Hermione Iron Bead PATTERNS

As Hermione is my favourite character from the Harry Potter series, I decided to design some iron bead Hermione figures. The first Hermione piece I created, the one on the left, has pink cheeks, a yellow and red Gryffindor scarf, grey jacket, black skirt and shoes. I wasn't so happy with how her hair turned out so I tried again. The second Hermione piece I made, the one in the middle, I am much happier with. Her hair is big and fluffy, as fluffy as iron beads can get, and she has a red Gryffindor patch on her black jumper. The last Hermione piece I designed is Hermione in her Yule Ball gown.

For these, my two favourite Hermione iron bead figure I have provided the patterns. These patterns are also wallpapers but I have also included the same Hermione images as simplified wallpapers. To better view the patterns just click on the picture to enlarge it. To download as a wallpaper, click on the picture you want and "Save Image As" to save to your computer or alternatively you can select "Set As Desktop Background"

Venus of Willendorf Pocket Dolls

After making my little god and goddess pocket dolls I wanted to make what is probably one of the most well known goddess like feminine figures, the Venus of Willendorf. For these figures I used a more earthy toned material with white embroidery highlights. The pattern was created by simply taking the basic outline shape of this figure and the highlight were added to define curtain details of this figure.

The smallest Venus figure measures only 5cm tall, with the larger measuring 10cm tall. The finished figures were maybe not as rounded as I would have liked, but I think that was due to the material I used having little stretch width wise creating a figure that is more leaner then the original. Something I'll keep in mind the next time I make one of these. Despite this, though, these little figures turned out quite nicely.

Three-Headed Dog - Fluffy

This precious little three-headed pup is nowhere near as ferocious as his gigantic cousin Rubeus Hagrid once cared for. Being so sweet-natured and magical, he fits right in with my ever growing family of fantastic beasts. Despite his friendly nature, I have a feeling he will grow up to become a formidable guard dog, just like many others of his kind.

This was a simple enough creature to make with the body being a basic shape. However it is the three heads that really making this a unique and adorable design. For each head I used black safety eyes along with a black safety nose. Keeping the finished look more simplified then the pattern actually intended, however as I was making this to a smaller scale and sewing by hand I didn't want to make things too complicated for myself.

This three-headed dog measures about 6cm tall and about 12.5cm from middle nose to toes. To make him this small I actually reduced the original pattern size by half. The pattern used for this three-headed dog comes from Choly Knight's Cerberus Plush Sewing Pattern found HERE in her etsy store. Choly also has a lot of great FREE patterns available on her blog Sew Desu Ne?.

Baby Niffler - Pumpernickel

It has been a while, but there has finally been a new addition to the magical creatures residing in my home. The baby niffler Pumpernickel has made his first appearance and is now playfully making himself at home with his brothers Persimmon and Pistachio. I'm now in more danger then ever of losing my bright and shinies to these mischievous but adorable little critters.

As my first two nifflers were on all fours, I decided to make the remaining two in a slightly different body shape. So to create this baby niffler I started with a basic pattern shape that was for a sitting critter. This then had to be heavily altered, allowing for a longer tail, a wider head, a pouch, the hands and feet, and the altered snout. I then had to allow for Pumpernickel's unique markings.

This little sitting niffler turned out to be trickier to sew together then his brothers on all fours, especially when it came to attaching the little feet to the legs. The hands and feet themselves were just as fiddly as the first two nifflers I made, and also just like the first two nifflers, this niffler has little magnets sewn into the hands.

To finish his look, Pumpernickel was given blue safety eyes. The hands and feet for this niffler are stuffed, along with his snout, head and tail just to give definition to those areas, however the majority of the body is filled with plastic pellets to give him a little more weight and flexibility.

This little niffler turned out to measure about 9cm tall and 10.5cm from tail to toe, allowing him to fit in comfortably with his brothers without looking too big or too small. I think he turned out super cute and hope to one day soon complete my baby niffler set with Pumpkin.

Pocket God & Goddess Dolls

Another quick and simple project this week. Similar to my pocket witch dolls, these are my pocket god and goddess dolls. These two totem figures are only 6.5cm tall and because I liked how this floral material turned out for the witch dolls, I decided to uses that same material again for these pocket dolls. These were again fast to sew together and a little fiddly to turn and stuff.

I love the simple design of these pocket dolls, the standard type shape for the male figure and the robust round body for the female figure. The pattern for these little god and goddess pocket dolls came directly from a set of cookie cutters I own. I simply traced the shape of these cookie cutters onto fabric, sewed, stuffed, and was done. These are so cute and I'm tempted to blow up the shape to a larger size to make cushions.