Halloween!

The best way to get ahead is to make it yourself. It's meaant to be a Wolf, but it resmbles one of the dogs we live with, a German Shepherd mix. She surpassed my expectations of her intelligence by not barking madly at it.

I used one of those microfiber plush blankets for the body of the costume and glued pieces of it to parts of the face with MOD PODGE(i love mod podge). In related news I've discovered a time-consuming method for coating one's hands, workspace, and immediate vicinity with short white fuzz.

Possibly one of the creepiest things I've made.

Had to

massacre a teddy bear for the fluffy bits. the extra stuffing went into a slightly flattened-down pillow which is now much improved. Use every part of the buffalo, ya know?

better pics tomorrow...

Winter Coats

This is a tradition I greatly enjoy. I've always, thankfully, been able to afford to buy my child clothes, but making them just feels so much more right.
This first one was inspired by Proverbs, the Woman of Noble Character - "In the Snows, she Does Not Fear for Her Family, for they are clothed in Scarlet"

it's a tiny thing, for a tiny person. She called it her "goke", with her tiny voice.

a Sweater from the following year, New Zealand wool and American acrylic. No it's not a Mercedes symbol.

The Blue Kimono coat & detail of machine embroidery

Pink Woolen Elephants!

He's not real ivory; i carved him from part of a beef bone. Mom gets them from the butcher & the dogs leave them lying all around, looks like a dinosaur burial ground.

This one

has a vent at the back for a horse. Riding lessons were a big hit until the trotting stage - too much bouncing, no brakes.

This was not one of her favorites but she still managed to wear off most of the buttons.

Last year's coat used to be a blanket.

This year's coat under construction. The trick to making it warm is to pad it so thickly that the child is unable to move its arms.

Done! Might have to add more buttons...

Paper Stars!

A previously undiscovered waste of time! Magical.

Learn how here.
Great site; it's amazing what one can learn from the internets in the wee hours of morning.

Sacred and Profane

Song

A thing I saw today

It's blurry...and it makes me glad i'm not a pear.

intense waspage!

I got stung by one of these when I was 10 and it swelled up horribly. My Mom, a nurse, dosed me w/ benadryl, then kept waking me to make sure I hadn't died. I told her I was fine; she said of the swelling, "You've got cellulite!" (she was slightly overwrought) I corrected her: "It's cellulitis, Mom"

The diagnosis: too clever for my own good. I suffer from it to this day.

But I did get stung yesterday on my right social finger whilst gathering pears and suffered only a burning/itching that resolved itself without dramatic incident.

Maybe there's hope.

MWAHAHAHAHAAAAA!

For OSM , if he'll tell me where to send it ; )
One of my recent sewing projects. I've beeen doing BIG THINGS this week!

Clever camouflage for the stylish Space Traveler (also seems to impart some immunity to the Earth's gravitational field as evidenced by the fact that I didn't fall down)

With UltraViolet lining!

DISCLAIMER: This Garment does not render the wearer invisible, indivisible, invincible, bulletproof, childproof or idiot-proof. Not a flotation device. Probably Flammable. When attempting to fly, always take off from the ground, etc. Be aware of the HAZARDS.

It's a dangerous business being AWESOME, but somebody's got to do it.

Teh comment thingy is not working

it won't let me comment on my own blog. LAME

Anyway, RE: the Harpy...

Hi Orlando! thanks for the links. i love Waterhouse so freakin much. Hadn't seen that particular work before.
Much of my recent birdly art is based on these fabulous creatures:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vasnetsov_Sirin_Alkonost.jpg

Sirin being a form of Siren, and Alkonost (halcyon) the bird who rests on the Ocean's smooth surface - twin birds of Sorrow and Joy