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guinea pig design attempt no. 3

So this is 'guinea pig no. 3' - I've called her Izzy. I am really quite happy with her too. She's still not perfect, but for what I think I am going to be able to achieve from mohair, I think she's pretty damn close! The next step is to try the pattern in a synthetic. I think the faux furs are probably going to allow for a more life-like fur effect. Well, that's what I'm telling myself anyway!

I even found this photo on google images today that shows a real piggy just like my Izzy! How cool is that! Sparked a little idea about the potential to do custom guinea pigs for owners to photo specifications... I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet. But maybe one day soon.



And I think the only thing better than one mohair guinea pig is a group of them! Check out those cute piggy behinds! Also shows the different design attempts as well! :P

Another addition to my collection!

Two new bear parcels in one week! I am spoilt!

Yesterday morning a little box from Barney Bears arrived on our doorstep. Chelsea was very keen to help me open it after the last parcel that had arrived!



We pulled the string, and popped the lid, and out came the tiniest, cutest, heaviest little bundle of beary-goodness you could ever imagine!



Chelsea didn't want to give him up, so he got a few cuddles for a while till the novelty of his arrival wore off.



Then I was able to claim him back and get a really good shot of him. Look at his little face. Some times I wonder if I'm more of a bear maker... or bear collector!

Oreo is available again!

I don't know how many of you will remember this bear, but I made him and his brother 'Blizzard' (the polar bear) a few months before Byron was born. Blizzard has long since gone to his new home just a few suburbs away from here! But Oreo was on a lay-away that has had to be cancelled due to financial issues.




So, Oreo is back up for sale! He's sitting next to me now, giving me that same bashful look as he has in all his photos. He really is a (big) sweet boy!

Two new additions!

I received a neat little package this morning containing two gorgeous mini bears from the talented Carol of Bears of Bath. If you haven't seen her bears I thoroughly recommend checking them out. They are so sweet, beautifully made and so incredibly under priced!

These two are Honey (gold one) and Alice (pink one custom made for me!). Chelsea LOVED them as soon as I got them out of the box. They even have the same hair style as her!






Thanks so much Carol!!

guinea pig design attempt no. 2

I sat down in front of the TV last night and attempted to make some improvements to my first guinea pig design (see last post). This is prototype no. 2. I must say I like his back side and profile a lot better, and his ears and feet are better, but I've mucked up the face again. I need to get the nose lower and more pointy.

Back to the drawing board (or in my case, lounge room floor!).

Couldn't help myself

I did fully intend to work on some little bears as mentioned in my last post. I even got as far as cutting out the pieces... then I got sidetracked, and just had to try and re-design my old guinea pig pattern!

I decided to try for an all-in-one head and body idea this time, with a more realistic look. I figure, if I can get this right, I can always adapt it to include a jointed head later on. Getting the shape perfect is going to be the challenge for now. (guinea pigs are tricky! Or maybe that's just because I'm not the best at working out the whole 3D shape thing...)

Anyways - these are some of my old guinea pig creations from my original design. I wanted to get away from that overly rounded head look. Guinea pigs have much pointer noses.






This is what I ended up with. She still needs a LOT of work, but I'm pretty chuffed with her as a first go!




After I realised the camera battery was flat, I briefly left her sitting in the vegy patch while I went inside to grab a new one. When I came back out I actually got a bit of a startle when I spotted her in the garden. For a split second I thought she was real! :P I figure thats a good sign that I'm on the right track! Chelsea didn't mind her either.



(How funny is this - check out what I posted exactly a year ago on the 11th April 2010! Must be something about the month!)