is finally done. Meet Mr. Hatty Hattington.  

Who is Hatty Hattington?  Well...that's a good question as I'm quite unclear myself. But what I do know from playing Battleblock Theater is that Hatty is a good friend that needs some saving. Want to know more about the game?... well than check out the game for yourself and you can start by visiting the Behemoth's website and be sure to check out their other games as well.

                          The inspiration for creating Hatty came from my 2 and 1/2 yr old daughter who happens to have a soft spot for Hatty.  Her face would light up at the mere sight of this little guy as she bobs her head from side to side to the opening music to the Battleblock Theater game. Of course I couldn't resist making my little one her own Hatty Plush.

Marceline WIP

Marceline has to be one of my favorite characters from the Adventure Time series.  When I saw her plush character that was available to buy in the market I was a little disappointed.  I wasn't happy with her look and it wasn't quite what I had pictured. So I decided to make my own.  Sadly it took me a year, yes a year, to get to where she is today. Honestly I did maybe up to her torso and then she sat on my pc/work table for almost 6 months, maybe even longer (Eeek!). Last week I finally decided to finish her. Well here she is so far.

Initially I wanted to add different hairstyles which explains why her hair is not yet sewed onto her head. I think I'll just stick to her having this one hairstyle.  I do however want to make her different outfits which explains why she is partially um... dressed. I have maybe 2 or 3 outfits from the series that she wears that I would like to create for her. For now I'm just happy she is finished. It was long overdo.

        Closeups: Without her locks                                      With her locks                 

Old stuff

I came across some felties that I've worked on over the past 2-3 yrs.  Starting from the top left: Usahana, Hello Kitty , Finn, and Lumpy Space Princess a.k.a LSP.  I found the pattern for Usahana from a Hello Kitty and friends felt book I purchased a few years back.

 Hello Kitty's head is based off of Tarina Tarantino's collaboration she did with miss Kitty called Pink Head. This one was my personal favorite Pink Head look.

Finally, Finn and LSP felties were created from pencil sketches I made of the 2 characters based on the animated series Adventure Time.

More feltie stuffed stuff coming soon.